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The Music Box screening revisits a centerpiece of Andrzej Wajda’s War Trilogy and a Cannes Special Jury Prize winner. In 1961, it was the first of his films to open in the United States.
All times are local to the venue · America/Chicago
The most consequential geography in Kanal is below ground: Andrzej Wajda follows Warsaw resistance fighters as the 1944 uprising sends them into the sewer system, described as their only place to survive.
The event listing identifies Kanal as the first Polish film to depict the Warsaw Uprising and a central work in Wajda’s War Trilogy. It also notes the film’s Special Jury Prize at Cannes, mentioning it alongside Bergman’s The Seventh Seal.
Kanal reached U.S. theaters in 1961, opening at Dan Talbot’s New Yorker Theater. That release made it the first of Wajda’s films to open in the country.
Further reading: Kanal in Chicago at Music Box Theatre ↗
Andrzej Wajda directed Kanal from a script by Jerzy Stefan Stawinski. The listed cast includes Teresa Izewska, Tadeusz Janczar and Wienczyslaw Glinski.
Further reading: Kanal in Chicago at Music Box Theatre ↗
The listing gives one film screening and does not name a separate accompanying event.
The screening begins at 6:45 p.m. at Music Box Theatre, 3733 North Southport, Chicago, IL, in Lakeview.
Kanal in Chicago at Music Box Theatre ↗ · Music Box Theatre, Upcoming Events in Chicago on Do312 ↗
Tickets are listed at $10, $11 and $13, with prices varying. The listing does not explain which ticket types or conditions correspond to each price and directs buyers to the Music Box Theatre website.
The event listing does not give the film’s runtime, a screening end time or age guidance.
The screening is listed at Music Box Theatre, 3733 North Southport in Lakeview. The supplied venue information does not specify an entrance or accessibility arrangements; contact the theater if you need those details.
Kanal in Chicago at Music Box Theatre ↗ · Music Box Theatre, Upcoming Events in Chicago on Do312 ↗
The venue listing places the CTA Brown Line’s Southport station about 0.3 miles from the theater. Nearby bus corridors include #152 Addison and #77 Belmont; #9 Ashland runs a few blocks west.
Metered street parking is listed on Southport. The venue listing says additional free street parking is typically available on and west of Ashland Avenue and north of Irving Park Road; the theater has no dedicated lot.
Wajda’s film follows resistance fighters in Warsaw during the 1944 uprising as their attempt to survive takes them into the city’s sewer system.
$10, $11 and $13. The listing says prices vary but does not explain the differences.
The event listing does not state a runtime or screening end time.
3733 North Southport, Chicago, IL
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