Competition lectures and screening of the film “Ugly Sister” /IV Tarnogórski Speaker Contest

Giving a good talk before a movie is quite a challenge. The screenings of films in the Discussion Film Club “Giant” are usually preceded by an introductory word prepared by our guests or TCK staff, this time we invite you to give a lecture before the selected film and participate in the Tarnogórski Speaker Competition. As part of the event, films of high artistic merit will be presented, and the competition itself is aimed at disseminating the art of speech as a method of popularizing knowledge about film.

The contestants will give lectures before the Icelandic drama “The Love That Stays”, the critically acclaimed thriller “The Secret Agent” and Emelie Blichfeldt's film “The Ugly Sister”.

About the film:

“Ugly Sister” is the story of Elvira, who lives in the shadow of her fabulously beautiful half-sister. In a world where beauty is the currency and the royal ball resembles ruthless games, Elwira decides to marry a prince at all costs. The biggest obstacle to conquer the heart of a dream man and start a new better life is Cinderella.

“Ugly Sister” is a genre cinema of the highest quality that fits perfectly with the popular poetry of recent times, thanks to Titane or Substance, but also draws inspiration from the cinema of David Cronenberg. Director Emilie Blichfeldt, using the formula of costume cinema, talks about very current problems — the dictates of beauty, unhealthy patterns or how the body changes.

The film, which turned out to be a hit at the Sundance Film Festival and Berlinale, was partly shot in Poland, and in supporting roles we can admire Katarzyna Herman and Agnieszka Żulewska.

2025 | Norway, Poland, Denmark | dir. E. Blichfeldt | 105 min | horror, comedy | 15+ | SUBTITLES

The screening of the film will be preceded by lectures by the participants of the competition. The film screening will be followed by the announcement of the winner of the Tarnogorskie Speech Competition.

JURY OF THE COMPETITION:

Karolina Kostyra

Filmologist and cinematographer, assistant professor at the Department of Filmology and Media Studies of the University of Silesia. Author of the publication “Spring exuberance of grasses. Images of nature in films about growing up” nominated by the Polish Society for Film and Media Research for the Debut of the Year award. Co-editor of the portal “Final Girls — a magazine about cinema” dedicated to genre cinema.

Michal Oleszczyk

Film critic, translator, script consultant. Assistant Professor at the Faculty of “Artes Liberales” of the University of Warsaw. His reviews are published in Poland and the United States, in periodicals such as “Kino”, “Dwutygodnik” and “Rogerebert.com”. Winner of the Krzysztof Mętrak Award and a scholarship holder of the monthly “Polityka”.

Peter Ochman

Long-time honorary President of the Discussion Film Club “Giant” operating in the Tarnogorskie Cultural Center. Lover of Czech culture and cinema. He actively participates in the life of the Ternogorje DKF, participates in discussions and debates about cinema, which take place in “Giant”.

Coordinators: Katarzyna Filak, Aleksandra Jasiurkowska

Tickets: 13/16 zł

The Tarnogórski Speaker Competition was co-financed from the funds of the Polish Institute of Film Art.