Filmoteka Narodowa (National Film Archive in Poland) is hosting the re-premiere of the silent film "Mania. The history of a cigarette factory worker” (1918) by Eugen Illes starring Pola Negri - the world-famous movie star of Polish descent. The ceremonial presentation of the film takes place on 4th September 2011 at the Warsaw Philharmonic, accompanied by live music composed specially for the occasion by Jerzy Maksymiuk and conducted by the composer and performed by 10-person Wroclaw Chamber Orchestra Leopoldinum.

“Mania” is a masterpiece that has survived the test of time. A dramatic plot, interesting characters, innovations in camera angles and a universal content concerning the relationship between man and art situate the film on a high score of the silent cinema period.

A copy of the film owned by the Filmoteka Narodowa (National Film Archives) is probably the only one preserved in the world, and its digital reconstruction (in the advanced technology 4K) is implemented under the project "Conservation and digitalisation of pre-war feature films at the National Film Archive in Warsaw" (the project is co-financed from the European Regional Development Fund, Priority XI 'Culture and Cultural Heritage', within the framework of the Operational Programme - Infrastructure and Environment).

The re-premiere in Warsaw launches the film's international tour of five European capitals (Paris, Madrid, London, Kiev and Berlin), which will constitute an important part of Polish cultural activities under the Polish Presidency of the EU Council in the second half of 2011. Presenting a wide audience the film considered to be lost, will be a Polish contribution to the important goals of Europrean cooperation – preserving our cultural heritage.

Source: National Film Archives

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