Opening Night: THE DOLL (LALKA)
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Celebrate the opening of the 2026 Polish Film Festival with the Australian premiere of THE DOLL (LALKA) - a spectacular new adaptation of one of Poland’s greatest literary masterpieces. An epic love story and a portrait of a society undergoing profound change.
6:00pm Reception 🎬 approx. 6:30pm Official Opening & Film Screening
✨ Get your EARLY BIRD tickets at a special price until 14 October! Your ticket comes with a complimentary glass of wine, beer or non alcoholic drink and Polish delicacies served by Polish Jar followed by the film.
OPENING NIGHT: THE DOLL
Australian Premiere | Drama, Romance, History | 2026 | Poland
A sweeping story of love, ambition, money and social class, the new film brings Bolesław Prus’s timeless novel to the screen on an ambitious scale.
Set in Warsaw at the end of the 19th century, THE DOLL follows wealthy merchant Stanisław Wokulski as he enters the world of the aristocracy in pursuit of the woman he loves.
The film stars Marcin Dorociński (The Queen's Gambit, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning), Kamila Urzędowska (The Peasants) and the long-awaited return to the big screen of Marek Kondrat, alongside an extraordinary ensemble of Poland’s leading actors, including Agata Kulesza (Cold War, Ida), Andrzej Seweryn (Schindler's List, Total Eclipse), Krystyna Janda, Maja Ostaszewska, Maciej Stuhr, Borys Szyc, Maja Komorowska, Andrzej Chyra and Jan Englert.
"Visually, dramatically and technically impressive. A cinematic finesse worthy of Prus." — Interia
"A major cinematic event." — Movies Room
6:00pm Reception 🎬 approx. 6:30pm Official Opening & Film Screening
✨ Get your EARLY BIRD tickets at a special price until 14 October! Your ticket comes with a complimentary glass of wine, beer or non alcoholic drink and Polish delicacies served by Polish Jar followed by the film.
OPENING NIGHT: THE DOLL
Australian Premiere | Drama, Romance, History | 2026 | Poland
A sweeping story of love, ambition, money and social class, the new film brings Bolesław Prus’s timeless novel to the screen on an ambitious scale.
Set in Warsaw at the end of the 19th century, THE DOLL follows wealthy merchant Stanisław Wokulski as he enters the world of the aristocracy in pursuit of the woman he loves.
The film stars Marcin Dorociński (The Queen's Gambit, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning), Kamila Urzędowska (The Peasants) and the long-awaited return to the big screen of Marek Kondrat, alongside an extraordinary ensemble of Poland’s leading actors, including Agata Kulesza (Cold War, Ida), Andrzej Seweryn (Schindler's List, Total Eclipse), Krystyna Janda, Maja Ostaszewska, Maciej Stuhr, Borys Szyc, Maja Komorowska, Andrzej Chyra and Jan Englert.
"Visually, dramatically and technically impressive. A cinematic finesse worthy of Prus." — Interia
"A major cinematic event." — Movies Room
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Where is it happening?
Luna Leederville, 155 Oxford Street, Leederville,Perth,WA,Australia
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