LitFilm 2025: Wislawa Szymborska: Life is bearable. At times.

Sat, Nov 15 2025
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Central Library, Dweck Center

adults BPL Presents film litfilm

Documentary, dir. by Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska 
Poland, 2009, 73 min 

Life is bearable. At times looks at the life of the Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska, revealing a sympathetic, humble, and charismatic person. The film, released in 2009, includes comments and insight from people who knew Szymborska, who died in 2012, including Woody Allen, Václav Havel, Umberto Eco, and Jane Goodall.

All screenings are free but require reservations. Times subject to change. For the full LitFilm roster, go here.

LitFilm: A BPL Film Festival About Writers is made possible with support from BPL’s Fund for the Humanities. BPL Presents programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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Add to My Calendar 11/15/2025 04:00 pm 11/15/2025 05:30 pm America/New_York LitFilm 2025: Wislawa Szymborska: Life is bearable. At times. <p><strong>Documentary, dir. by </strong><span><strong>Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska&nbsp;</strong></span><br><strong>Poland, 2009, 73 min&nbsp;</strong></p><p><em>Life is bearable. At times</em> looks at the life of the Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska, revealing a sympathetic, humble, and charismatic person. The film, released in 2009, includes comments and insight from people who knew Szymborska, who died in 2012, including Woody Allen, Václav Havel, Umberto Eco, and Jane Goodall.</p><p><strong>All screenings are free but require reservations. Times subject to change.&nbsp;For the full LitFilm roster, go </strong><a href="http://www.bklynlibrary.org/litfilm"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p> Brooklyn Public Library - Central Library, Dweck Center MM/DD/YYYY 60
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