Film Concert: Innocent Sorcerers

On the initiative of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, 2026 was declared the Year of Andrzej Wajda – one hundred years after the birth of one of world cinema's great masters and ten years after his passing. On this occasion, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Cosmopolite, the Documentary and Feature Film Studios in Warsaw, and the Embassy of Poland in Oslo invite you to a very special film concert dedicated to Wajda's artistic legacy. This evening we screen Innocent Sorcerers – one of Wajda's most atmospheric and modern films. The film follows Bazyli, a young sports doctor and jazz musician, who meets Pelagia in Warsaw's nightlife. Over the course of one night, they move between flirtation, irony, and emotional games, while both try to conceal how strongly they long for closeness. With its black-and-white imagery, restless energy, and close ties to the Polish jazz scene around 1960, Innocent Sorcerers captures a generation searching for freedom, while struggling to be honest, vulnerable, and truly present. The film is a distinctive and sensory work in Wajda's filmography – lighter in form than many of his great historical works, yet deeply rooted in questions of identity, responsibility, and human dignity. The film music was composed by the legendary Krzysztof Komeda, one of the most important figures in Polish jazz and film music. During the screening, the iconic soundtrack is performed live by a quintet led by Albert Karch, in transcribed and arranged versions for a smaller instrumental ensemble. The group stays true to the spirit of the original while using the music as a starting point for improvisation – giving Komeda's timeless work a fresh, living, and modern expression. Film Concert: Innocent Sorcerers is therefore more than a film screening. It is a meeting between classic Polish cinema, live jazz, and one of Europe's most influential directors – an evening where Wajda's artistic legacy is brought to life in the room, here and now. The concert is presented in collaboration with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, and supported by the Documentary and Feature Film Studios in Warsaw and the Embassy of Poland in Oslo.