“In Search of the Lost Father”, screened in Warsaw

     Thought as a complete presentation of artist Brâncuși works, but also of the man Brâncuși, the event will include a lecture on the life and creation of the Romanian sculptor, delivered by Polish art historian Tomasz Ogiński, a fine connoisseur of Romanian arts, especially of the creations of the 19th and 20th centuries, and also the screening of the documentar film În căutarea tatălui pierdut / In Search of the Lost Father (directed by Ionuț Teianu), and the presentation of the collection of talks between writer Romulus Rusan and twelve persons who knew Brâncuși, gathered under the title A Talk Around the Silent Table, a publication made recently by ICR Warsaw in Polish variant.
     The film by Ionuț Teianu has a short shocking story: when John was born, in 1934, his mother gave him three names: John, Constantin and Brâncuşi. She told him his father was famous sculptor Constantin Brâncuşi, but that he was not supposed to tell that to anybody. John kept the secret all his life. Now, at 78, he starts his difficult mission to find his lost father.