I LIKE BATS
dir. Grzegorz Warchoł, 1986
Poland. 90 mins.
In Polish with English subtitles.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD - MIDNIGHT
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9TH - 7:30PM
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12TH - 5PM
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24TH - 5PM

The only feature film directed by Polish actor Grzegorz Warchol, and written by feminist novelist and columnist Krystyna Kofta, I LIKE BATS is dreamy fugue of a vampire picture set in a storybook Poland where empty cobblestone streets are bathed in fog and a supernatural glow. Katarzyna Walter stars as the woman with a fondness for the flying mammals in question; Iza, a vampire living a quaint, simple life working in her aunt’s curio shop. Her aunt insists that everyone would be happier if Iza had a man, but she is far too content making pottery, tending to her beloved bats, and satisfying her bloodlust by wreaking vengeance on the town’s local creeps. That is, until a celebrity psychoanalyst catches Iza’s eye and she feels a sudden urge for something more human. A colorful, feverish oddity featuring several iconic shots of its protagonist, I LIKE BATS promises to quench your seasonal Spectober desires for blood, love, and nocturnal critters.

2k restoration by Severin Films. Special thanks to the American Genre Film Archive.