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Bartłomiej, community elder and orator, must choose an appropriate successor, but finds difficulty in the aftermath of a local girl's tragic hit-and-run death. A community's pain reverberates through fractured relationships and the burden of funereal responsibility.
A story about a German family during World War II with every family member having a different approach to Jews, raging from hatred to compassion.
A story about the experiences of a little boy.
Andrzej, who lives in the lowlands, comes to Zakopane. He rents a carriage and orders himself to be taken to the Strążyska Valley.
A boy tries to tame a horse in a large forest clearing covered with snow.
Krzysztof Wierzbicki, the director’s assistant on ‘First Love,’ found the film’s protagonists decades later and went with a camera to Canada, where they lived. He shot ‘Horoscope’ (2000), which confirms Kieślowski’s initial prediction from 1974. Ewa — the girl we saw being born in ‘First Love’ — did have a daughter when she was 20 years old. Once again, the reality lent the dramaturgy to the film.
The common denominator of the five stories, preceded by a brief prologue by Artem Benki, is the setting of a giant open-pit mine in the Podkrušnohoří region in northwestern Bohemia and its surroundings, including the dominant feature of the landscape, the ruined Jezeří Castle.
Bianka and Paulina are two teenage girls watching a video on the sexuality of people and animals. They are surprised by Bianka's father and change to another channel. They suddenly find themselves in the same house in the 1920's. The girls are totally immersed in problems associated with puberty and reaching adulthood. The atmosphere of the house is imbued with eroticism. Bianka is sensitive with a poetic nature, shocked at the role that tradition has mapped out for her, terrified by the marriage which is being planned for her. Paulina is an extrovert, well adapted to face every situation, who accepts the amorous advances made at her. Based on the 1975 Tadeusz Różewicz play called Białe małżeństwo.
Excerpts from the diaries and essays of juvenile inmates at a juvenile detention center.
Television film from the "Polish Holidays" series was made according to his own script by Ryszard Bugajski, creator of the famous "Interrogation". A tragicomic tale of life, transience and destiny that one cannot escape. The story of three generations - grandfather, father and son are together again, but all three realize that it is not for long. A serious illness does not give up. However, this meeting arranged by the junior on the occasion of Father's Day will teach them a lot, will allow them to learn other values, overcome their barriers, understand the meaning of life, throw out deeply hidden regrets and grievances, strengthen family ties, resolve disputes, clear up past misunderstandings and disputes.
A documentary biographical film by Stanislaw Różewicz, made in the form of a self-interview. The director shares his memories and reflections on his fifty years of work in film. His achievements include twenty feature films - including theatrical and television films, medium-length films, directing in theaters, in the Television Theater. "A Place on Earth," "The Door in the Wall," "Westerplatte," "Birth Certificate," "Solitude for Two," "Fallen Leaves from the Trees," "The Lynx," "Mrs. Latter's Pension" are just some of the titles of his films. "Living Images" is also a story about working with a film crew: screenwriters - including his brother Tadeusz, cinematographers - Jerzy Wojcik, about methods of working with actors, about perplexities with censorship, about the activities of the TOR film team, of which he was the founder and artistic director. Stanislaw Różewicz's reflections are supplemented by excerpts from his films and photographs documenting his work on them.
A portrait of the famous actor Roman Kłosowski.
Warsaw elites meet at a ball in Baron Neman's palace, where they discuss the political situation in Poland.
Documentary about the lives of three generations of residents of Warsaw’s Wola district.
The feature film debut of director Marek Koterski. Thirty-year-old Adaś Miauczyński visits his parents, which ends with his nervous breakdown.
The film presents the story of Robert - an aging, once-recognized artist who is today struggling with his own complexes and vices, and helplessness towards a new reality that ruthlessly throws him to the margins of existence. One day Robert finds himself in a roadside ditch hit by a dog's car. In a reflex of spontaneous compassion, he takes the dog home and begins to look after him.
A 2005 novella film created to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Solidarity movement. It consists of 13 10-minute shorts. There are various forms: mini-feature, music video, documentary, animation, interview.
A documentary dedicated to the gothic subculture, the life of Goths, their philosophy, music, and boundaries which they are not afraid to cross.
An introverted, experienced doctor is the director of a mental hospital. Despite his friendly nature, he has long been no longer appreciated by the staff, and a younger colleague is waiting for his job.
To fulfil a last wish, an elegant widow accepts a ride from a modest retiree that will take them through mourning, music and new memories.
