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Tag Archives: Poland
Foreign Body AKA Obce cialo (2014) Krzysztof Zanussi, Riccardo Leonelli, Agnieszka Grochowska, Agata Buzek
Angelo and Kasia met in Italy in the Focolare Movement where their love Read More »
Warsaw: Year 5703 AKA Warszawa. Année 5703 (1992) Janusz Kijowski, Lambert Wilson, Hanna Schygulla, Julie Delpy
In the winter of 1943 two young Jews, Alek and Fryda, escape, via sewer tunnels Read More »
The Last Stage AKA Ostatni etap (1948) Wanda Jakubowska, Tatjana Gorecka, Antonina Gordon-Górecka, Barbara Drapinska
Martha Weiss, a Jew, is sent to Auschwitz concentration camp with her family. Read More »
Based on a True Story AKA D’après une histoire vraie (2017) Roman Polanski, Emmanuelle Seigner, Eva Green, Vincent Perez
Basking in the tremendous success of her debut autobiographical novel dedicated Read More »
Escape from the ‘Liberty’ Cinema AKA Ucieczka z kina ‘Wolnosc’ (1990) Wojciech Marczewski, Janusz Gajos, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Teresa Marczewska
The film is set just before Poland’s communist regime came to an end, and the central character is a provincial censor (Janusz Gajos) Read More »
The Taste of the Black Earth AKA Sól ziemi czarnej (1970) Kazimierz Kutz, Olgierd Lukaszewicz, Jan Englert, Jerzy Binczycki
During the 1920 Silesian uprising, seven brothers take part Read More »
Hotel Pacific AKA Zaklete rewiry (1975) Janusz Majewski, Marek Kondrat, Roman Wilhelmi, Roman Skamene
Set in the early 1930s, a young man finds a job as a dishwasher in a hotel and quickly works his way up the ladder. Read More »
Citizen AKA Obywatel (2014) Jerzy Stuhr, Maciej Stuhr, Sonia Bohosiewicz
The film begins with the protagonist’s tragic accident that happens before his entering television building Read More »
Jovita AKA Jowita (1967) Janusz Morgenstern, Daniel Olbrychski, Barbara Lass, Kalina Jedrusik
Marek is a young athlete involved with too many women until the day he met Jowita, an enigmatic and beautiful woman. Read More »
Time to Die AKA Pora umierac (2007) Dorota Kedzierzawska, Danuta Szaflarska, Krzysztof Globisz, Marta Waldera
When the witty old lady Aniela finally gets rid of her last lodger Read More »
A Woman Alone AKA Kobieta samotna (1987) Agnieszka Holland, Maria Chwalibóg, Boguslaw Linda, Pawel Witczak
A story of a middle-aged woman, Irena, living alone on the outskirts of Wroclaw with her 8-year old son. Read More »
1939: Battle of Westerplatte AKA Tajemnica Westerplatte (2013) Pawel Chochlew, Michal Zebrowski, Robert Zoledziewski, Jan Englert
On the morning of September 1, 1939, the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein fired Read More »
Where are you going, Aida? AKA Quo vadis, Aida? (2020) Jasmila Zbanic, Jasna Djuricic, Izudin Bajrovic, Boris Ler
Bosnia, July 1995. Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. Read More »
Warsaw AKA Warszawa (2003) Dariusz Gajewski, Agnieszka Grochowska, Lukasz Garlicki, Dominika Ostalowska
On an ordinary winter’s day, various people from outside Warsaw come to the Polish capital city for different reasons. Read More »