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Pan Tadeusz: The Last Foray in Lithuania AKA Pan Tadeusz (1999) Andrzej Wajda, Boguslaw Linda, Daniel Olbrychski, Grazyna Szapolowska
In the early 1810s, Poles, part of Russia’s client state of Lithuania, think independence will come Read More »
Provincial Actors AKA Aktorzy prowincjonalni (1979) Agnieszka Holland, Halina Labonarska, Tadeusz Huk, Iwona Biernacka
In reality, the comedy-drama can be read as a commentary on the contemporary Polish scene in politics and society. Read More »
One Room Tenants AKA Wspólny pokój (1960) Wojciech Has, Halina Buyno-Loza, Boguslaw Danielewski, Krystyna Feldman
The lives of several one room tenants in Warsaw’s Old Town. All the young roommates – a poet, a student Read More »
Holy Week AKA Wielki tydzien (1995) Andrzej Wajda, Beata Fudalej, Wojciech Malajkat, Magdalena Warzecha
During the Nazi era, a Jewish woman on the run takes a trolley which passes near the Warsaw ghetto Read More »
Under the Phrygian Star AKA Pod gwiazda frygijska (1954) Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Józef Nowak, Lucyna Winnicka, Halina Przybylska
Based on the writings of Igor Newerly, Kawalerowicz’s epic chronicles the romance between Szczesny Read More »
The Phantom AKA Widziadlo (1984) Marek Nowicki, Roman Wilhelmi, Marzena Trybala, Hanna Mikuc
Set in the early years of the century. A story of a country gentleman haunted by the memory of his first wife. Read More »
Write and Fight AKA Pismak (1985) Wojciech Has, Wojciech Wysocki, Gustaw Holoubek, Janusz Michalowski
Set during the World War I in a prison cell. A newspaper satirist, a safecracker and a clerical murderer have been loaded Read More »
Hands Up! AKA Rece do góry (1981) Jerzy Skolimowski, Jerzy Skolimowski, Joanna Szczerbic, Tadeusz Lomnicki
Censored by the Polish authorities, this film was reedited and new footage added. Read More »
The Shadow Line AKA Smuga cienia (1976) Andrzej Wajda, Marek Kondrat, Graham Lines, Tom Wilkinson
From Joseph Conrad’s great novel comes the story of a young seaman trying to helm a damaged boat to Singapore Read More »