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Follows four friends in the early 20th century as they leave school and face difficulties together.Read More »
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Barbara Sass – Dziewczeta z Nowolipek AKA Girls from Nowolipki (1986)
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Jan P. Matuszynski – Gadajace glowy 2021 AKA The Talking Heads 2021 (2021)
2021-2030DocumentaryJan P. MatuszynskiPolandShort Filmby Jan P. Matuszyński
Poland / 2021 / 22:56 / VOSTFIn 1980, Krzysztof Kieślowski filmed The Talking Heads, in which he asks his interlocutors “Who are you?” and “What do you want?” Forty years later, Jan P. Matuszyński pays tribute to him by asking the same questions to actors and directors for whom Kieślowski was important.
This film is a project of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute proposed by Jan P. Matuszyński to pay tribute to Krzysztof Kieślowski. Thanks to Justyna Godycka (Adam Mickiewicz Institute).Read More »
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Jerzy Kawalerowicz – Faraon AKA Pharaoh (1966) (HD)
1961-1970AdventureEpicJerzy KawalerowiczPolandPolish director Jerzy Kawalerowicz’s long gestated film adaptation of Bolesław Prus’ historical novel PHARAOH is an ambitious endeavor, dazzles in its epic scale and formalist gravitas with an exclusive Polish cast, which leads to one prescribed proviso: for purists, it is beggar belief to watch a movie about ancient Egyptians where everyone sports Polish through and through; but other than that, the film is a marvel orchestrated with vigor, mettle and pathos.Read More »
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Piotr Szulkin – Ga, Ga – Chwala bohaterom AKA Ga, Ga – Glory To The Heroes (1986)
1981-1990ArthousePiotr SzulkinPolandSci-FiScope is a prisoner on a behemoth space station and is chosen, like all his fellow prisoners, to ‘volunteer’ for the exploration of far-away planets. Landing on planet Australia 458, he is given a hero’s welcome with all the sex, booze, and violence that any one man can stomach. But as his new caretakers push him towards even more heinous and deplorable acts, Scope finds that his freedom comes with a high price; his own violent demise, broadcast live for the viewing pleasure of Australia 458’s inhabitants. Is there a way out? Or is Scope’s fate sealed?Read More »
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Piotr Szulkin – O-bi, O-ba – Koniec cywilizacji AKA O-bi O-ba – The End Of Civilization (1985)
1981-1990ArthousePiotr SzulkinPolandSci-FiThe world has been ravaged by nuclear war. The planet is frozen and radiation kills anyone or anything that ventures outside of ‘The Dome’. Soft is a shepherd for the last remnants of humanity who have gathered together as they await rescue from a mysterious craft known only as ‘The Ark.’ He wanders among the masses, performing his regular daily tasks; keeping morale from plummeting, wooing prostitutes, squashing rebellions, and sometimes feeding the hungry. But as the true and sinister nature of ‘The Dome’ comes to light, Soft must ask himself if humanity is worth saving?Read More »
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Piotr Szulkin – Golem (1980)
Piotr Szulkin1971-1980ArthousePolandSci-FiPernat finds himself in a police interrogation, accused of a murder, and unable to recall any details of the crime, or even his own life. He’s released back into a world of raving lunatics and deranged dentists, murderous doctors and scientists who believe the secret of human creation is inside the walls of a cast-iron oven. Pernat’s odyssey to find out who he is, and what it is to be human, will force his path to cross with all of them.Read More »
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Juliusz Gardan – Wyrok zycia AKA Life Sentence (1933)
Drama1931-1940Juliusz GardanPolandQuote:
A young girl, Jadzia, is sentenced to death for the murder of her child. Shocked by her fate, lawyer Krystyna decides to defend her in the court of second instance. She learns the story of a girl who was seduced by a strange man during a trip. Jadzia is acquitted and tries to start her life anew, but fate is preparing another fatal surprise for her.Read More » -
Andrzej Munk – Niedzielny poranek AKA One Sunday Morning (1955) (HD)
1951-1960Andrzej MunkComedyPolandShort FilmQuote:
An impressionistic image of Warsaw rebuilt after the war and its residents. A kind of lyrical film version of a feature article, full of warm humour and enriched with observations of everyday life.Read More » -
Marcel Lozinski – Egzamin dojrzalosci AKA Matriculation (1979)
1971-1980DocumentaryMarcel LozinskiPolandShort FilmQuote:
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A Matura exam in civics and history takes place in one of Warsaw’s high schools. Students speak about the Polish United Workers’ Party in front of the committee and discuss questions among themselves in the corridor.Read More »