House

House 1958

5.19

An experimental short film by Walerian Borowczyk and Jan Lenica.

1958

From a Night Porter's Point of View

From a Night Porter's Point of View 1979

7.10

At the time of the Polish social regime, a security officer is promoted to work at a prison yard. Introducing concurrently with the narrator; he speaks of himself, his thoughts, his point of view.

1979

Among Men

Among Men 1960

5.60

Impressionistic study of the fate of a stray dog, trying to avoid the results of human indifference and cruelty.

1960

Workshop Exercises

Workshop Exercises 1986

7.00

A street poll about contemporary youth. The answers are engineered to show the manipulation of propaganda and television.

1986

The Great Give-Away

The Great Give-Away 1993

4.90

Partly thriller, partly dark comedy, the tagline of this film announce that any resemblance to real-life characters and situations were completely intentional. This had the audience guessing who the main characters were supposed to represent: those biznismeni and post-socialist yuppies who after 1989 teamed up with their former enemies to exploit Poland ruthlessly.

1993

The Musicians

The Musicians 1960

5.80

An orchestra of working-class musicians rehearses in this short film, honored at the 1960 Venice Film Festival and among the favorite films of director Krzysztof Kieslowski who mentored under this documentary's director.

1960

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae 1975

7.30

A communist party control committee interrogates a worker and party activist who is to be excluded from the party.

1975

Hospital

Hospital 1977

6.30

24 hours in the life of a hospital from the point of view of the doctors and nurses.

1977

Community: Rehearsal

Community: Rehearsal 1976

1

“Stu” theatre rehearses “The Patients”, a play based on Mikhail Bulgakov’s “The Master and Margarita”.

1976

The Story of Gdansk

The Story of Gdansk 1953

1

The protagonist of this documentary is Gdańsk and its history. The story begins on the shore of the Baltic Sea, in a Pomeranian town on the European Amber Road. It ends in the contemporary Gdańsk Shipyard.

1953

Rhapsody

Rhapsody 1988

1

A record of the three-day burial ceremony of Jan Piwnik "Ponury" (1912-1944), which took place in June 1988 in the Cistercian monastery in Wąchock. The funeral rituals consisted of Christian, Slavic and military customs.

1988

The Touch

The Touch 1978

8.00

This movie is about the visit of Clive Harris, the famous healer, to Warsaw. Incredible crowds gather before the entrance and Harris "heals" thousands of people by briefly touching them. Tireless on his stand, he fulfills his duty for 24 hours a day.

1978

Sopot 1957

Sopot 1957 1957

1

After the 1957 jazz festival in Sopot, the city is still hectic. However, the resort is a bit different. Tourists rest on the beach, in the afternoon they stroll along the pier and the promenade. In the evening, they have fun in clubs.

1957

Seven Women of Different Ages

Seven Women of Different Ages 1979

6.70

Each day of the week is represented by a ballerina beginning with a young child and ending with an older ballet teacher.

1979

Peace Will Win

Peace Will Win 1951

3.00

This film describes the Second World Congress of Peace Defenders, held in Warsaw on November 16-22, 1950. Sheffield, an industrial city in England, was the initial location of the event, however, it was transferred to the capital of Poland at the very last moment.

1951