Peter & the Wolf

Peter & the Wolf 2006

6.70

An animated retelling set to Prokofiev's suite. Peter is a slight lad, solitary, locked out of the woods by his protective grandfather

2006

Tango

Tango 1981

7.40

A static camera observes a room as it slowly fills with thirty-six characters from different stages of life, as they move in loops through an absurd dance of social disconnection.

1981

Moomins and the Comet Chase

Moomins and the Comet Chase 2010

5.50

One day Moomintroll wakes to notice that grey dust is covering everything in the Moominvalley. He runs to ask the philosophical Muskrat if he knows what is happening, who advises him that things tend to look like this before an awful fate coming from the sky hits the Earth. With the help of his father, Moominpappa, Moomintroll and his close friends Sniff and Snufkin build a raft and head out on a challenging journey to the observatory in the Lonely Mountains hoping to find out more from the wise professors there. The friends have to overcome several adversities in order to make it there. When they arrive, they find the professors deep in calculations. They reveal that a comet will reach the Earth in four days, four hours, four minutes and 44 seconds.

2010

Mamo, czy kury potrafią mówić?

Mamo, czy kury potrafią mówić? 1998

1

A brave little girl along side her sidekick chicken, a robot and a soldier go on a adventure in a stop-motion fantasy land to overthrow the evil Troll king and bring peace to the land.

1998

Soup

Soup 1975

4.70

A couple's relationship develops in a combination of photomontage and animation.

1975

Friend of the Jolly Devil

Friend of the Jolly Devil 1987

5.70

A woodsman find and abandoned child in the forest and raises him as his son. When the child reaches 10, the woodsman suddenly goes blind. The kid is determined to help his "father" and answers a mysterious call. He must seek the Spirit of Darkness and defeat him if the woodsman is to see again. During his search for the Spirit he encounters a friendly monster who helps the boy in his quest. They are able to survive every dangerous test on their way and the final confrontation.

1987

Profesor Zazul

Profesor Zazul 1968

6.30

Tichy is caught by a storm on the side road, and therefore forced to seek shelter in strange looking house. He is welcomed by Profesor Zazul, who devoted his life to cloning experiments. Based on a short story by Stanisław Lem featured in Memories of Ijon Tichy.

1968

Bliskie spotkania z wesołym diabłem

Bliskie spotkania z wesołym diabłem 1989

8.00

A little devil appears in a small town, seemingly terrorising its inhabitants, but actually turns out to be a friendly creature when it helps a disabled boy.

1989

Media

Media 1980

6.20

A film editor's setup. A man plays with a balloon.

1980

The Friend

The Friend 1965

5.00

Engineer Ijon Tichy is called in to help with a malfunctioning electronic brain.

1965

Walls

Walls 1988

5.80

An animated short film from 1987 that deals with the incarceration of a man in a dark cell from where there is no escape.

1988

A Nervous Life of Cosmos

A Nervous Life of Cosmos 1986

4.50

A short black comedy movie with a scent of horror. A distant planet somewhere in space inhabited by black Characters from fairy tales.

1986

Maska

Maska 2010

7.00

"Maska" is the latest animated film of Quay brothers, directors and puppet animators, with the music composed by Krzysztof Penderecki. The film is an adaptation of Stanisław Lem’s short story of the same title. The action of “Maska” is set in a technologically developed but, at the same time, feudal world. Beautiful Duenna was created in order to carry out certain mission. However, she will be forced to choose between accomplishing the task she was created for and love.

2010

Hospital

Hospital 1962

1

1962’s SZPITAL (HOSPITAL) is set entirely in a claustrophobic hospital room where a male patient is confined. Throughout the film the room is invaded by a variety of strange people

1962

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker 1967

7.00

On Christmas Eve, a little girl falls asleep after a party at her home and dreams herself (or does she?) into a fantastic world where toys become larger than life. Her beloved Nutcracker comes to life and defends her from the Mouse King, then is turned into a Prince after Marie saves his life.

1967

Reflections

Reflections 1979

5.20

A short animated film by Jerzy Kucia.

1979

The Stairs

The Stairs 1969

6.90

A figure wanders through a world of endless stairs, seeking purpose to his monotonous existence.

1969