Teddy Bear (1980)
Starring: Stanisław Tym, Krzysztof Kowalewski, Wojciech Pokora Directed by: Stanisław Bareja Ask any Pole to name the most underrated filmmaker of the People’s Republic of […]
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In the Name of the Devil (2011)
Starring: Katarzyna Zawadzka, Marian Dziedziel, Anna Radwan Directed by: Barbara Sass Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ After an eleven-year break from the big screen Barbara Sass has put […]
Suicide Room (2011)
Starring: Jakub Gierszal, Roma Gąsiorowska, Agata Kulesza Directed by: Jan Komasa Rating: ★★★★☆ Only time will tell whether talented, 30-year-old cineaste Jan Komasa is really the […]
Pigs (1992)
Starring: Bogusław Linda, Marek Kondrat, Cezary Pazura Directed by: Władysław Pasikowski “Everybody is culpable, especially those individuals who were in government during the Second Word […]
The Mole (2010)
Starring: Marian Dziędziel, Borys Szyc, Magdalena Czerwińska Directed by: Rafael Lewandowski Rating: ★★★☆☆ It seems that Central European cineastes needed at least a couple of […]
Black Thursday (2011)
Starring: Michał Kowalski, Marta Honzatko, Cezary Rybiński Directed by: Antoni Krauze Rating: ★★★☆☆ It is no wonder that the need to direct a feature about […]
Labyrinth (1963)
Directed by: Jan Lenica It’s hard to believe but, once upon a time, Polish experimental animation was a relatively common phenomenon. Many of its finest […]
Essential Killing (2010)
Starring: Vincent Gallo, Emmanuelle Seigner Directed by: Jerzy Skolimowski Rating: ★★★★☆ The third period of Jerzy Skolimowski’s career as a cineaste, following a 17-year break from directing, has […]
Entanglement (2011)
Starring: Maja Ostaszewska, Marek Bukowski, Andrzej Seweryn Directed by: Jacek Bromski Rating: ★★★★☆ Although Jacek Bromski was tough enough to direct the thriller Zabij mnie glino (Kill me […]
Piggies (2009)
Starring: Filip Garbacz, Anna Kulej, Daniel Furmaniak Directed by: Robert Gliński Rating: ★★★☆☆ The effect of director Robert Gliński’s Cześć Tereska (Hi Tereska, 2001) on Polish […]