In Hiding (2013)
Starring: Magdalena Boczarska, Julia Pogrebińska, Jacek Braciak, Tomasz Kot Directed by: Jan Kidawa-Błoński Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Jan Kidawa-Błoński emerged from a directorial hibernation in the 1990s with Różyczka (Little Rose, 2010), […]
Film Reviews
The Mighty Angel (2014)
Starring: Robert Więckiewicz, Julia Kijowska, Andrzej Grabowski, Adam Woronowicz Directed by: Wojciech Smarzowski Rating: ★★★★☆ In Pod Mocnym Aniołem (The Mighty Angel), Wojciech Smarzowski employed the same pack of supporting […]
Everything for Sale (1969)
Starring: Andrzej Łapicki, Daniel Olbrychski, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Bogumił Kobiela Directed by: Andrzej Wajda Wszystko na sprzedaż (Everything for Sale) stands out as one of the few examples of […]
Floating Skyscrapers (2013)
Starring: Mateusz Banasiuk, Bartosz Gelner, Marta Nieradkiewicz, Katarzyna Herman Directed by: Tomasz Wasilewski Rating: ★★★☆☆ In his second feature, Tomasz Wasilewski has demonstrated once more that […]
Venus in Fur (2013)
Directed by: Roman Polański Starring: Emmanuelle Seigner, Mathieu Amalric Rating: ★★★★☆ Since his release from house arrest in Switzerland in July 2010, the Polish-French cinéaste has […]
Ida (2013)
Starring: Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik Directed by: Paweł Pawlikowski Rating: ★★★★★ With Ida (2013), Paweł Pawlikowski made history at the Gdynia Film Festival by becoming the first […]
Papusza (2013)
Starring: Jowita Budnik, Antoni Pawlicki, Zbigniew Waleryś Directed by: Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze Rating: ★★★☆☆ Literature classes about Roma poets remain a rarity. The fact […]
Sex Mission (1984)
Starring: Jerzy Stuhr, Olgierd Łukaszewicz, Beata Tyszkiewicz Directed by: Juliusz Machulski Despite the critics’ reluctance to admit Seksmisja (Sex Mission) to the pantheon of Polish cinema, Juliusz […]
Walesa: Man of Hope (2013)
Starring: Robert Więckiewicz, Agnieszka Grochowska, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Maria Rosaria Omaggio Directed by: Andrzej Wajda Rating: ★★★★☆ This year has been one of the most trying […]
Embassy (2013)
Starring: Robert Więckiewicz, Magdalena Grąziowska, Bartosz Porczyk Directed by: Juliusz Machulski Rating: ★★☆☆☆ When Dani Levy directed the first German satire about Hitler in 2007, Tagesspiegel wrote […]