Jovita (1967)
Directed by: Janusz Morgenstern Starring: Daniel Olbrychski, Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass, Zbigniew Cybulski Despite a theatrical release that included the US, and a review in The New York […]
Film Reviews
Vinci (2004)
Starring: Borys Szyc, Robert Więckiewicz, Kamila Baar, Tadeusz Hagen Directed by: Juliusz Machulski With the return of Leonardo da Vinci’s Lady with an Ermine to […]
Flowing (2011)
Starring: Piotr Kamont Directed by: Piotr Ivan Ivanov, Krzysztof Dziomdziora Rating: ★★★☆☆ The ‘river movie’ genre may already have had its moment of glory with the […]
Crulic – The Path to Beyond (2011)
Directed by: Anca Damian Rating: ★★★★☆ “The former prison director explained to me that this issue was not important enough to deserve my attention,” said Krakow prison […]
It Looks Pretty From a Distance (2011)
Starring: Marcin Czarnik, Agnieszka Podsiadlik, Piotr Nowak Directed by: Wilhelm and Anna Sasnal Rating: ★★★☆☆ Could the French Extremity label proposed by James Quandt be […]
Elles (2011)
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Anaïs Demoustier, Joanna Kulig Directed by: Małgorzata Szumowska Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Many Polish film directors have benefited from the Paris-Warsaw axis forged by […]
The Musicians (1960)
Directed by: Kazimierz Karabasz In the second half of the 1950s, a new generation of cineastes from the Łódź-based Polish Film School rose to prominence […]
The Dybbuk (1937)
Starring: Leon Liebgold, Lili Liliana, Abraham Morewski Directed by: Michał Waszyński There is little left of Yiddish art from between the World Wars. In the […]
Rose (2011)
Starring: Marcin Dorociński, Agata Kulesza, Kinga Preis Directed by: Wojciech Smarzowski Rating: ★★★★☆ Once again, Wojciech Smarzowski ends a movie with a high-angle shot that draws back from […]
Carnage (2011)
Starring: Christoph Waltz, Kate Winslet, John C. Reilly, Jodie Foster Directed by: Roman Polański Rating: ★★★☆☆ At first glance, the fight between two boys in Central Park shown […]