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 […]
Month: September 2022
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 […]
Lynch (2010)
Starring: Wiesław Komasa, Izabela Kuna, Leszek Lichota Directed by: Krzysztof Łukasiewicz Rating: ★★★☆☆ Director Krzysztof Krauze’s Dług (Debt, 1999), which dealt with two wannabe entrepreneurs wiping out […]
Bad Luck (1960)
Starring: Bogumił Kobiela, Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass Directed by: Andrzej Munk Following the global de-Stalinization of 1956, Charlie Chaplin was finally able to gain the recognition he […]
The Mill and the Cross (2011)
Starring: Rutger Hauer, Peter York, Charlotte Rampling, Director: Lech Majewski Rating: ★★★★☆ Based on the book by historian Michael Gibson, this latest feature from Polish […]
Erratum (2010)
Starring: Tomasz Kot, Ryszard Kotys Director: Marek Lechki Rating: ★★★☆☆ Apparently happy and successful family man Michał is forced to spend an extended weekend in […]
Man of Marble (1976)
Starring: Krystyna Janda, Jerzy Radziwiłowicz, Tadeusz Łomnicki Director: Andrzej Wajda Wajda’s story follows film student Agnieszka as she researches the life of Mateusz Birkut for […]