Fatherland (2026)
Directed by: Paweł Pawlikowski Starring: Hanns Zischler, Sandra Hüller, August Diehl, Joanna Kulig Rating: ★★★★☆ Pawel Pawlikowski’s black-and-white cinema carries a distinctive weight. The absence of color gives […]
Black and White
The Green Border (2023)
Directed by: Agnieszka Holland Starring: Maja Ostaszewska, Maciej Stuhr, Tomasz Włosok, Behi Djanati Atai Rating: ★★★★★ Predictably the topic itself of Zielona Granica (The Green Border) was enough to spark controversy […]
The Polish Dancer (1917)
Directed by: Aleksander Hertz Starring: Pola Negri, Lya Mara, Jan Pawłowski, Witold Kuncewicz Does the original name of the film Bestia “The Beast”, released in the US as […]
Songs About Love (2021)
Directed by: Tomasz Habowski Starring: Tomasz Włosok, Justyna Święs, Andrzej Grabowski Rating: ★★★☆☆ For a fistful of Polish złoty or not? If the budget of […]
Cold War (2018)
Starring: Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Agata Kulesza, Borys Szyc Directed by: Pawel Pawlikowski Rating: ★★★★★ The time has come to say that Paweł Pawlikowski is doomed to critical […]
The Last Day of Summer (1958)
Starring: Irena Laskowska, Jan Machulski Directed by: Tadeusz Konwicki Although a prolific novelist, Tadeusz Konwicki also built a solid cinematic reputation on a short filmography devoid of […]
Erotique (1960)
Starring: Elżbieta Czyżewska, Gustaw Holoubek Directed by: Jerzy Skolimowski Although the promise of the Nouvelle vague was never fulfilled in Poland, the early features of […]
Ewa Wants to Sleep (1958)
Starring: Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass, Stanisław Mikulski, Maria Kaniewska, Jarema Stępowski Directed by: Tadeusz Chmielewski Until the 1970s, the Polish movie industry made precious few attempts to […]
Eroica (1958)
Starring: Bogumił Kobieła, Edward Dziewoński, Tadeusz Łomnicki Directed by: Andrzej Munk If Andrzej Munk had directed Wajda’s Kanał (Canal, 1956), the development of the Polish Film School could […]
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 […]