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 […]
Polish Short Films
Murder (1957)
Directed by: Roman Polański Morderstwo (Murder) accidentally became Roman Polański’s debut as a director simply because his beloved autobiographical short feature Rower (Bicycle, 1955) hadn’t been returned […]
The Cathedral (2002)
Directed by: Tomasz Bagiński Born out of Tomasz Bagiński admiration for the Polish dean of science fiction literature Jacek Dukaj, Katedra (The Cathedral, 2002) demonstrated […]
The Adventure of a Good Citizen (1937)
Directed by: Stefan Themerson, Franciszka Themerson Przygoda czlowieka poczciwego (The Adventure of a Good Citizen, 1937) is almost all what is left of Polish film avant-garde. Stefan […]
The Emperor’s Toys (2011)
Starring: Marek Sosenko Directed by: 3czwarty.eu Rating: ★★★☆☆ Welcome to the world of Marek Sosenko, the greatest collector of antique toys in Poland. Sosenko, alias ‘the […]
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 Roll-Call (1970)
Directed by: Ryszard Czekała Although Ryszard Czekała tried his hand as a feature film director in the 1970s, he will be remembered for the narrative […]
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 […]