The Hijacking of 'Savoy'

The Hijacking of 'Savoy' 1979

4.20

Polish schoolboy Janek, and Russian girl Tanya are traveling by a plane which ended up in the hands of a gang of drug dealers headed by ex Nazi criminal Henrich Scharf.

1979

Winners

Winners 1978

1

Young people with disabilities are provided with health care and vocational training. Is it enough to prepare them for their independent life? We get to know some charges of the Rehabilitation Center in Konstancin.

1978

Railway Station

Railway Station 1980

4.72

Kieslowski’s later film Dworzec (Station, 1980) portrays the atmosphere at Central Station in Warsaw after the rush hour.

1980

First Shift

First Shift 1963

1

Documentary record of the first shift in Wujek coal mine in Silesia in 1962. We observe the course of events from the perspective of the mine's dispatcher at a modern desktop. We see one man, but the whole first shift crew is working.

1963

Factory

Factory 1971

5.60

A documentary revolving around the Polish situation on an industrial level at the tail-end of the 1960s: it alternates between stark images at a metallurgic foundry and a board-room meeting among the various executives involved in its management.

1971

Hospital

Hospital 1977

6.26

24 hours in the life of a hospital from the point of view of the doctors and nurses.

1977

Among Men

Among Men 1960

5.60

Impressionistic study of the fate of a stray dog, trying to avoid the results of human indifference and cruelty.

1960

Śnić we śnie

Śnić we śnie 1979

1

A psychological drama about a mother and daughter. The first was once a journalist and a brave soldier, the second interrupted her studies in philosophy

1979

Talking Heads

Talking Heads 1980

7.80

People of different age, profession and social status answer two simple questions: who they are and what they want from life.

1980

Workshop Exercises

Workshop Exercises 1986

7.00

A street poll about contemporary youth. The answers are engineered to show the manipulation of propaganda and television.

1986

The Bricklayer

The Bricklayer 1973

5.60

Krzysztof Kieslowski's protagonist is Joseph Malesa, a former party activist, labor leader and mason. The document talks about his career and life through ups and downs

1973

Our Friends from Łodz

Our Friends from Łodz 1972

1

"Our Lodz Friends" is a documentary portrait of three women of different ages working in textile factories in Łódź. In the deafening roar of machines, performing monotonous tasks, they talk about their everyday life and dreams.

1972

House

House 1958

5.21

An experimental short film by Walerian Borowczyk and Jan Lenica.

1958

Kulig

Kulig 1968

1

A TV musical featuring the appearances of famed actor Bogumił Kobiela and the most popular Polish musicians of the time.

1968

Wizyta

Wizyta 1972

1

An official falls victim to hooligans. He recognizes one of the attackers at a party organized by his director.

1972

The Story of the Road

The Story of the Road 1958

1

A documentary about the hard work of the workers in the reconstruction of the Bieszczady road.

1958

Workers '80

Workers '80 1982

1

Documentary about the beginning of Solidarnosc.

1982

What is Dudek?

What is Dudek? 1967

1

The "Dudek" cabaret group, Edward Dziewoński’s lifetime achievement, one of the greatest post-war cabaret groups recorded by a documentary filmmaker during rehearsals. The stars of Polish acting could be seen on stage, accompanied by excellent songs by Wojciech Młynarski.

1967