Seven Women of Different Ages

Seven Women of Different Ages 1979

6.60

Each day of the week is represented by a ballerina beginning with a young child and ending with an older ballet teacher.

1979

Talking Heads

Talking Heads 1980

7.83

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

1980

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

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

I Was a Kapo

I Was a Kapo 1963

5.70

A former inmate of the Auschwitz concentration camp, accused of being a kapo, is serving a life sentence. From the monologue to the camera, we learn the story of an average man destroyed in terrible times.

1963

Bugler's Monologue

Bugler's Monologue 1965

1

A film grotesque whose protagonist is a poor clerk lost in the modern world. He buys a trumpet to express his personality via music.

1965

From a Night Porter's Point of View

From a Night Porter's Point of View 1979

7.00

At the time of the Polish social regime, a security officer is promoted to work at a prison yard. Introducing concurrently with the narrator; he speaks of himself, his thoughts, his point of view.

1979

The Touch

The Touch 1978

8.00

This movie is about the visit of Clive Harris, the famous healer, to Warsaw. Incredible crowds gather before the entrance and Harris "heals" thousands of people by briefly touching them. Tireless on his stand, he fulfills his duty for 24 hours a day.

1978

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

Warsaw Main Station

Warsaw Main Station 1958

6.75

Warsaw Central Station, 1958. A place of greetings and farewells, an intersection of people from different parts of Poland and Europe. A girl waits in vain, she goes away. Soon the station would belong to the past too.

1958

Workers '71: Nothing About Us Without Us

Workers '71: Nothing About Us Without Us 1972

5.00

Robotnicy - Nic o nas bez nas tells a story about Gdańsk Shipyard and its workers after so called Grudzień 1970 (1970 protests). After those events Edward Gierek replaced Władysław Gomułka as party first secretary and promised redical change in style and methods of ruling. Kieślowski shows the skepticism of workers and their attitude to party members. He also pictures conflicts inside the party (PZPR) and usual work in shipyard. The political criticism of this movie made it a target of censorship – it was suspended and cut against the will of director.

1972

Wizyta

Wizyta 1972

1

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

1972

House

House 1958

5.19

An experimental short film by Walerian Borowczyk and Jan Lenica.

1958

Opus Jazz

Opus Jazz 1963

1

Documentary of the Kurylewicz Quintet rehearsing a jazz piece in a recording studio. After a few fits and starts the band finally hits its stride.

1963

Hospital

Hospital 1977

6.20

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

1977

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

The Scratchpad

The Scratchpad 1977

1

A group of artists prepares an Open Gallery on the town square in Krapkowice in Silesia. After a year, the first parts of it are already in a deplorable condition. Whose fault is it?

1977

A Carpenter

A Carpenter 1976

6.40

Despite the fact that the film is a documentary, its lead character and his life story are fictitious, though very probable. It is one of the best examples of creative documentary film-making of Wojciech Wiszniewski.

1976