The Saragossa Manuscript

The Saragossa Manuscript 1965

7.90

During the Napoleonic wars, a Spanish officer and an opposing officer find a book written by the former's grandfather.

1965

Knife in the Water

Knife in the Water 1962

7.30

On their way to an afternoon on the lake, husband and wife Andrzej and Krystyna nearly run over a young hitchhiker. Inviting the young man onto the boat with them, Andrzej begins to subtly torment him; the hitchhiker responds by making overtures toward Krystyna. When the hitchhiker is accidentally knocked overboard, the husband's panic results in unexpected consequences.

1962

Bad Luck

Bad Luck 1960

6.70

To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one he considers to have been characterized by exceptionally bad luck.

1960

Colonel Wolodyjowski

Colonel Wolodyjowski 1969

7.05

In 1668 Polish colonel Michał Wołodyjowski, who recently retired to a monastery, is recalled to active duty and takes charge of Poland's eastern frontier defenses against invading Tatar hordes and Ottoman armies.

1969

Passenger

Passenger 1963

7.30

A German woman on a ship returning to Europe notices a face of another woman which brings recollections from the past. She tells her husband that she had been an overseer in Auschwitz during the war, but she has actually saved a woman's life.

1963

Love at Twenty

Love at Twenty 1962

6.70

Love at Twenty unites five directors from five different countries to present their different perspectives on what love really is at the age of 20. The episodes are united with the score of Georges Delerue and still photos of Henri Cartier-Bresson.

1962

How to Be Loved

How to Be Loved 1963

7.50

An actress travels from Warsaw to Paris and during the trip reflects on the last few years of her life. It goes back to the German occupation and her hiding of a fellow actor who has supposedly killed a collaborator.

1963

Barrier

Barrier 1966

6.80

A dream-like meditation on post-industrial life in Communist Poland.

1966

The Doll

The Doll 1968

6.30

Set in the 19th century Warsaw. The indolence of aristocrats who, secure with their pensions, are too lazy to undertake new business risks, frustrates Wokulski. His ability to make money is respected but his lack of family and social rank is condescended to. Because of his "help" (in secret) to "the doll's" impecunious but influential father, the girl becomes aware of his affection.

1968

Everything for Sale

Everything for Sale 1969

5.90

Wajda's homage to Zbigniew Cybulski, the "Polish James Dean" who starred in the director's ASHES AND DIAMONDS and died young. The movie follows the tribulations of a director attempting to make a movie with a Cybulski-like star who never shows up.

1969

The Law and the Fist

The Law and the Fist 1964

7.10

At the end of World War Two, Polish people move to the western lands vacated by Germans. But some ruthless profiteers pose as government representatives and intend to make off with loot from a deserted town they took over. One honest man stands up against them because he believes these goods belong to the people.

1964

Gangsters and Philantropists

Gangsters and Philantropists 1963

6.50

The movie consists of two satirical novels based on the same idea: both the "gangsters" and "philanthropists" end up in the courtroom.

1963

Avatar: The Exchange of Souls

Avatar: The Exchange of Souls 1964

5.60

Count Olgierd Łabiński lives with his beloved wife in Paris in a beautiful palace. The Countess recalls her stay in Florence and her insistent admirer Octavius ​​de Saville. Soon, Octavius, arrives in Paris and calls for the famous Dr. Cherbonneau, suspected of being a charlatan. Citing the teachings of the East, Cherbonneau offers the patient an "avatar", a reincarnation of the soul, which takes a different body...

1964

Gold Dreams

Gold Dreams 1962

5.60

The inability of a truck driver to relate to normal life after an accident for which he feels himself responsible.

1962

Przeraźliwe łoże

Przeraźliwe łoże 1968

5.50

Tom arrives in a strange city, where he meets casino owners who are hiding a secret.

1968

Miejsce dla jednego

Miejsce dla jednego 1966

1

The deputy director of a machine plant is injured in a car accident and loses important documents. An uncompromising controller is sent to the plant to investigate the matter.

1966

Klub szachistów

Klub szachistów 1967

1

Wacław Urbin joins an exclusive club, learning the secrets of its members.

1967

Markiza de Pompadour

Markiza de Pompadour 1966

5.30

A daughter of a furniture seller helps her father’s business by promising a marriage to the customers.

1966

The Moonwalkers

The Moonwalkers 1960

5.00

A group of street thugs assault a man, causing temporary blindness. One of them, Romek has a change of heart after this incident and decides to turn against his former friends.

1960