The Promised Land

The Promised Land 1975

7.30

In nineteenth-century Łódź, Poland, three friends want to make a lot of money by building and investing in a textile factory. An exceptional portrait of rapid industrial expansion is shown through the eyes of one Polish town.

1975

Young Chopin

Young Chopin 1952

5.70

Young Frederic Chopin comes of age during a tumultous time in Polish history.

1952

Five Boys from Barska Street

Five Boys from Barska Street 1954

5.40

In war-ravaged Warsaw, five juvenile delinquents are given probation for stealing, to rehabilitate themselves, but remain under the influence of their profiteer-boss.

1954

A Bachelor's Life Abroad

A Bachelor's Life Abroad 1993

4.30

The action is set in the early 20th century. The film is made up of six sequences. In the first, Michal, young man who came from Poland to Germany, enrolls in a course on how to behave in social situations and on etiquette. However when he tries to approach girls using the rules which he's been taught... he only makes a fool of himself. Then, he goes to work for a man who owns a carousel and who loves to chase other women. In the next sequence, Michal meets the divorced landlady, Mrs. Luther, and goes through a whole lot of erotic experiences. When he escapes exhausted from his landlady, he starts working in a mine and visits brothels on a regular basis. He looks on women in a totally cynical manner. However, his persistent wandering must finally result in a true love.

1993

Unvanquished City

Unvanquished City 1950

4.00

Unvanquished City (Polish: Robinson warszawski, Polish: Miasto nieujarzmione) is a 1950 Polish drama film directed by Jerzy Zarzycki. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.

1950

European Night

European Night 1993

1

An aspiring actress falls for her leading man and passion ignites. When a series of murders haunts the estate where the actors are filming, her leading man no longer seems to be perfect and she is forced into a deadly choice.

1993

Adventure in Marienstadt

Adventure in Marienstadt 1954

5.50

While visiting Warsaw, Hanka falls for a record-breaking bricklayer. She returns to the city to work at construction sites and prove that women can work as hard as men

1954

Jeśli serce masz bijące

Jeśli serce masz bijące 1981

1

A group of Polish boys is opposed to a German teacher who aims to Germanise the young men.

1981

The Twenties, the Thirties

The Twenties, the Thirties 1984

6.10

On the way to Warsaw after a crude oil fraud in southern Poland, conman Adam Deren meets singer Liza. He decides to invest his money in a venture deemed to be a failure - a small cabaret where Liza could perform.

1984

Kazimierz Wielki

Kazimierz Wielki 1976

6.20

The life and reign of Polish king Casimir III The Great.

1976

A Round Week

A Round Week 1977

1

Gustlik learns the magical world of Silesian legends listening to his grandfather's stories.

1977

A Jungle Book of Regulations

A Jungle Book of Regulations 1974

7.00

Janek and Wanda live in a small room in a villa, while other rooms are occupied by offices of various institutions. Janek often stays at work after hours, just to avoid returning to the cramped apartment too early. One day, a man named Malinowski, who once lived in the same small room, visits the couple. He proposes to exchange their room for a new, two-room apartment that he has just received. Janek and Wanda are initially distrustful, but eventually, the exchange takes place. It turns out that Wanda's ex-husband, Jerzy, already lives in the new apartment. Despite the divorce, as he is registered with Wanda, he has the right to continue living in her apartment. Janek tries to find a way to get rid of the intruder.

1974

Memoirs of a Sinner

Memoirs of a Sinner 1986

6.80

A recently resurrected corpse recounts his life story, focusing on his strange relationship with a murderous alter-ego.

1986

The Leper

The Leper 1976

6.83

A simple governess and a wealthy aristocrat fall madly in love with each other. However, his family are prejudiced towards her and have other plans for him.

1976

The Peasants

The Peasants 1973

5.60

In a bucolic Polish hamlet, the tense relationship between a father and son reaches a boiling point when the men lose their hearts to the same woman and vie for her affections. Based on Wladyslaw Reymont's Nobel Prize-winning book and helmed by Jan Rybkowski, this theatrical release (starring Krzystof Chamiec, Wladyslaw Hancza and Emilia Krakowska) was culled from a 13-episode miniseries that aired on Polish television in 1972.

1973

Fun and Games

Fun and Games 2009

1

In the villa of the party dignitary, the fates of Stanisław, his son's friends, Zbyszek, a worker leaving the army, and the head of the thieves' gang, cross. The film was shelved by the censors for 27 years before finally getting a limited release in 2009.

2009

Sonata marymoncka

Sonata marymoncka 1988

1

Main character, Rysiek, tries to live through dangerous times of war-torn and later stalinist Poland.

1988

Journey for One Smile

Journey for One Smile 1972

7.70

The film is a cinema version of the popular TV series of the same title.

1972