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

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

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

Na planie

Na planie 1968

1

Reportage from the set of the film "Everything for Sale", focusing on the director - Andrzej Wajda. At one stage of the filming, Wajda planned to include all the documentary material shot by Ziarnik in his film. Ultimately, however, he changed the concept.

1968

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

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

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

Each Day

Each Day 1973

1

A record of one day in the life of a chronically ill man. It begins and ends with a fragment from a poem by Horace, who recommends to appreciate every dawn.

1973

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

Workers '80

Workers '80 1982

1

Documentary about the beginning of Solidarnosc.

1982

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

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

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

House

House 1958

5.21

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

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

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

Hospital

Hospital 1977

6.26

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

1977

In Oświęcim

In Oświęcim 1983

1

An impressionistic description of the camp experience of Xawery Dunikowski (1875-1964), sculptor, painter and educator, prisoner of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp (1940-45).

1983

Still Life

Still Life 1977

1

The production is a poetic impression, its tone is mournful. The film shows the landscape of Vietnam two years after the end of the war. There is no commentary in the production, the image is accompanied by Mozart's composition.

1977