Jan Himilsbach

Kwiat paproci (2009)

By a twist of fate, a Warsaw crook becomes a translator at a reunion of high school graduates in a small town. There he learns about a treasure buried by the participants of the ceremony. The film, completed in 1972 was shelved by the censors and believed ...

Himilsbach. Prawdy, bujdy, czarne dziury (2002)

The life of Jan Himilsbach (1931-1988) - stonemason, docker, sailor, actor, screenwriter and writer - is a collection of anecdotes on the one hand, and a string of overwhelming events on the other. As a juvenile shoemaker he was sent to a reformatory, as a ...

Mr. Blot in Space (1988)

It's Christmas, and children at an orphanage in Maliszewo receive a computer that was given to them by another orphan who used to live there many years ago. During the night, the computer awakes itself and tells the children a story that will happen in 25 ...

Starzy znajomi (1987)

Zdzicho leaves prison and tries to get his share from his former partners. ...

Smażalnia Story (1985)

Dwaj multi-instrumentaliści, Broda i Redaktorek, po kilku latach muzykowania w Finlandii wracają promem do kraju objętego stanem wojennym. ...

No Money I.e. 24 Hours in the Life of Jan Himilsbach (1984)

More and more mourners join a queue for the stonemason. He is played by Jan Himilsbach (1931-1988), an untrained actor, ("Rejs" 1970) and prose writer ("Przepychanka" 1974). In the film, he works at the Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw. Some of the people begin ...

Rodzina Leśniewskich (1983)

Children of the Leśniewski family decide to help their mother in daily chores so she can have more time for herself. ...

The Ambulance Will Come (1983)

After being transferred to a new position, the young doctor becomes the target of harassment by her colleagues. ...

Przeprowadzka (1982)

A young, well-off engineer decides to leave his current life and seek what he deems a "manly" adventure. ...

Stardust (1982)

An odd couple of old people lead their simple lives close to nature. The man is an amateur constructor and his goal now is to build a small river dam to produce electricity for his country house. ...

Dog (1981)

A young couple's dog becomes a subject of crutiny by the other residents of their apartment complex, setting off a bureacratic nightmare in this satire of Polish society. ...

Filip z konopi (1981)

A Party for Ten, Plus Three (1980)

A bunch of unemployed and unqualified workers are hired to unload a few railway wagons. Because of the low wages, the manager needs to encourage the workers in some other way. ...

Party przy świecach (1980)

The marriage struggling with financial problems decides to impress visiting relatives. ...

Koty to dranie (1978)

Retired Sypniewski stands before a bizarre task - he must drown kittens. ...

Flames (1977)

Presenting a different approach to life, the three brothers meet at their father's funeral. ...

Deja vu czyli skąd my to znamy (1977)

Professor tries to explain his patients's mental anomalies. ...

Excuse Me, Is It Here They Beat Up People? (1976)

The film is a story of a young man coerced into undercover work for the police, in return for their dropping of charges against him. He is to befriend a leader of a gang of juvenile delinquents who plans big robbery of a jewelry store. The scheme works and ...

Brunet Will Call (1976)

Modest editor, has shipped his wife and kids for the weekend, and is trying to relax in his house at the outskirts of Warsaw. His quiet evening is only disturbed by the accidental forecast made by a Gypsy woman, that at evening time he will murder a myster ...

Pictures from Life (1976)

Seven stories based on unusual court cases from Poland. ...

The End of the Holiday (1975)

A coming of age story about fourteen years old Yurek, his adventures during the vacations and his first love. ...

A Jungle Book of Regulations (1974)

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 ...

How It's Done (1974)

Two ambitious men - one a self-described director, another a self-described writer, meet on a train to Zakopane and decide to make a movie together. ...

Chleba naszego powszedniego (1974)

A contemporary drama about the problem of adaptation of people from rural areas to the urban environment, which is characteristic of our civilization. A father and son arrive in Warsaw and find themselves on a large construction site of a modern thoroughfa ...

It's Spring, Sergeant (1974)

In Trzebiatów, a small town, there is an unusual bustle. A crowd of residents has gathered in the market square to welcome their beloved MO sergeant, Władysław Lichniak. The sergeant has just returned from his written high school final exam. The residen ...

Random Love Story (1974)

This 50-minutes long TV production, Wiszniewski's only feature film, is the story of a young worker, who is given a flat by his union commission on condition that he gets married. ...

The Ascended (1973)

Two simple men win the lottery and decide to spend the money on their first plane flight and some other pleasures. But all that does not bring enough happiness to their lives. ...

Siedem czerwonych róż, czyli Benek kwiaciarz o sobie i o innych (1973)

A film adaptation of six short stories by Marek Nowakowski from the collection Mizerykordia. ...

Scorpio, Virgo and Sagittarius (1973)

Three young friends travel round Poland, making a living by acting out religious scenes at fairs and selling photographs. Problems arise when a mysterious man joins them. ...

To Kill This Love (1972)

A dramatization of problems faced by a young couple in 1970's Poland - job uncertainty, conflicts with parents, living together, unfaithfulness. ...

Marriageable Girls (1972)

Three naive girls from the provinces travel to the city to find the men of their dreams. ...

Na przełaj (1972)

After moving from the countryside to the city, an old man cannot find himself in the new reality. ...

Punkt wyjścia (1972)

A study of the psyche of a sick, aging man who loses faith in the meaning of life. ...

Książę sezonu (1970)

Stefan Pulman, a lonely Varsovian, spends his vacation every year in a quiet guesthouse. He makes very real marriage plans. The object of his sighs is beautiful Susanna. ...

The Cruise (1970)

A stowaway sneaks aboard a ship departing on a cruise down the Vistula River. The captain takes him for a Communist Party cultural coordinator and the intruder gladly adapts to his new role, immediately setting to work at manipulating the passengers and cr ...

Jedenaste przykazanie (1988)

A young penniless woman comes to a small town with her newborn baby. She goes to work but because her child has no father, life is hard for her. Until she meets a carefree vagabond photographer willing to help her out. ...

A Party for Ten, Plus Three (1980)

A bunch of unemployed and unqualified workers are hired to unload a few railway wagons. Because of the low wages, the manager needs to encourage the workers in some other way. ...

Party przy świecach (1980)

The marriage struggling with financial problems decides to impress visiting relatives. ...

Chleba naszego powszedniego (1974)

A contemporary drama about the problem of adaptation of people from rural areas to the urban environment, which is characteristic of our civilization. A father and son arrive in Warsaw and find themselves on a large construction site of a modern thoroughfa ...

The Ascended (1973)

Two simple men win the lottery and decide to spend the money on their first plane flight and some other pleasures. But all that does not bring enough happiness to their lives. ...

Monidło (1970)

An unexpected guest shows at the door of an apartment of a working-class family, at first asking just for a glass of water. ...