Janusz Morgenstern

Był sobie dzieciak (2013)

During the brutal 1944 Warsaw Uprising, young poet Marek is forced to grow up in an instant as he joins the resistance amid the city's desperate fight. When he meets a captivating woman, he must confront harsh choices. ...

Ixjana (2012)

Marek, a young writer, is trying to solve the mystery of the night his friend Arthur died. In the recesses of his memory, Marek finds fragments of past events: a party at the home of an eccentric publisher, his argument with Arthur, the exchange of blows, ...

Big Love (2012)

Emilka meets the slightly-older Maciek out at a club one night. He shows Emilka—who was brought up by a single mom—a whole new world filled with desire, passion, restlessness and rebellion. The girl moves in with him and at first everything seems just ...

Rose (2012)

This harrowing tale of survival centers on Rose, a Masurian woman, whose German soldier husband was killed in the war, leaving her alone on their farm. A single woman had no defense against Russian soldiers who raped as a form of revenge, nor against plund ...

Lesser Evil (2009)

There is a writer who in the late 1970s managed to publish a poem in the monthly "Nowy Wyraz". It was enough to become a self-confessed writer whose name began to appear in the state media. The writer takes full advantage of his privileges - he flirts with ...

Stary człowiek i pies (2008)

The film presents the story of Robert - an aging, once-recognized artist who is today struggling with his own complexes and vices, and helplessness towards a new reality that ruthlessly throws him to the margins of existence. One day Robert finds himself i ...

Love in an Underground Passage (2007)

Another film from the TV series "Polish Holidays", this time illustrating a holiday not entirely Polish, but already firmly rooted in the native reality - Valentine's Day. The script for it was written by Jerzy Pilch. For the famous writer, winner of the N ...

Came the Uhlans (2006)

In a post-State gmina Osiek, on August 15th the plaque commemorating the liberation of the town from the hands of the Bolsheviks in 1920 will be unveiled. Vogt wants the event to be festive and to contribute to the promotion a the forgotten gmina. He needs ...

The World Is Waiting for Us (2006)

The film shows the gray reality of a Polish unemployed slacker still living (despite 30 on the neck) "on mommy's pot". Just what to do when one day she runs out? Where to get money for living? ...

St. Barbara's Day (2005)

A coal mine director invites Jacob, a TV series star, to add splendor to the celebration of St. Barbara's Day, the patroness of miners. Basia, a worker from the sorting department, is chosen to hand Jakub the welcoming loaf of bread. The two completely dif ...

The Collector (2005)

Lucjan Bohme is a ruthless debt collector working in a post-industrial Silesian town. In the land of unemployment and misery, he's got a lot of work and no mercy at all. Until something happens. ...

Heaven Hell (2005)

A young priest comes to a town to help the old provost in pastoral ministry. It early May, the parish prepares for the First Communion. Unexpectedly, the provost is admitted to hospital with a heart attack. Priest Piotr is on his own now in a completely ne ...

Queen of Clouds (2004)

Piotr manages to buy a splendid though dilapidated villa from the eccentric 80-year-old painter Mimi. The woman treats him like her long-lost only son whereas Piotr tries to send her away to old people's home. ...

Long Weekend (2004)

Bogdan and Marta take part in a TV show 'Blind Date' and eventually win a romantic stay at the luxurious hotel for the long May Day weekend. They seem to be so different, however, that they hardly stand each other. ...

White Dress (2003)

Careerist Maciej gives a lift to a hitchhiker with opposite beliefs as they both head to their hometowns. In the meantime, the local community gets prepared for the annual Corpus Christi procession. ...

All The Saints (2002)

As every year, the celebration of All Saints Day brings Polish families together at the graves of their loved ones. On this special day Maria, 80-year-old widow, visits the graveyard with her son, his wife and their children. ...

The Revenge (2002)

A winter day at a Polish castle, half owned by a fatalistic notary and half by a volcanic old soldier's niece. The old soldier, Cupbearer, and the notary are sworn enemies, which may doom the love between the niece, Klara, and the notary's son, Waclaw. On ...

Like Father Like Son (2002)

Television film from the "Polish Holidays" series was made according to his own script by Ryszard Bugajski, creator of the famous "Interrogation". A tragicomic tale of life, transience and destiny that one cannot escape. The story of three generations - gr ...

Requiem (2001)

Bartłomiej, community elder and orator, must choose an appropriate successor, but finds difficulty in the aftermath of a local girl's tragic hit-and-run death. A community's pain reverberates through fractured relationships and the burden of funereal resp ...

Coyote's Morning (2001)

Kuba, a young cartoon artist who works as a waiter at sophisticated parties, falls in love with beautiful Noemi and accidentally gets involved in gangster affairs ...

The Yellow Scarf (2000)

The main character - a man who suffers from alcoholism - wants to change his tumultuous life. The day before Christmas Eve he receives a gift from his son - a yellow scarf. A gift is a kind of talisman he receives from loved ones, and every time he loses i ...

Night of St. Nicholas (2000)

Two prison cellmates get a one-day leave out of jail to dress up as Santa Claus and an angel and give presents to children from an orphanage. But the presents don't seem to be for kids. ...

Cud purymowy (2000)

A family of anti-Semites lives in Lodz. The husband is unemployed and poor. He believes that only true Poles can improve the situation in the country. His quiet wife believes what her husband does and says, while their son - the future of the nation - hate ...

Boys Don't Cry (2000)

A young aspiring violinist unwittingly becomes involved with a criminal gang. ...

Deserter's Gold (1998)

"Deserter's Gold", the sequel to the very popular "The Deserters", is a rich war comedy, skipping humorously around the more serious dangers of a war. Deserters Gold takes place during World War II, while the first film happened during WWI. The heroes' mis ...

The Dark Side of Venus (1998)

Ewa is a beautiful, happily married woman. One day she meets a young woman claiming to be in affair with her husband. Ewa, shocked, doesn't know whom to believe any more. ...

Miss Nobody (1996)

A devout Catholic peasant girl is corrupted by two new friends when her family moves to the city. An allegory of traditional Polish values under threat from materialism and decadence in the post-Communist era. ...

Golden Bottom (1995)

The film takes place today in a small settlement in Kolyma. A few years ago, the authorities decided that state gold mining was no longer profitable. Those who try to act on their own are persecuted. ...

Colossus (1993)

A boy paralyzed as a child grows into an athletic man. The colossal strength that allowed him to become a fit man will prove to be his undoing. Convicted of a murder in a fight, he loses the chance to return to his beloved girl. ...

Femina (1991)

The main character is Bogna, a thirty year old woman lost in her surrounding reality and unhappy in her private life. After her husband departs for a foreign scholarship, Bogna learns that her mother died. The trip to her hometown for the funeral becomes a ...

Europa Europa (1990)

A Jewish boy separated from his family in the early days of WWII poses as a German orphan and is taken into the heart of the Nazi world as a 'war hero' and eventually becomes a Hitler Youth. ...

Korczak (1990)

The story of Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war. ...

Legend of the White Horse (1987)

A satire of Cold war politics, where Red bureaucrats meet U.S. corporate greed - and a witch and a dragon. ...

The Smaller Sky (1981)

A story of a dropout out of a succesful career and a loving family. He goes to a local railroad station, then checks into a hotel and refuses to leave despite visits by a psychiatrist and his own son. He watches people daily at the station. A tv reporter i ...

Godzina W (1979)

On August 1, 1944, Warsaw holds its breath as Home Army couriers spread word that "W-hour" is at 17:00. A platoon under "Czarny" must assault German barracks without the expected backup—an order they follow at the risk of collective suicide. ...

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. ...

Dama pikowa (1972)

A young engineer tries to get a card secret from a dying countess that allows him to make a fortune. ...

Leprosy (1971)

When Stanisław Czermień is wrongfully accused of rape and murder, he decides to exonerate himself and track down the real criminal. ...

More Than Life At Stake Part Four (1969)

The fourth of six episode compilations of the TV series, featuring episodes 8 and 9. ...

More Than Life At Stake Part Six (1969)

The sixth and final episode compilation of the TV series released theatrically, featuring episodes 16 and 17. ...

More Than Life At Stake Part Three (1969)

The third of six episode compilations of the TV series released theatrically, featuring episodes 5 and 7. ...

More Than Life At Stake Part One (1969)

The first of six episode compilations of the TV show released theatrically, featuring episodes 1 and 3. In 1941, Polish soldier Stanisław Kolicki escapes German captivity only to be mistaken for the dashing Abwehr lieutenant Hans Kloss and recruited by th ...

Jowita (1967)

Marek is a promising athlete having his share of affairs with women. One day at masquerade ball he meets a an enigmatic Jowita and becomes obsessed with her, even when he finds seemingly true love in Agnieszka. ...

Then There Will Be Silence (1966)

Two Polish Army soldiers, both from different political backgrounds clash while fighting the Germans. ...

Back to Life Again (1965)

Three idealists - a communist secretary, a former RAF pilot and a female political activist - need to face the hardships and accusations of postwar Stalinist years before being finally rehabilitated. ...

Adam's Two Ribs (1964)

An engineer comes home from abroad to his waiting wife. After some time, his second wife, an Italian one, joins him. For a small town, such a triangle will turn out to be unacceptable, especially since the spouses live peacefully under one roof. ...

Opening Tomorrow (1962)

A budding playwright is thrilled to find out that his play will be performed at a prestigious theater, but a series of problems pile up, along with the general feeling that opening night will be disastrous. ...

Ambulance (1961)

In this haunting short fiction film, a group of Jewish children and their teacher are herded into an ambulance by Nazis; the vehicle, ordinarily representing comfort and safety, becomes the group's death chamber. Morgenstern's presentation of the incident ...

Good Bye, Till Tomorrow (1960)

Jacek is a handsome, charming young Pole who belongs to a drama company. One day, in the streets of Gdansk, he meets Marguerite, a beautiful, charming French girl. He falls for her but the young lady is whimsical... ...

Lotna (1959)

Set in the beginning of Wold War II, when the Polish cavalry still fought with lances against German troops. LOTNA is about a white thoroughbred horse that passed through various hands in a military outfit. ...

Ashes and Diamonds (1958)

A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He mee ...

The Real End of the Great War (1957)

Róża marries a promising young architect, Juliusz. Then World War II breaks out and within weeks Juliusz is deported to a concentration camp. Months, and then years go by, until Róża abandons any hope that her husband might return. She meets and falls ...

Kanal (1957)

In the last few days of the Warsaw Uprising during World War II, a modest group of Resistance members remains. The band must take refuge in the sewers under the orders of leader Zadra, but it's only a matter of time before they will have to emerge. However ...

Atlantic Story (1955)

The fate of a German found by the French peasants - a deserter from the Legion of Foreign Affairs fighting in Vietnam. ...

Kuba (2024)

Janusz Morgenstern was a director of films and TV series that left a permanent mark on Polish cinema, such as 'Good Bye, Till Tomorrow', 'To Kill This Love' or 'More Than Life at Stake'. Morgenstern's portrait is woven out of broadcasts, photos, interviews ...

Entanglement (2011)

A member of a therapy group is found dead. A prosecutor and a police officer try to solve the mystery of his death. ...

Knife in the Water: A Ticket to the West (2003)