Stanisław Niedbalski

More Light (1987)

The protagonist of the film is Stanisław Niedbalski, a legend of Polish cinematography, cinematographer of several dozen documentary films. Usually, he is hidden behind the camera. However, in this film, we could look at him from a different perspective � ...

Tapes from Jastrzebie (1974)

A portrait of the inhabitants of Jastrzębie (a mining town in Silesia) – young men and women who came there to begin their adult lives. Jastrzębie received municipal rights in 1963, but it is still a huge construction site. Children slide down the heap ...

Happy End (1973)

A purge in the style of those of March 1968 is to take place at a party meeting. Instead, it turns into a psychodrama. ...

Kareta (1973)

A nobleman and his servant have many misadventures together. ...

Don't Cry (1972)

An impressionistic film about bidding farewell to departing army recruits and the end of freedom. ...

In Such a Small Town... (1971)

A somewhat ironic depiction of life in a small Polish town at the beginning of the 1970s. The local brass band plays in the streets. Girls stroll, younger boys play soccer. Someone is looking at someone with interest, someone is courting someone, someone i ...

Factory (1971)

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. ...

I Was a Soldier (1971)

A group of veterans recount a horrifying experience when trapped in a minefield, resulting in each losing their sight. ...

Success (1969)

Piwowski's most controversial documentary, a portrait of Czesław Niemen (1939-2004), an outstanding musician and vocalist, a year after the legendary song "Strange Is This World" was released. ...

From the City of Lodz (1969)

This documentary explores the changing faces of the old Polish city of Lodz, and how its modernization, both physically and culturally, affects the older, more conservative residents, many of whom lived through World War II and are confused and somewhat re ...

A Year in the Life of Franek W. (1968)

On the cusp of adulthood and in search of work qualifications and a better life, Franciszek Wróbel - a baker from a small village on the Czech border of south-western Poland - emigrates to industrial Silesia to join the Voluntary Labour Corps. There he is ...

Było wesele... (1968)

The filmmakers depict the hard-working life of 85-year-old peasant woman Anna Jachimiuk. ...

Rajd (1968)

Report from the 1968 International Rally of Poland. ...

The Mass (1967)

A traditional Advent mass filmed in a church in the historical town of Spisska Sobota (Northern Slovakia), featuring authentic liturgical texts and songs. ...

Marathon (1965)

A documentary record of the effort that marathon runners make. The camera focuses on two runners: Benedict Gugala and Marian Jurczynski, who claim victory after 2 hours 37 minutes and 9 seconds. ...

Opus Jazz (1963)

A documentary portrait of the Kurylewicz Quintet at work in the recording studio, Opus Jazz captures the stop-and-start process of rehearsal before the musicians lock into rhythm and achieve full improvisational flow. Majewski's film highlights both the di ...

Birds (1963)

Pigeon breeders (men mostly) are a special kind of enthusiasts. Their hobby includes an element of competition – a long-distance race of carrier pigeons. ...

People on the Road (1960)

A portrait of a traveling circus. ...

The Musicians (1960)

A documentary about a group of Warsaw tram workers who moonlight in the city orchestra at night. ...

News Out From The Frying Pan (1960)

The title pan ('patelnia' means pan) is a terrace on Gubałówka, where people can sunbathe even in the middle of winter. 'Standing in the sunlight, everyone is only what they are' - convinces the narrator. The sight is breathtaking. ...

A Day Without Sunshine (1959)

A lonely man wanders the streets of contemporary Warsaw. He reads the daily press, observes women in a beauty salon and follows the action on a film set. In each of the places he is just an observer, not a protagonist. ...

Picks For Today (1959)

A look at the horse races at the famous track in Sluzewiec, Warsaw. ...

Gaudeamus (1959)

A report from a student's festival in Kraków. The history of this event dates back to the 15th century in Poland. Statues and knights at Wawel remain unmoved until they fall into the rhythm of joyful fun. ...

From Powisle (1958)

A documentary depicting the Warsaw district of Powiśle where time has stopped. One of several films made by Kazimierz Karabasz included in the "black series" of Polish documentaries. Featuring a commentary typical for documentaries of the second half of t ...

Warsaw Main Station (1958)

Warsaw Central Station, 1958. A place of greetings and farewells, an intersection of people from different parts of Poland and Europe. A girl waits in vain, she goes away. Soon the station would belong to the past too. ...

Merry-Go-Round in Łowicz (1958)

A documentary impression in color showing the attractions of the Łowicz region. With curiosity, the camera captures scenes from a fair and an amusement park. The atmosphere of the place is created by artists wearing national costumes, especially women fro ...

Old Women's House (1957)

A documentary portrait of elderly women living in a Kraków nursing home, observing daily rituals, illness, and waiting, shaped by recurring symbolic images of time and decline. ...

Rolling Mill (1956)

In February 1956, after several months of construction, the largest rolling mill in Poland, the rolling mill of the Lenin Smelter, started to operate. The viewers could see the final preparations and the launch of the machine. ...

Where the Devil Says Goodnight (1956)

A documentary depicting life in Targówek, a deprived and crime-affected district of postwar Warsaw, where reconstruction and cultural development projects have failed to materialize. ...

Wyprawa na Czarcią Wyspę (1955)

The film shows a beautiful trip taken by a scout troop to Czarcia Wyspa (Devil's Island) in Masuria. ...

Tvář a maska (1949)

W środku Europy (1993)

A small town located right in the middle of Europe, but in reality probably at the end of the world. It is dominated by the depressing atmosphere of the Stalinist era, the still vivid memory of wartime atrocities, and bitter ethnic conflicts. Above all, ho ...

I Love Cinema (1988)

The manager of a small provincial cinema finds her lost son, and he tries to save the movie theater. ...

More Light (1987)

The protagonist of the film is Stanisław Niedbalski, a legend of Polish cinematography, cinematographer of several dozen documentary films. Usually, he is hidden behind the camera. However, in this film, we could look at him from a different perspective � ...

The Twenties, the Thirties (1984)

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. ...