Władysław Kowalski

Eccentrics, the Sunny Side of the Street (2016)

In late 1950s Poland, jazzman Fabian returns from England and forms a swing big band that quickly rises to fame. Their glamorous new singer, the enigmatic Modesta, becomes both the group's star and Fabian's love interest. As their success begins to resembl ...

Body (2015)

A busy attorney, worried that his anorexic daughter Olga, who is still grieving her recently deceased mother, might try to harm herself, sends her to see a psychiatrist who's dealing with her own loss in an unusual way. ...

Close-Ups (2014)

37-year-old Marta gets married and wants to have a baby. But her toxic relationship with overbearing mother complicates her life in many ways. ...

Gods (2014)

Set in communist Poland of the 80s the movie depicts early career of cardio surgeon Zbigniew Religa. ...

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. ...

Pokaż kotku, co masz w środku (2011)

The plot is a series of unfortunate events happening to unremarkable characters. The father of the main character, Sigismund, unexpectedly decides to marry an unknown, mysterious woman. Shortly after this event, he loses all his money, and his son, Andrew, ...

Mystification (2010)

Lazowski, an expelled university student, investigates the supposed suicide of the famous artist Witkacy and tries to prove that the artist is in fact still alive. ...

Little Rose (2010)

Pressured by his superiors to disgrace public intellectual Warczewski, a professor and respected writer whom they believe to be a "camouflaged Zionist," rough security-services colonel Rozek enlists his sexy but naive girlfriend, Kamila, to insinuate herse ...

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 ...

The Bait (2009)

A star New York City detective is investigating the beating of a young girl. Following the crime trail he finds new victims. As the bodies start to pile up, so does the list of possible suspects. This "Who Done It" starts to look like a "Who Didn't Do It" ...

Popieluszko: Freedom Is Within Us (2009)

Story of life of Father Jerzy Popieluszko, the priest called "The Solidarity Chaplain", murdered by communist secret police. ...

Niezawodny system (2008)

A cheerful story about an old lady trying to correct a past mistake and recover a priceless necklace. The heroine develops a foolproof system to ensure that she wins at the casino. The actions of the aged lady attract the interest of a young gambler. He de ...

Louise's Garden (2008)

A young girl meets a gangster at a psychiatric hospital. ...

Katyn (2007)

On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fronts, is defeated. Thousands of Polish men, both military and government offi ...

Tomorrow's Weather (2003)

A man, after having abandoned his family to live in a monastery, goes back into the world after 17 years. ...

Sposób na Alcybiadesa (2001)

Avalon (2001)

In a future world, young people are increasingly becoming addicted to an illegal (and potentially deadly) battle simulation game called Avalon. When Ash, a star player, hears of rumors that a more advanced level of the game exists somewhere, she gives up h ...

Dybuk (1999)

In a Polish-Jewish village, pious student Chanan, captivated by Kabbalah, falls in love with Leah, the rabbi's daughter, but is forbidden to wed her and dies invoking the Ineffable Name - returning as a dybbuk (possessing spirit) at her wedding. Only after ...

Queen of the Angels (1999)

The film takes place in two spaces of time. Modern history tells the story of a passing relationship crisis doctor James with her teacher Maria. During the night shift, Jacob is trying to calm the boy. Experiencing a shock that pushes him into the inner jo ...

The Last Days (1999)

Romance brings two warring families together in this historical drama. As citizens fight for independence in 1810s Lithuania, Tadeusz, the son of a murderer, and Zosia, a young woman, come together for a wedding against a backdrop of changing politics, anc ...

Łóżko Wierszynina (1998)

Rehearsals for Chekhov's Three Sisters are underway in the theater. The team creating the performance is entangled in complicated relationships, they feel pressure. Success or failure no longer depends only on them, but they still try to realize their own ...

Spona (1998)

Set in Polish high school in the year 1969, a story about a group of first year students who are trying to get through the year by finding a way around an eccentric history teacher. ...

The Day of the Big Fish (1997)

A mature man recalls his youthful love and comes to the town where he once met a woman who was important to him. However, it is hard to turn back time. ...

Poznań 56 (1996)

The film depicts the momentous and tragic history of the Poznan uprising of 1956. The memory of the director, who was a nine-year-old boy at the time, is the only canvass of the script. The main characters of the black-and-white film are two boys aged ten ...

Puszka Pandory (1996)

After killing her husband, the beautiful but cunning Lulu evades justice with the help of the people that are in love with her. A Polish teleplay of Frank Wederkind's play that adapts the second part of the story. ...

Deborah (1995)

In a small Polish town in the summer of 1939, a married painter and a young Jewish woman begin an affair. Based on the novel by Marek Sołtysik. ...

Les Milles (1995)

In the beginning of the Second World War, Germans, Austrians and persons without nationality living in France are sent to the concentration camp of Les Milles by France government. Commander Charles Perrochon is the responsible for this camp and he promise ...

1968. Happy New Year (1993)

Spring of 1968, Warsaw. The fight for influence between top level Communist officials is the background to a developing love story between a young couple who are engaged in student protests. Both the young couple and their parents will pay a high price for ...

Sauna (1992)

A film based on a simple situation: several men talk in the sauna. ...

Warsaw: Year 5703 (1992)

In the winter of 1943 two young Jews, Alek and Fryda, escape, via sewer tunnels, from the atrocities underway in Warsaw ghetto. Alek, entrusted with undeveloped photos of the horrors within, makes his way to a supposedly safe apartment only to find it occu ...

Panny i wdowy (1991)

Maidens and Widows is an epic tale of a hundred years of Polish history from the perspective of women, the titular maidens and widows. Set against the backdrop of turbulent historical events. ...

Cynga (1991)

A young Varsovian runs away from the Nazi's attack on the East. He falls into the hands of the NKVD. Suspected of espionage, he ends up in a camp in Siberia. He will spend the war in a psychiatric hospital. ...

The Double Life of Véronique (1991)

Véronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in Poland, has a similar career goal and looks identical to Véronique, though the two are not related. The film follows both women as they contend with the up ...

Escape from the Liberty Cinema (1990)

The screening of a movie "Daybreak" at the "Liberty" Cinema is interrupted by an unusual event - actors come to life on the screen, start conversations among themselves, draw the audience into them. Crowds gather around the cinema, the relevant authorities ...

The Master and Margarita (1990)

The Master and Margarita (Mistrz i Małgorzata) is a four-part Polish television production based on the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov. ...

Decalogue VII (1989)

As a high school student, Majka bore a child, Ania, whom Majka's mother, Ewa, has been raising as her own. Now that Majka is ready for motherhood, Ewa refuses to let go, leading Majka to kidnap her own daughter, with unexpected emotional consequences. ...

Daze (1989)

An actor is married to a dancer whose drug addiction drives them to desperation when World War II breaks out. ...

Nikt nie jest winien (1988)

A famous writer suspects that his wife is cheating on him and tries to find out who her lover is. ...

The Young Magician (1987)

A 12-year boy feels left out by his classmates because he has no interest in athletics. He finally discovers his calling when his parents take him to a magic show. Picked by the magician to be his helper during a trick he is drawn into the world of magic a ...

Komediantka (1987)

A young woman runs away from her home to the big city, gets a job in theatre and gets involved with shady characters. ...

Pěsti ve tmě (1987)

The year is 1936, the nervous atmosphere of the Nazi threat penetrates into the sport. Upgrade boxe Vilda Jakub will compete with German Kurt Schaller. The Nazis decisions are used in order to win his master even the dirtiest means. Vilda inspect their gam ...

Travels of Mr. Blot (1986)

The second part of adventures of Mr. Blot and the students of his magic school. ...

Medium (1985)

Story of four people in Sopot in 1933, mysteriously brought together to an old villa to reenact a murder ritual that took place 36 years earlier. ...

111 dni letargu (1985)

A Polish writer is arrested by the Nazis in 1942 and sent to the notorious Pawiak prison in Warsaw. He will spend the next 111 days fighting for survival. ...

The Planet 'Tailor' (1984)

In the 50's a tailor drinking with his friends has an attack that requires an emegency treatment in the hospital. He has damaged kidneys. Given a second lease on life the tailor thinks that while in a coma he has communicated with the distant stars. He giv ...

Synthesis (1984)

In 2059 scientists manage to revive two people after 80 years of suspended animation - a boy Marek Torlewski and a dictator Muanty, who quickly becomes a serious threat to humanity. Synteza is an adaptation of a novel by Maciej Wojtyszko. ...

Postcard from a Journey (1984)

A story of a middle-aged Jew methodically preparing himself to be shipped off to a concentration camp. The main character, Jacob Rosenberg, is a former industrial counselor, who is forced to work as a street cleaner. He knows what the fate is holding for h ...

Zabawa w chowanego (1984)

Shivers (1981)

A boy comes of age under an oppressive, cruel socialist government and watches as it slowly but surely distorts his family, his school and even his own thoughts. ...

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 ...

In Broad Daylight (1981)

Set in 1905. The story focuses on a young and inexperienced man in a revolutionary execution squad. He does his killing job out of idealism, and for the love of a woman. The young student murders a Russian spy and is afterwards arrested by the police. Much ...

Gwiazda Wytrwałości (1981)

Officers of the 5th Horse Rifle Regiment of the 1st Armored Division go to Brussels, where they meet Joachim Lelewel. To verify the story, the press officer of the division goes to Brussels. ...

Jeśli serce masz bijące (1981)

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

Without Love (1980)

Ewa is a reporter. Using her feminine charms and other means she is trying to become a journalist on a Warsaw weekly popular magazine. She hopes to become political interviewer of personalities and state leaders. On her way up the ladder she trips over one ...

Powstanie listopadowe. 1830 - 1831 (1980)

Most important events of November Uprising in Poland. ...

Hospital of the Transfiguration (1979)

Shortly after the beginning of World War 2 a young idealist doctor is employed in a psychiatric hospital, where his notions of proper care for the patients are challenged by staff and the German occupation. ...

Merry Christmas (1977)

Two men go to Warsaw to sell Christmas trees and meet old friends. ...

Żółw (1974)

Rafał is suspected of killing a turtle that fell out of the balcony. ...

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. ...

Patrząc pod słońce (1972)

Holidays spent by a couple in love are disrupted by the appearance of a stranger. ...

Goodnight (1971)

Two neighbours living in one block of flats share the same dreams at night - they murder each another. ...

Red Rowan (1970)

The Polish Army fights to liberate Kołobrzeg from the Germans in the final months of World War 2. ...

Where Are You, Louise? (1968)

Mysterious creatures that have landed on the ground in a flying saucer, encouraging the people they meet to undergo experimental research in exchange for gaining youth and immortality. ...

The Killer Leaves a Trace (1967)

In the last days of WW2, Polish military looks for the murderer of prosecutor responsible for storing Gestapo files. ...

Return to Earth (1967)

After the war, Stefan cannot go back to a normal life. ...

No More Divorces (1964)

Three short segments about love, all set in Warsaw's Civil Registry Office at the corner of Nowy Świat and Aleje Jerozolimskie, against a vivid backdrop of early 1960s city life. ...

Gold Dreams (1962)

The inability of a truck driver to relate to normal life after an accident for which he feels himself responsible. ...

Love at Twenty (1962)

Love at Twenty unites five directors from five different countries to present their different perspectives on what love really is at the age of 20. The episodes are united with the score of Georges Delerue and still photos of Henri Cartier-Bresson. ...

The Road West (1961)

In the last days of the war an old train driver and his young assistant carry weapons to Polish soldiers on the western front. ...

Goodbye to the Past (1961)

An actress visits her hometown to attend the funeral of her grandfather. She realizes that the places and people from her past differ from her cherished memories. ...

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... ...