One of Wajda’s lighter works, this is the tale of Bazyli (Tadeusz łomnicki) a handsome, young doctor who is constantly being pursued by beautiful women, and is tired of it. He meets Pelagia (Krystyna Stypułkowska) yet another attractive woman who pushes herself onto him, or so it would appear. When they get to his place though, instead of the usual activity between the sheets, a connection ignites between the two as they talk, trying to discern one another while at the same time keeping themselves at bay. They part ways and for the first time Bazyli feels that he wants to see her again. The only problem is she’s nowhere to be found…
Janusz Majewski’s latest film is a blast back to the swinging 50s of Poland. It follows Fabian (Maciej Stuhr) as he returns to Poland from England and forms a swing band. It turns out to be much more successful than anyone had...
Kanal is the frustrating story of a group of forty-three men and women fighting during the last days of the Warsaw Uprising against the Nazis in World War II. After struggling for so long as a united force, the resistance and...
Andrzej Wajda’s last feature is a biopic about Władysław Strzemiński, the famous Polish avant-garde painter. As much as it’s a celebration of the brilliant work one man made, it also sheds light on the difficulties of Strzemiński’s...
