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...
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...
A young film student in 1970s Kraków is working on her diploma film. She focuses on the life of a bricklayer from the 1950s, Mateusz Birkut, who became a proletariat hero by advocating for workers’ rights and housing for everyone. Her...
Following on from Man of Marble (1977) and the story of Mateusz Birkut’s heroism, is the story of his son, Maciej Birkut. A journalist is tasked with finding out what’s really going on with Maciej, the leader of the striking...
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...
A startling commentary about the ugly side of capitalism. Three unlikely friends band together to start a factory business in Łodz during the manufacturing revolution. Though the trio is successful after many obstacles, struggles and...
Set in the stylish 20s, the story follows Viktor (Daniel Olbrychski), a successful young man, who none-the-less decides to take some time off work to process the death of a friend. He goes back to his home town, where he encounters a...
Wajda’s first full length film is a heartfelt look at the effect of war on the adolescents who are moulded in it and how it sets their entire lives on a needless path of suffering. Stach (Tadeusz Łomnicki) is a young man working as an...
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...
One of the few war stories to begin on the last day of a war. Maciek (Zbigniew Cybulski) is ordered to assassinate Szczuka (Wacław Zastrzeżyński), and though he has killed many during the war, Szczuka is not an easy one for Maciek,...