Barbara Sass

Barbara Sass-Zdort (14 October 1936 – 2 April 2015) was a Polish screenwriter and film/stage director. In 1975, she graduated from the National Film School in Łódź.

Temptation (1996)

Poland under Stalinist rule, 1953. A young nun Anna is brought to a prison where an influential priest is kept in. She discovers the priest is the man she loved a few years before. Communist authorities try to make her spy on him now.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Magdalena Cielecka  •  Olgierd Łukaszewicz  •  Krzysztof Pieczyński  •  Ewa Błaszczyk

Poland under Stalinist rule, 1953. A young nun Anna is brought to a prison where an influential priest is kept in. She discovers the priest is the man she loved a few years before. Communist authorities try to make her spy on him now.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Magdalena Cielecka  •  Olgierd Łukaszewicz  •  Krzysztof Pieczyński  •  Ewa Błaszczyk

The Spider Women (1993)

Two sisters, a journalist and a student, are struggling with financial problems. They decide to save their budget by stealing from wealthy men. They break into their apartments through windows in order to realize their American dream...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Adrianna Biedrzyńska  •  Maria Pakulnis  •  Jan Nowicki  •  Wojciech Malajkat

Two sisters, a journalist and a student, are struggling with financial problems. They decide to save their budget by stealing from wealthy men. They break into their apartments through windows in order to realize their American dream...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Adrianna Biedrzyńska  •  Maria Pakulnis  •  Jan Nowicki  •  Wojciech Malajkat

Nothing But Fear (1994)

TV presenter Katarzyna has been a teetotaller for a year now. She attends regular AA meetings and even takes care of a novice there. Will she really manage to stay sober?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Anna Dymna  •  Dorota Segda  •  Dorota Pomykała  •  Jerzy Trela

TV presenter Katarzyna has been a teetotaller for a year now. She attends regular AA meetings and even takes care of a novice there. Will she really manage to stay sober?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Anna Dymna  •  Dorota Segda  •  Dorota Pomykała  •  Jerzy Trela

In the Name of the Devil (2011)

Nunnery. Group of nuns led by Mother Superior is trying to protect the sinful, corrupt world. Soon, a charismatic priest Francis will take a lead. He will open up new concept of God. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Katarzyna Zawadzka  •  Anna Radwan  •  Marian Dziędziel  •  Mariusz Bonaszewski

Nunnery. Group of nuns led by Mother Superior is trying to protect the sinful, corrupt world. Soon, a charismatic priest Francis will take a lead. He will open up new concept of God. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Katarzyna Zawadzka  •  Anna Radwan  •  Marian Dziędziel  •  Mariusz Bonaszewski

An Immoral Story (1990)

Told as a film within the film, the story concerns an aging actress. Ewa is a flamboyant, pushy actress whose career and love life have come to a dead end. She lives in a faceless housing development. She is totally engrossed in herself and dreams of making a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska  •  Marek Lewandowski  •  Henryk Bista  •  Michal Bajor

Told as a film within the film, the story concerns an aging actress. Ewa is a flamboyant, pushy actress whose career and love life have come to a dead end. She lives in a faceless housing development. She is totally engrossed in herself and dreams of making a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska  •  Marek Lewandowski  •  Henryk Bista  •  Michal Bajor

The Girls of Nowolipki (1985)

Coming of age story of four girls living in the same poor district of Warsaw just before the outbreak of World War One.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Olgierd Łukaszewicz  •  Franciszek Pieczka  •  Marta Klubowicz  •  Dorota Stalińska

Coming of age story of four girls living in the same poor district of Warsaw just before the outbreak of World War One.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Olgierd Łukaszewicz  •  Franciszek Pieczka  •  Marta Klubowicz  •  Dorota Stalińska

Apple Tree of Paradise (1986)

Girls no more, four heroines emerge into womanhood with a more clear-eyed outlook on life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Marta Klubowicz  •  Ewa Kasprzyk  •  Izabela Drobotowicz-Orkisz  •  Jan Łopuszniak

Girls no more, four heroines emerge into womanhood with a more clear-eyed outlook on life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Marta Klubowicz  •  Ewa Kasprzyk  •  Izabela Drobotowicz-Orkisz  •  Jan Łopuszniak

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 of her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Dorota Stalińska  •  Władysław Kowalski  •  Zdzisław Wardejn  •  Malgorzata Zajaczkowska

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 of her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Dorota Stalińska  •  Władysław Kowalski  •  Zdzisław Wardejn  •  Malgorzata Zajaczkowska

Debutante (1982)

Ewa is a young ambitious engineer who starts to work for the team of an acclaimed architect Jerzy. Gradually she becomes aware of the bizarre relations he has with his wife and lovers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Dorota Stalińska  •  Andrzej Łapicki  •  Elżbieta Czyżewska  •  Bożena Adamek

Ewa is a young ambitious engineer who starts to work for the team of an acclaimed architect Jerzy. Gradually she becomes aware of the bizarre relations he has with his wife and lovers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Dorota Stalińska  •  Andrzej Łapicki  •  Elżbieta Czyżewska  •  Bożena Adamek

The Scream (1983)

A woman just out of prison gets a job in a nursing home and tries, unsuccessfully, to put her life back together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Dorota Stalińska  •  Stanisław Igar  •  Krzysztof Pieczyński  •  Iga Cembrzyńska

A woman just out of prison gets a job in a nursing home and tries, unsuccessfully, to put her life back together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Dorota Stalińska  •  Stanisław Igar  •  Krzysztof Pieczyński  •  Iga Cembrzyńska

Like a Drug (1999)

18-year-old Anna finds out she's terminally ill and has only a few years left. Fragile girl changes her mindset, starts living out the remaining time as intensively as possible and marries Piotr, a student whom she just met in sanatorium.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Magdalena Cielecka  •  Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska  •  Andrzej Wichrowski  •  Igor Przegrodzki

18-year-old Anna finds out she's terminally ill and has only a few years left. Fragile girl changes her mindset, starts living out the remaining time as intensively as possible and marries Piotr, a student whom she just met in sanatorium.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Magdalena Cielecka  •  Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska  •  Andrzej Wichrowski  •  Igor Przegrodzki

A Girl and the Pigeons (1974)

TV adaptation of a short story by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz. In after-war Poland father discourages his only surviving child, Edek, from falling in love by buying him pigeons to take care of.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Leszek Herdegen  •  Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak  •  Andrzej Seweryn  •  Karol Gruza

TV adaptation of a short story by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz. In after-war Poland father discourages his only surviving child, Edek, from falling in love by buying him pigeons to take care of.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Leszek Herdegen  •  Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak  •  Andrzej Seweryn  •  Karol Gruza

Pictures from Life (1976)

Seven different stories tell us about interesting court cases from Poland. First tells us about romance, second about a young wannabe actress, third about a girl who escapes home with a music band, fourth about a divorce, fifth about a quarrel between two girls ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Agnieszka Holland  •  Barbara Sass  •  Feliks Falk  •  Jerzy Domaradzki  •  Krzysztof Gradowski  •  Andrzej Kotkowski  •  Jerzy Obłamski
CAST:  Bogdan Baer  •  Bożena Dykiel  •  Jolanta Bohdal  •  Halina Kowalska

Seven different stories tell us about interesting court cases from Poland. First tells us about romance, second about a young wannabe actress, third about a girl who escapes home with a music band, fourth about a divorce, fifth about a quarrel between two girls ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Agnieszka Holland  •  Barbara Sass  •  Feliks Falk  •  Jerzy Domaradzki  •  Krzysztof Gradowski  •  Andrzej Kotkowski  •  Jerzy Obłamski
CAST:  Bogdan Baer  •  Bożena Dykiel  •  Jolanta Bohdal  •  Halina Kowalska

Caged (1988)

Władysław is declared a hero after controlling panic in a bank archive fire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Katarzyna Figura  •  Maria Ciunelis  •  Krzysztof Jędrysek  •  Krystyna Tkacz

Władysław is declared a hero after controlling panic in a bank archive fire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Katarzyna Figura  •  Maria Ciunelis  •  Krzysztof Jędrysek  •  Krystyna Tkacz

Wejście w nurt (1978)

Anna is a teacher and her husband Marek is an engineer. They both face moral dilemmas at work: Marek's boss wants him to help get rid of a renowned engineer from their company; Anna refuses to support the false accusation of her student.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Małgorzata Pritulak  •  Zdzisław Wardejn  •  Małgorzata Braunek  •  Andrzej Chrzanowski

Anna is a teacher and her husband Marek is an engineer. They both face moral dilemmas at work: Marek's boss wants him to help get rid of a renowned engineer from their company; Anna refuses to support the false accusation of her student.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Sass
CAST:  Małgorzata Pritulak  •  Zdzisław Wardejn  •  Małgorzata Braunek  •  Andrzej Chrzanowski