Ewa Frąckiewicz

Daimler-Benz Limousine (1982)

Two brothers of German heritage live in the Polish town of Poznan. Michal is the sensitive brother who likes literature, Andrzej is the daredevil with no intellectual bent, and between the two of them, they steal the German consul's Daimler-Benz limousine, on a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Filip Bajon
CAST:  Michal Bajor  •  Piotr Bajor  •  Maja Komorowska  •  Tadeusz Łomnicki

Two brothers of German heritage live in the Polish town of Poznan. Michal is the sensitive brother who likes literature, Andrzej is the daredevil with no intellectual bent, and between the two of them, they steal the German consul's Daimler-Benz limousine, on a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Filip Bajon
CAST:  Michal Bajor  •  Piotr Bajor  •  Maja Komorowska  •  Tadeusz Łomnicki

Femina (1991)

The main character is Bogna, a thirty year old woman lost in her surrounding reality and unhappy in her private life. After her husband departs for a foreign scholarship, Bogna learns that her mother died. The trip to her hometown for the funeral becomes a voyage ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piotr Szulkin  •  Krystyna Grochowicz  •  Przemek Młyńczyk
CAST:  Hanna Dunowska  •  Alina Janowska  •  Hanna Skarżanka  •  Ewa Frąckiewicz

The main character is Bogna, a thirty year old woman lost in her surrounding reality and unhappy in her private life. After her husband departs for a foreign scholarship, Bogna learns that her mother died. The trip to her hometown for the funeral becomes a voyage ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piotr Szulkin  •  Krystyna Grochowicz  •  Przemek Młyńczyk
CAST:  Hanna Dunowska  •  Alina Janowska  •  Hanna Skarżanka  •  Ewa Frąckiewicz

King Ubu (2004)

A grotesque Shakespearean tale of Ubu who comes to power in a bloody way. When his absurd reforms fail and the treasury gets empty, Ubu and his flatterers start implementing terror across the country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piotr Szulkin
CAST:  Jan Peszek  •  Katarzyna Figura  •  Marek Siudym  •  Jerzy Trela

A grotesque Shakespearean tale of Ubu who comes to power in a bloody way. When his absurd reforms fail and the treasury gets empty, Ubu and his flatterers start implementing terror across the country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piotr Szulkin
CAST:  Jan Peszek  •  Katarzyna Figura  •  Marek Siudym  •  Jerzy Trela

The Last Ferry (1989)

One of the passengers on a ship carrying Poles on a cruise in December 1981 is a dissident high school teacher sent abroad by Solidarity. He is under surveillance of the secret police, anxious to get their hands on the info that he is carrying. When the ship is in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waldemar Krzystek
CAST:  Agnieszka Kowalska  •  Ewa Wencel  •  Artur Barciś  •  Aleksander Bednarz

One of the passengers on a ship carrying Poles on a cruise in December 1981 is a dissident high school teacher sent abroad by Solidarity. He is under surveillance of the secret police, anxious to get their hands on the info that he is carrying. When the ship is in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waldemar Krzystek
CAST:  Agnieszka Kowalska  •  Ewa Wencel  •  Artur Barciś  •  Aleksander Bednarz

Vabank (1981)

October 1934. Poland. Famous bank robber Kwinto decided to quit his dangerous criminal job, but after his friend's death, he changed his mind and organized a burglary of famous and well protected bank which belonged to his former partner in crime, backstabbing and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juliusz Machulski
CAST:  Jan Machulski  •  Leonard Pietraszak  •  Witold Pyrkosz  •  Ewa Szykulska

October 1934. Poland. Famous bank robber Kwinto decided to quit his dangerous criminal job, but after his friend's death, he changed his mind and organized a burglary of famous and well protected bank which belonged to his former partner in crime, backstabbing and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juliusz Machulski
CAST:  Jan Machulski  •  Leonard Pietraszak  •  Witold Pyrkosz  •  Ewa Szykulska

An Uneventful Story (1983)

A well-known professor of medicine finding himself at the threshold of autumn of his life, takes stock of his achievements and experiences. "In the end it ends with what has been known for a long time: that conscious life without a fixed worldview is not life, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wojciech Jerzy Has
CAST:  Janusz Gajos  •  Gustaw Holoubek  •  Marek Bargiełowski  •  Władysław Dewoyno

A well-known professor of medicine finding himself at the threshold of autumn of his life, takes stock of his achievements and experiences. "In the end it ends with what has been known for a long time: that conscious life without a fixed worldview is not life, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wojciech Jerzy Has
CAST:  Janusz Gajos  •  Gustaw Holoubek  •  Marek Bargiełowski  •  Władysław Dewoyno

Thursdays for the Poor (1982)

A young doctor has been assigned to a hospital in the provinces, in the lakes district of northern Poland. The area is a playground with hunting lodges for the priviledged, the local politicians cover up any leaks to the public. The doctor discovers a case of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sylwester Szyszko
CAST:  Marzena Trybała  •  Marek Bargiełowski  •  Wanda Bajerówna  •  Zofia Ciesielska-Tomaszewska

A young doctor has been assigned to a hospital in the provinces, in the lakes district of northern Poland. The area is a playground with hunting lodges for the priviledged, the local politicians cover up any leaks to the public. The doctor discovers a case of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sylwester Szyszko
CAST:  Marzena Trybała  •  Marek Bargiełowski  •  Wanda Bajerówna  •  Zofia Ciesielska-Tomaszewska

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerzy Sztwiertnia
CAST:  Piotr Dejmek  •  Małgorzata Pieczyńska  •  Marzena Trybała  •  Krzysztof Kowalewski

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

DIRECTION:  Jerzy Sztwiertnia
CAST:  Piotr Dejmek  •  Małgorzata Pieczyńska  •  Marzena Trybała  •  Krzysztof Kowalewski

New York, 4 A.M. (1988)

A sleepy provincial town with only one "Błysk" bar. If it weren't for the nearby prison, it would be forgotten to the world. This is how guests come. Agnieszka works in the bar and dreams of New York . Krzysiek and Józek love the girl. Józek tells her about a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Krzysztof Krauze
CAST:  Anna Wojton  •  Janusz Józefowicz  •  Ryszard Mróz  •  Iwona Katarzyna Pawlak

A sleepy provincial town with only one "Błysk" bar. If it weren't for the nearby prison, it would be forgotten to the world. This is how guests come. Agnieszka works in the bar and dreams of New York . Krzysiek and Józek love the girl. Józek tells her about a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Krzysztof Krauze
CAST:  Anna Wojton  •  Janusz Józefowicz  •  Ryszard Mróz  •  Iwona Katarzyna Pawlak

Zmowa (1990)

Conversation with a Cupboard Man (1994)

Charles sits for hours in a wardrobe in a rented room on the attic, looking back on his whole life. He was brought up by a single mother who loved his only child with a sick desperate feeling and limited all his world to her own person. Charles' tragedy began with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mariusz Grzegorzek
CAST:  Bożena Adamek  •  Rafał Olbrychski  •  Karol Cieślar  •  Maciej Wilk

Charles sits for hours in a wardrobe in a rented room on the attic, looking back on his whole life. He was brought up by a single mother who loved his only child with a sick desperate feeling and limited all his world to her own person. Charles' tragedy began with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mariusz Grzegorzek
CAST:  Bożena Adamek  •  Rafał Olbrychski  •  Karol Cieślar  •  Maciej Wilk