Sekret Enigmy

Sekret Enigmy 1979

5.00

Three Polish mathematicians are the first to crack the sophisticated Enigma code used by the Germans just before the Second World War. They build replicas of the Enigma machines and manage to get two of the machines to the British and French code-breakers before the German invasion of Poland in 1939; they ask that recognition be given to their work at the end of the war. After the invasion, the Polish cipher bureau escapes and continues their decoding in Algeria and unoccupied France.

1979

Polonia Restituta

Polonia Restituta 1981

1

A two-part historical film covering the years of the First World War and the post-war period up to 1919 - until the signing of the peace treaty in Versailles near Paris. An attempt to show the great and complicated process of regaining an independent existence by a nation within its own state. The screen shows characters from history textbooks: Józef Piłsudski, Ignacy Paderewski, Roman Dmowski, Wojciech Korfanty as well as representatives of the world political scene, incl. David Lloyd George, Woodrow Wilson, Georges Clemenceau, Vladimir Lenin and others.

1981

Watercolors

Watercolors 1978

1

Anka competes for a role in "Swan Lake". The girl's determination is not shared by her boyfriend Marek

1978

On the Banks of the Niemen

On the Banks of the Niemen 1987

5.20

Adaptation of novel by Eliza Orzeszkowa. The film is set in 1886 in Lithuania, is spins around a conflict between Bohatyrowicz family and aristocrat family in Korczyn. Against the background of the social and family disputes was shown topic of love between Justyna Orzelska, niece of Benedykt Korczyński, and Jan Bohatyrowicz. Will their love be strong enough to break the mental barrier that separates the world of Bohatyrowicz from the world of Korczyński?

1987

Republika nadziei

Republika nadziei 1988

1

The image of Greater Poland in the breakthrough years 1913-1918. It tells about the fate of Polish junior high school students and their attitude towards the Prussian partitioning authorities, activity in the independence underground, and participation in the preparations for the Greater Poland Uprising.

1988

Dzień Wisły

Dzień Wisły 1980

1

September 13, 1944. On the right bank of the Vistula, a group of young people is getting ready to cross to help the fighting Warsaw. Tadeusz, a young poet with amputated legs meets Katarzyna. Two officers of the Home Army and the AL, Polish and Soviet soldiers come here. A fight ensues with the Nazis trying to get out of the encirclement. Katarzyna is raped by one of them in front of the powerless Tadeusz. . . Two boats are sinking crossing the Vistula. Tadeusz falls into the river with a wheelchair ...

1980

Penelopy

Penelopy 1989

2.00

Beata, Bożena and Magdalena are waiting for their husbands-seamen in the Tri-City.

1989

Where the Water Is Pure and the Grass Is Green

Where the Water Is Pure and the Grass Is Green 1977

1

The young Kuriata takes the position of the secretary of the City Committee in Grodów, where a corrupt clique ruled for many years. Kuriata begins to introduce competent people to managerial functions, which is enthusiastically received by workers who want changes for the better.

1977

Black Feet

Black Feet 1987

6.30

A group of Boy scouts who name themselves Black Feet learn lessons about honor and brotherhood in a camp.

1987

Return of the Pied Piper

Return of the Pied Piper 1989

1.00

The story of the pied piper, the German legend of the rat catcher of Hameln, retold as a punk invasion of a Polish small town.

1989

The Scent of Earth

The Scent of Earth 1978

2.00

The trials and tribulations of a peasant's life in the 30's, finally overshadowed by the destructiveness of war.

1978

Smak wody

Smak wody 1980

2.00

Maria does not understand her husband. The woman goes to the family home where her sister lives.

1980

W cieniu nienawiści

W cieniu nienawiści 1986

5.00

In 1943, Ewa decides to take care of her Jewish neighbour's daughter and brings her home just for a few days. When the ghetto uprising begins, the woman keeps on looking after the little girl.

1986

Jeśli serce masz bijące

Jeśli serce masz bijące 1981

1

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

1981

The Knight

The Knight 1980

6.90

A tale of medieval quest for a golden harp called "the Knight".

1980

Rekolekcje

Rekolekcje 1978

1

Two artists conduct philosophical disputes about practicing art.

1978

Placówka

Placówka 1979

5.00

The problem of the Polish population displacement from their land within the limits of the Prussian partition. Germans come to the village harassing a wealthy peasant Snail, leading to the tragedy. Slug's cottage burns, his wife dies. The peasant does not give up, defending his inheritance. He sticks on a patch of his Polish soil and protects it like a soldier his post.

1979