Maria Kaniewska

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Dwa żebra Adama
7

Dwa żebra Adama

Jan 24, 1964
An engineer comes home from abroad to his waiting wife. After some time, his second wife, an Italian one, joins him. For a small town, such a triangle will turn out to be unacceptable, especially since the spouses live peacefully under one roof.
Comedy
Walet pikowy
6.5

Walet pikowy

Oct 16, 1960
A reclusive lighthouse worker accepts the offer to swap jobs with a police inspector for a while, just to help him catch Teston, the so-called criminal of criminals.
Comedy
Dwie godziny
6

Dwie godziny

Dec 09, 1957
Follows the lives of people shortly after World War 2 as they try to adjust to their new lives. Completed in 1946, it was banned from release by the communist government of Poland until 1957 in edited form.
Drama
Król Maciuś I
6

Król Maciuś I

Apr 08, 1958
A 10-year old boy becomes a king after the death of his father and tries to bring reforms to the country, with varying results
Family
Kocie ślady
5.75

Kocie ślady

May 01, 1971
A young militia lieutenant goes undercover as a journalist to investigate a Zakopane smuggling ring.
Crime
Mansarda
1

Mansarda

Sep 27, 1963
After returning to Poland, the painter Aleksander Gierymski encounters a lack of understanding of his works.
Drama
Eva veut dormir
6.8

Eva veut dormir

Mar 17, 1958
Ewa Bonecka est arrivée dans une petite ville. Elle est étudiante. Elle est venue à cette soirée, et elle veut obtenir un appartement. Mais c'est impossible car il n'y a pas de chambres libres à l'Hôtel. Elle passe du temps dans la rue où se trouvent un grand nombre de criminels, des prostituées...
Comedy
Jasne łany
1

Jasne łany

Dec 25, 1947
A young teacher educates the peasants and electrifies the village, which the local miller does not like.
Drama
Azyl
1

Azyl

Sep 25, 1978
In 1946, a former resistance fighter starts working as a forester in a small town in Masuria. The local people don't trust him, robberies are common and his old flame is married to another man.
Drama
La ville indomptée
4

La ville indomptée

Dec 07, 1950
Unvanquished City (Polish: Robinson warszawski, Polish: Miasto nieujarzmione) is a 1950 Polish drama film directed by Jerzy Zarzycki. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.
War
Kapelusz pana Anatola
6.9

Kapelusz pana Anatola

Nov 11, 1957
Anatol Kowalski is an old man who works in a bank and loves his old-fashioned hat. One day the hat gets lost and Anatol decides to buy a new one.
Comedy
150 na godzinę
1

150 na godzinę

Aug 04, 1972
Young Marcin wishes to escape his life in a village and make a career in a city.
Comedy
Spotkania w mroku
1

Spotkania w mroku

May 16, 1960
A pianist from Poland visits a town in West Germany and starts to remember details about her life during the war.
Drama
Pięciu
1

Pięciu

Dec 02, 1964
Historical panorama of the history of Silesia, from the period of the uprisings to the present day, shown through the fate of five miners. Confrontation of attitudes in the face of danger during a disaster at a mine.
Drama
Co mi zrobisz, jak mnie złapiesz
7.4
Tadeusz Krzakoski, the director of a failing state-owned company, is married with problems. His mistress, the daughter of a Communist party bigwig, says she's pregnant and Tadeusz knows he'll have to marry her to save his reputation and his job. But divorce is never simple and Bareja's screwball comedies are never boring.
Comedy
Abel, twój brat
6.3

Abel, twój brat

Oct 02, 1970
A young boy tries to earn the friendship of his new classmates, notorious bullies, which leads to tragic consequences.
Drama
Świadectwo urodzenia
7.3

Świadectwo urodzenia

Oct 02, 1961
Three separate stories depicting the tense everyday life during occupation, as seen through the eyes of children. In “On the Road,” the two main protagonists are lost in the September’s strife: a young boy, and a soldier transporting the valueless documents of his broken unit. In “Letter from the Concentration Camp” the story’s protagonists are young boys who help their mother during the hardships of the occupation. Their treasure is an officer uniform belonging their father who is being held in a prisoner of war camp. In “Blood Drop,” the Germans find a set of typical Aryan characteristics in this story’s protagonist – a Jewish girl, hiding in an orphanage.
Drama
Zimowy zmierzch
5.5

Zimowy zmierzch

Feb 01, 1957
Rumsza, the elderly railwayman, leading a sedate life with his wife, misses his only remaining son (two older boys were killed in the war). Joziuk finally returns from the military in the first scene but with the pregnant Zosia, while Rumsza expected him to marry Celinka, the daughter of Krywka, his only friend and neighbour. The hero will not accept the new situation; he throws his son and Zosia out of his house. Celinka is distressed but she still harbours hope for Joziuk. The birth of the child changes the situation: Rumsza accepts his son's relationship but Celinka decides to leave.
Drama
Mąż swojej żony
6.25

Mąż swojej żony

Apr 03, 1961
Mąż swojej żony (English: Husband of His Wife) is a Polish comedy from 1960 directed by Stanisław Bareja. The story of a newly married couple, Michał Karcz (composer) and sprinter Jadwiga Fołtasiówna-Karcz. Michał has to adjust to Jadwiga being much more famous and her fame and needs dominating their lives.
Comedy
Bicz Boży
5.5

Bicz Boży

Jul 07, 1967
A young boy sends anonymous threats to various troublemakers around town, hoping that they will report themeselves to the police and grant his older brother, a militia officer a transfer to Warsaw.
Comedy
Trzy starty
1

Trzy starty

Oct 25, 1955
Three separate short stories about young athletes who lose their chances of success. Young swimmer - because of unhappy love. Boxer because of a fight with hooligans, for which the judges will disqualify him. But the cyclist must decide for himself what is more important for him: victory or friendship.
Drama
Poszukiwany, poszukiwana
7.7
Stanisław Maria Rochowicz, a bumbling art historian, is falsely accused of stealing a painting. The alleged thief faces five years in prison. Desperate, he decides to hide in disguise as a woman until he can paint a copy of the stolen canvas. Lacking means to live, he has to work for some time, of course, as a woman. He gets a job as a domestic helper. However, he has no luck with employers.
Comedy
Spotkania
5

Spotkania

Nov 18, 1957
Four stories showing the various facets of love.
Drama
C.K. Dezerterzy
7.2

C.K. Dezerterzy

Sep 22, 1986
Set in military barracks in a small town during World War I. The soldiers herded in the barracks are 'politically suspect' mix of characters from all over of the Austro-Hungarian Empire: Czechs, Jews, and even Italians, but officers in charge are Germans. A new lieutenant arrives with the mission to bring order to the unit. He is the sadist, enjoying humiliating the men. Fed up with his behaviour the lower ranks kidnap him one night and string him up in a public toilet. They also make sure that he fouls up during the inspection. Eventually the five ring leaders are imprisoned. They escape and end up in Budapest posing as guards as guards of veterinary surgeons. They are caught and sent back to face a court martial and their old tormentor.
Comedy
Haker
4.1

Haker

Sep 27, 2002
Two friends make a bet. One of them - an A student and a computer genius Marcin - under the terms of the dispute must be received five days of complete submission to his clever friend Turbo - and he, in turn, guarantees him the easy money and attention to a long-legged beauty.
Comedy
De la veine à revendre
6.7
To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one he considers to have been characterized by exceptionally bad luck.
Comedy
La Dernière Étape
7.167

La Dernière Étape

Mar 28, 1948
Pologne, pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Martha Weiss, une femme juive, arrive au camp d'extermination d'Auschwitz avec sa famille. Elle se voit attribuer le rôle d'interprète, mais ses proches ont beaucoup moins de chance.
Drama
Awantura o Basię
6.3

Awantura o Basię

Nov 03, 1959
Through various misunderstandings young Basia gets into the custody of several people after her mother's death.
Family
Awantura o Basię
6.3

Awantura o Basię

Nov 03, 1959
Through various misunderstandings young Basia gets into the custody of several people after her mother's death.
Family
Szatan z 7-ej klasy
6.4

Szatan z 7-ej klasy

Jul 28, 1960
Adam Cisowski, a devilishly smart teenager is looking for treasure hidden by Napoleon's soldier. But he is not the only one searching for it, and his rivals are very dangerous.
Adventure
Bicz Boży
5.5

Bicz Boży

Jul 07, 1967
A young boy sends anonymous threats to various troublemakers around town, hoping that they will report themeselves to the police and grant his older brother, a militia officer a transfer to Warsaw.
Comedy
Bicz Boży
5.5

Bicz Boży

Jul 07, 1967
A young boy sends anonymous threats to various troublemakers around town, hoping that they will report themeselves to the police and grant his older brother, a militia officer a transfer to Warsaw.
Comedy
Komedianty
4

Komedianty

Feb 02, 1962
Two travelling actors break from their troupe and with help of friends and family start their own act, experiencing serious success.
Drama
Komedianty
4

Komedianty

Feb 02, 1962
Two travelling actors break from their troupe and with help of friends and family start their own act, experiencing serious success.
Drama
La ville indomptée
4

La ville indomptée

Dec 07, 1950
Unvanquished City (Polish: Robinson warszawski, Polish: Miasto nieujarzmione) is a 1950 Polish drama film directed by Jerzy Zarzycki. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.
War
Szatan z 7-ej klasy
6.4

Szatan z 7-ej klasy

Jul 28, 1960
Adam Cisowski, a devilishly smart teenager is looking for treasure hidden by Napoleon's soldier. But he is not the only one searching for it, and his rivals are very dangerous.
Adventure