Krzysztof Komeda

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Les Innocents Charmeurs
7.1
Un jeune médecin en a assez d'être recherché par les femmes. Un soir, il rencontre une jeune fille qui s'introduit de force dans sa chambre où ils parlent de morale et d'amour. Cependant, elle se révèle aussi cynique que lui. Il la perd lorsqu'il sort voir des amis et se lance dans une course effrénée à travers la ville pour la retrouver.
Romance
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
Cendres
6.4

Cendres

Sep 25, 1965
Situé au temps des guerres napoléoniennes, le film montre comment les guerres ont balayé le malheureux pays polonais au début du XIXe siècle. L'histoire tourne autour de la légion polonaise sous le commandement du général Dabrowski, qui a ensuite combattu aux côtés de Napoléon dans l'espoir d'une renaissance de la Pologne.
War
See you Tomorrow
6.433

See you Tomorrow

May 25, 1960
Jacek est un beau jeune homme, plein de charme qui appartient à une troupe de comédie dramatique. Un jour dans les rues de Gdansk, il rencontre Marguerite, une charmante Française dont il tombe amoureux. Malheureusement pour lui, cette dernière est lunatique...
Drama
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
7
Krzysztof Komeda was a jazz pianist and film composer. With compositions like the lullaby for Rosemary's Baby (1968) by Roman Polanski, Komeda succeeded in writing his own chapter in the history of soundtracks. This documentary follows the life story of the composer by the means of his melodic sounds. It is a reflection on his soundtracks, which changed the common film scores forever. It is a contemporary document about the attitude to life in a time of social, political and cultural change after war, about work and exodus of Polish artists in the 50s and 60s. A story about how film music is created and how it affects people. Directors who worked with Komeda and who are also friends talk about him: Roman Polanski, Jerzy Skolimowski, Henning Carlsen and Andrzej Wajda. His wife, Zofia Komeda, and his sister, Irena Orlowska, recollect him.
Music
Rozmowy jazzowe
2

Rozmowy jazzowe

Jan 01, 1957
The first Polish film about jazz and, at the same time, an unusual documentary record of a concert of two legendary music bands: Hot Club Melomani and The Komeda Sextet.
Komeda, Komeda...
1

Komeda, Komeda...

Sep 28, 2012
A feature- length documentary on the life and work of jazz musician and composer Krzysztof Komeda.
Documentary
Klatki
6.1

Klatki

Mar 31, 1967
An allegory of the hopeless relationship between a prisoner and his jailer, representing the dependence of mankind upon authoritarianism.
Animation
La Faim
7.4

La Faim

Aug 19, 1966
An allegory of the hopeless relationship between a prisoner and his jailer, representing the dependence of mankind upon authoritarianism.
Drama
Kattorna
5.2

Kattorna

Feb 15, 1965
A group of women are workmates at a laundry. Rike is spreading a rumor about the manager Marta, a rumor that Marta is a lesbian and that she once tried to seduce Rike. This leads to an explosive situation at the workplace.
Drama
Perły i dukaty
5

Perły i dukaty

Apr 10, 1966
A famous Polish conductor meets a young Polish student in Czechoslovakia and pretends to be Czech to impress her.
TV Movie
Ping-pong
7

Ping-pong

Apr 17, 1966
A woman has difficulty choosing between her husband and her new lover, so she sets up a table tennis game between them.
TV Movie
Ubranie prawie nowe
1

Ubranie prawie nowe

Apr 30, 1964
After years of working in the city, Róża returns to the countryside. The property she has accumulated draws the attention of local bachelors.
Drama
Mrówcze szlaki
1

Mrówcze szlaki

Jan 01, 1956
Educational documentary that illustrates the living conditions and importance of ants in environmental ecosystems.
Documentary
Sztandar
1

Sztandar

Jan 01, 1965
A sly critique of the communist regime in Poland, one of the carefree participants disrupts a patriotic march by retrieving a collection of unnecessary "bourgeois" items from inside his head. It introduces the disunity in their ranks as everyone starts playing with objects brought by him.
Animation
Rondo
1

Rondo

Jan 01, 1966
A lonely, middle-aged man enjoys the “Życie Warszawy” newspaper with a cup of coffee. His thoughts fly out of the room, move over the tenement house like a balloon. The world is full of grey, middle-aged men like him.
Animation
Okolice Peronów
1

Okolice Peronów

Jan 01, 1964
The film shows the tedious process of inspection and maintenance of passenger cars. To the accompaniment of jazz music, we get to know the hardships of the employees of the railway. A request for respect for their work addressed to passengers is the main message of the image.
Documentary
Mam tu swój dom
1

Mam tu swój dom

May 17, 1963
A young man, Kuba, is returning from the army. At home, an image of misery and despair remains: the father is seriously ill, and the mother has become emotionally attached to the man who exploits her and intends to take over the farm. After the death of his father, the young man guards the farm, but his girlfriend leaves him. Unable to bear the atmosphere of envy and resentment, Kuba leaves for the city.
Drama
Kraksa
1

Kraksa

Jan 01, 1963
A young couple goes for a car ride. As a result of careless driving, an accident occurs.
See you Tomorrow
6.433

See you Tomorrow

May 25, 1960
A young couple goes for a car ride. As a result of careless driving, an accident occurs.
Drama
Ambulans
6

Ambulans

Jan 01, 1961
In this haunting short fiction film, a group of Jewish children and their teacher are herded into an ambulance by Nazis; the vehicle, ordinarily representing comfort and safety, becomes the group’s death chamber. Morgenstern’s presentation of the incident serves as a metaphor for the horror of the Holocaust, and provides a powerful trigger for discussion of the disturbing issues raised by the film. The figure of the children's’ teacher specifically parallels Janusz Korcak (1879-1942), a famous Jewish educator who ran an orphanage in the Warsaw ghetto and died with his young charges at Treblinka.
Drama
Monolog trębacza
1

Monolog trębacza

Aug 08, 1965
A film grotesque whose protagonist is a poor clerk lost in the modern world. He buys a trumpet to express his personality via music.
TV Movie
Pingwin
5.8

Pingwin

Apr 18, 1965
A shy student falls in love and is involved in a kidnapping plot.
Drama
Niekochana
5.2

Niekochana

May 02, 1966
The story of the tumultuous relationship between a Jewish girl called Noemi and a Polish art student named Kamil is set at the outbreak of World War II.
Romance
Niekochana
5.2

Niekochana

May 02, 1966
The story of the tumultuous relationship between a Jewish girl called Noemi and a Polish art student named Kamil is set at the outbreak of World War II.
Romance
Jutro premiera
8

Jutro premiera

Apr 25, 1962
A budding playwright is thrilled to find out that his play will be performed at a prestigious theater, but a series of problems pile up, along with the general feeling that opening night will be disastrous.
Comedy
Wiklinowy kosz
1

Wiklinowy kosz

Jan 01, 1967
Allegorical animated short about the power of creation and destruction. An unknown man carries a wicker basket filled with elements resembling human figures. After their combination the small creatures are come to life. The creator tries to force them to listen. As a result of refusal, a conflict arises.
Animation
Les Plus Belles Escroqueries du monde
5.2
Allegorical animated short about the power of creation and destruction. An unknown man carries a wicker basket filled with elements resembling human figures. After their combination the small creatures are come to life. The creator tries to force them to listen. As a result of refusal, a conflict arises.
Crime
Mój stary
1

Mój stary

Sep 05, 1962
A boy awaits the return of his long-absent emigre father but is disappointed when they finally meet.
Drama
Le gros et le maigre
6.2

Le gros et le maigre

Jan 01, 1961
A dancer and a Danish student meet on a train; she is going on tour to Rio, and he decides to follow her. Based on the novel by Jens August Schade.
Comedy
Prawo i pięść
7.2

Prawo i pięść

Sep 14, 1964
At the end of World War Two, Polish people move to the western lands vacated by Germans. But some ruthless profiteers pose as government representatives and intend to make off with loot from a deserted town they took over. One honest man stands up against them because he believes these goods belong to the people.
War
Wyrok
1

Wyrok

Jan 21, 1962
An alcoholic mother of a born out of wedlock child has a difficult decision to make when a journalist proposes to adopt her son and pay her for it.
Drama
Dwaj ludzie z szafą
6.4

Dwaj ludzie z szafą

Apr 22, 1958
A short Polish black and white silent movie directed by Roman Polański. The film features two men who emerge from the sea carrying a large wardrobe, which they proceed to carry into a town. Carrying the wardrobe, the two encounter a series of hostile events, including being attacked by a group of youths (one of whom is played by Polanski himself). Finally, they arrive back at a beach and then disappear in the sea.
Drama
Smarkula
6

Smarkula

Jun 07, 1963
A young teenager from the provinces comes to Warsaw to find her relatives and gets herself in various trouble.
Comedy
Gdy spadają anioły
6.6

Gdy spadają anioły

Dec 31, 1959
The twenty-one-minute-film is set in a men's public rest room and recounts the day to day existence of an elderly woman who serves as an attendant in the lavatory. As an endless procession of men pass before her, relieving themselves in the urinals, the attendant escapes her reality by daydreaming about the past and the soldier she once loved and the child she bore him.
Drama
Les Innocents Charmeurs
7.1
The twenty-one-minute-film is set in a men's public rest room and recounts the day to day existence of an elderly woman who serves as an attendant in the lavatory. As an endless procession of men pass before her, relieving themselves in the urinals, the attendant escapes her reality by daydreaming about the past and the soldier she once loved and the child she bore him.
Romance
Le départ
6.5

Le départ

Mar 06, 1967
The twenty-one-minute-film is set in a men's public rest room and recounts the day to day existence of an elderly woman who serves as an attendant in the lavatory. As an endless procession of men pass before her, relieving themselves in the urinals, the attendant escapes her reality by daydreaming about the past and the soldier she once loved and the child she bore him.
Comedy
Ssaki
5.1

Ssaki

Dec 31, 1962
"Waiting for Godot" on ice and snow, without words. Against a barren winter landscape, a figure approaches: it's a man, pulling a small sleigh on which another man sits, plucking a dead bird. They stop to trade places; the one now on the sleigh takes out his knitting. Accidents, misunderstandings, disagreements, and an outright fight await our absurd protagonists as their trip to nowhere continues, first with one pulling, then the other. What if they were to lose the sleigh? What rules of civilization and partnership would guide them then?
Comedy
Przerwany lot
1

Przerwany lot

Oct 16, 1964
The reminiscences of a Russian pilot, shot down over Poland during the war, of his first great love there.
Drama
Haut les mains !
5.8

Haut les mains !

Jan 21, 1985
The reminiscences of a Russian pilot, shot down over Poland during the war, of his first great love there.
Drama
Zbrodniarz i panna
6.8

Zbrodniarz i panna

Jul 08, 1963
Young Małgorzata leads a very boring life as a cashier. One day a robber riddles her bank car with bullets, kills the driver and two security guards and takes the money. The police finds out that the stolen banknotes are being spent at a fashionable spa resort. The only way to find the criminal is to favor Małgorzata with a seaside holiday in the company of a handsome Captain as her brother.
Crime
Laterna Magica
1

Laterna Magica

Jan 01, 1967
The titular magic lantern is simple projection apparatus, invented several hundred years ago. In the animation, it appears as an object symbolizing the power of eyes and behind the scenes crimes.
Animation
1

Jan 01, 1970

Professor Tutka is a storyteller in little café.
Family