Jerzy Stasiuk

A biography of Nicholas Copernicus covering 50 years of the astronomer's life - from his studies in Europe to his theological work all the way to the creation of his magnum opus, On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres.

Au tournant du siècle, Lódz, en Pologne, était un centre de fabrication de textiles au rythme rapide, regorgeant d'industriels acharnés et de conditions de travail dangereuses. Trois jeunes amis, un Polonais, un Juif et un Allemand, mettent leur argent en commun pour construire une usine. Le film suit leur quête impitoyable de fortune.

A documentary in which a picture of pre-war Poznan is reconstructed with the help of archival materials from regional collections and staging. The structural axis of the film is a radio broadcast from August 1939 with the participation of well-known and respected residents of the city, who answer the question: is there going to be a war?