Hospital

Hospital 1977

6.30

24 hours in the life of a hospital from the point of view of the doctors and nurses.

1977

The Musicians

The Musicians 1960

5.80

An orchestra of working-class musicians rehearses in this short film, honored at the 1960 Venice Film Festival and among the favorite films of director Krzysztof Kieslowski who mentored under this documentary's director.

1960

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time 1957

5.10

An oddball pair try to find their identity and place in an abstract world.

1957

X-Ray

X-Ray 1974

5.70

Patients with serious lung diseases, who are now in a sanatorium, tell us about their thoughts and feelings.

1974

Rolling Mill

Rolling Mill 1956

1

In February 1956, after several months of construction, the largest rolling mill in Poland, the rolling mill of the Lenin Smelter, started to operate. The viewers could see the final preparations and the launch of the machine.

1956

Refrain

Refrain 1972

6.20

One of the first documentary films of Krzysztof Kieslowski. It is a story about everyday life funeral in the 70s

1972

...One of us...

...One of us... 1979

1

A poetic attempt at creating a biography of Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, a wartime poet, member of the Columbus generation. The biography consists of archival photos, manuscripts, drawings, and reconstruction of key moments in the protagonist's life.

1979

House

House 1958

5.20

An experimental short film by Walerian Borowczyk and Jan Lenica.

1958

The Bricklayer

The Bricklayer 1973

5.60

Krzysztof Kieslowski's protagonist is Joseph Malesa, a former party activist, labor leader and mason. The document talks about his career and life through ups and downs

1973

Seven Women of Different Ages

Seven Women of Different Ages 1979

6.70

Each day of the week is represented by a ballerina beginning with a young child and ending with an older ballet teacher.

1979

Each Day

Each Day 1973

1

A record of one day in the life of a chronically ill man. It begins and ends with a fragment from a poem by Horace, who recommends to appreciate every dawn.

1973

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae 1975

7.30

A communist party control committee interrogates a worker and party activist who is to be excluded from the party.

1975

The Visit

The Visit 1974

6.20

A "Polityka" weekly journalist Marta Wesolowska and photo-reporter Erazm Ciolek visit Urszula Flis, who runs a country farm. A young woman living on her own, Flis is an untypical villager in that she is interested in culture, corresponds with writers, etc.

1974

From a Night Porter's Point of View

From a Night Porter's Point of View 1979

7.10

At the time of the Polish social regime, a security officer is promoted to work at a prison yard. Introducing concurrently with the narrator; he speaks of himself, his thoughts, his point of view.

1979

I Walk in the Sun

I Walk in the Sun 1955

5.30

A documentary about the sculptor Xawery Dunikowski, shot in his workshop. Director paid a tribute to the artist - a recluse without the artistic inheritors.

1955

Love Requited

Love Requited 1958

4.00

About the work of the naive painter J. Plaskocinski. A playful tale about the requited love of a shy young man.

1958