Forbidden Songs

Forbidden Songs 1947

7.40

Set during the German occupation of Warsaw during WWII, this musical tells the story of several inhabitants of the same tenement house.

1947

The Last Stage

The Last Stage 1948

7.10

Poland, during World War II. Martha Weiss, a Jewish woman, arrives at the Auschwitz extermination camp with her family. She is assigned the role of interpreter, but her loved ones are much less fortunate.

1948

The Others Will Follow

The Others Will Follow 1949

1

A war drama that tells the story of the discovery of the illegal AL printing works by the Nazis, showing the activities of the left-wing underground in the occupied capital.

1949

The Warsaw Debut

The Warsaw Debut 1951

1

Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko fights for the right to stage his opera "Halka".

1951

Two Brigades

Two Brigades 1950

1

A social drama that depicts a conflict between a young factory collective and a sympathetic but backward old specialist.

1950

Powrót

Powrót 1991

1

A mother is looking for her missing child, with whom she lost contact while in a concentration camp. The film was completed in 1948, but it was banned from distribution by the government, until finally releasing in 1991.

1991

Unvanquished City

Unvanquished City 1950

4.00

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.

1950

Devil's Ravine

Devil's Ravine 1950

7.00

Shot in the beautiful scenery of the Tatra Mountains, this sensational drama revolves around a thwarted smuggling of art pieces across the Polish-Czechoslovak border to the West. Highlander Jasiek used to be a smuggler, now he is a soldier of the Border Protection Forces, serving in his homeland, in the Tatra Mountains. Under the influence of the educational work of his superiors, as well as his love for Halka, he becomes a righteous citizen. He contributes to preventing the smuggling of valuable works of art abroad organized by a Polish aristocrat and carried out by a gang.

1950

Treasure

Treasure 1949

6.33

The first Polish post-war comedy. Witek and Krysia, a married couple, move to Warsaw and have nowhere to stay. They rent a room in a house with many other lodgers. Witek dreams of their own house and draws a sketch of their future home, marking the place where his wife will sleep with the word "treasure". The other lodgers find the draft and a frantic search for the treasure begins.

1949

The Mine

The Mine 1947

6.00

A film dedicated to miners, showing the hardship and risk of working in a mine. Devoid of verbal commentary, it draws its impact from the form: suggestive cinematography close to the pre-war avant-garde, dynamic editing closely linked to music. Brzozowska was accused of formalism at the 1949 Congress of Filmmakers in Wisła, where socialist realism was proclaimed.

1947

Two Hours

Two Hours 1957

6.00

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.

1957

Warsaw Suite

Warsaw Suite 1946

1

A film suite divided into three parts showing successively the defeat of Warsaw, the gradual awakening of the capital and the first post-war Warsaw spring. The film has no commentary, only music, whose mood and rhythm are closely related to the character of the presented images.

1946

The Lonely House

The Lonely House 1950

1

Basia and her aunt live in peace far away from war efforts. One day that peace is shattered when a concentration camp prisoner, a communist activist seeks refuge in their house.

1950

Jasne łany

Jasne łany 1947

1

A young teacher educates the peasants and electrifies the village, which the local miller does not like.

1947

Accordion

Accordion 1947

6.60

The son of a poor shoemaker dreams of the titular accordion. He is ready to give up his shoes, jacket, and savings in order to get the instrument displayed in an antique shop. The short feature debut of Wojciech J. Has.

1947

W chłopskie ręce

W chłopskie ręce 1947

1

Preparations for a rural folk festival. The shop manager, GS Patyk, quietly resells the goods to a private shopkeeper.

1947

The Steel Hearts

The Steel Hearts 1948

1

In occupied Silesia, resistance is organizing. In close contact with the miners and led by an engineer, a group of partisans prepare the sabotage of the steel combine. The going will be tough as the place is closely guarded by the Nazis. But despite a denunciation from a traitor and several violent deaths, they get going and the operation is a success. But the Red Army is approaching and now the coal production must not be sabotaged anymore. On the contrary, the partisans must prevent the Germans from destroying the steel mill and the coal mine...

1948

Ślepy tor

Ślepy tor 1948

1

A mother is looking for a missing child with whom she lost contact while in a concentration camp.

1948