Movies: Krzysztof Kieślowski

Portrait of an artist as a young manic. First, a montage of still photographs of an artist's face. Then motion. He stirs in sleep; he paints and expresses frustration. He looks for a light for his cigarette. He sketches, wads it up; makes tea; stares...

The first Polish film to discuss the failure of September 1939 Polish-German war, seen from the point of view of a university intellectual, fascinated by German culture, who decides to take active part in the conflict....

The confession of a man who was the director of a factory in Lower Silesia. "He was a Party member but opposed to the Mafia-like organization of Party members which was active in that factory and region. Those people were stealing and debiting the fa...

A dramatisation of the workers' protests in June 1976 in Radom, seen from the perspective of the local Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party....

A short making-of from the set of Kieslowski's feature film "Blizna", which uses a lot the word "Action!" and the slate....

People of different age, profession and social status answer two simple questions: who they are and what they want from life....

After the doctor's refusal to perform abortion on a 17-year old girl, she and her boyfriend have to cope with the new situation. They both need to learn to take responsibility for their decisions, in spite of numerous hardships facing them....

Collection of documentary shorts by various acclaimed directors...

Documentary about polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski...

A commissioned film about the Lubin copper mine....

After the war, the community of mountaineers is eager to start their own sawmill. When the communist authorities come to take over the sawmill, a rebellion starts....

The insane government bureaucracy at a state pension window....

"Legenda" is a document about a famous polish writer Stefan Żeromski. It serves as an interview with people who knew the artist....

Documentary on Krzysztof Kieslowski's Dekalog from the BBC Arena series....

This documentary explores the changing faces of the old Polish city of Lodz, and how its modernization, both physically and culturally, affects the older, more conservative residents, many of whom lived through World War II and are confused and somew...

Documentary featuring a candid interview with Kieślowski and rare behind-the-scenes footage from the set of The Double Life of Véronique...

Commissioned film about the conditions of safety and hygiene in the Lubin copper mine....

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

A documentary revolving around the Polish situation on an industrial level at the tail-end of the 1960s: it alternates between stark images at a metallurgic foundry and a board-room meeting among the various executives involved in its management....

Jerry arrives in New York alone to escape his painful divorce and, penniless, meets Giselle, a free-spirited dancer with unfulfilled dreams. A single phone call sparks a passionate romance, but their love is tested by shifting affections and the ling...