Porcelain in an Elephant's Shop 1988

An ordinary man has to do constant favors for other people in order to reserve a place for himself in a queue.

Apple Tree of Paradise 1986

Girls no more, four heroines emerge into womanhood with a more clear-eyed outlook on life.

A Party for Ten, Plus Three 1980

A bunch of unemployed and unqualified workers are hired to unload a few railway wagons. Because of the low wages, the manager needs to encourage the workers in some other way.

Father of the Queen 1980

Chevalier de Charentes goes to Poland on a double mission.

Bewitching Eyes 1977

A Polish folktale set in the Middle Ages, tells the story of a man, whose eyes, or the gaze of them, brings upon death.

W te dni przedwiosenne 1975

A Story in Red 1974

Former soldier take up a fight with a bunch who attacks his home village

The Keys 1974

During their holiday in Kraków, a young worker and a student are asked if their love, despite different views on life, will endure.

The Finger of God 1973

The main hero obsessively wants to become an actor. The would-be actor fails two entrance exams to the state acting school and has a nervous breakdown. Eventually he commits himself to the mental institution where patients are rehabilitated by doing some artwork. He refuses to paint but does some acting. He participates in a play where a lead, playing Oedipus, actually blinds himself. Out of the institution he has dreams of killing his father, but finally seems to be ready to start over again and either act without the state license or take another job.

The Sun Rises Once a Day 1972

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.

Jeszcze słychać śpiew. I rżenie koni... 1971

A retired army colonel learns that years ago, during the 1939 September Campaign he was ordered to give medals to the ten bravest soldiers in his company. He asks his son to help him out, so he sets out on a journey to find surviving soldiers and judge if they are worthy of the honor.

Skinny and Others 1967

A group of workers builds a bridge near a large dam. They get drunk with a visiting reporter, who falls into the river and disappears.

Ktokolwiek wie... 1966

A psychological portrait of a missing girl is drawn by the people who knew her, being interviewed by a journalist helping in the search.

Pharaoh 1966

Young Pharaoh Ramses XIII clashes with Egypt's clergy over influence on the affairs of the state and its coffers. inexperienced, but quite ambitious pharaoh is putting up a fight against a powerful clan of priests usurping rule over the country.

Obok prawdy 1965

After a disaster in the mine, Łopot, a technician, protects the perpetrator. He soon faces a moral dilemma.

The End of Our World 1964

Henryk Matula has flashbacks to being imprisoned in Auschwitz after he gives a lift to an American tourist who wants to see it

Silence 1963

Set in a small Polish town just after the war, the story of an unruly teenager who constantly taunts the old priest. One day the youth has a horrible accident, which the villagers call divine punishment.