Tadeusz Konwicki

Writing

Tadeusz Konwicki

Born 1926-06-22 · Nowa Wilejka, wileńskie, Polska (obecnie Litwa)

Tadeusz Konwicki (22 June 1926 – 7 January 2015) was a Polish writer and film director, as well as a member of the Polish Language Council. He is widely known for two novels, published by the Polish underground press: "The Polish Complex" (1977) and "A Minor Apocalypse" (1979).

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Pharaoh poster
6.7

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.

Pharaoh

1966

Austeria poster
6.5

During a pogrom in Poland on the eve of World War I, a group of Jews seek refuge from the Cossacks. The fugitives hide out in a rural inn, terrified that they may be given away at any moment.

Austeria

1983

Salto poster
6.4

A man jumps off a moving train and goes to a small town to face its inhabitants, who seem familiar, but odd.

Salto

1965

Salto poster
6.4

A man jumps off a moving train and goes to a small town to face its inhabitants, who seem familiar, but odd.

Salto

1965

Lava poster
5.6

On the eve of the Day of the Dead, among mysterious old rituals of the Vilnius region, ghosts of the past and present start to appear.

Lava

1989

Lava poster
5.6

On the eve of the Day of the Dead, among mysterious old rituals of the Vilnius region, ghosts of the past and present start to appear.

Lava

1989

Mother Joan of the Angels poster
7.6

A Polish priest arrives at a convent hoping to save the Mother Superior who is supposedly possessed by eight demons.

Mother Joan of the Angels

1961

Winter Twilight poster
6.2

Rumsza, the elderly railwayman, leading a sedate life with his wife, misses his only remaining son (two older boys were killed in the war). Joziuk finally returns from the military in the first scene but with the pregnant Zosia, while Rumsza expected him to marry Celinka, the daughter of Krywka, his only friend and neighbour. The hero will not accept the new situation; he throws his son and Zosia out of his house. Celinka is distressed but she still harbours hope for Joziuk. The birth of the child changes the situation: Rumsza accepts his son's relationship but Celinka decides to leave.

Winter Twilight

1957

Jowita poster
6.8

Marek is a promising athlete having his share of affairs with women. One day at masquerade ball he meets a an enigmatic Jowita and becomes obsessed with her, even when he finds seemingly true love in Agnieszka.

Jowita

1967

Chronicle of Amorous Accidents poster
5.8

Set in the summer months preceding the September 1939 outbreak of World War II in Polish part of Lithuania. A young highschool lad, Witek, is hoping to pass the entrance exams to the university. His love interest is Alina, his high-school colleague.

Chronicle of Amorous Accidents

1986

All Souls' Day poster
6.9

A pair of lovers go off to a small hotel in a little town. The memories of war, however, intrude on their idyll. The girl and boy relive certain wartime experiences in flashback. She was a communist who drove a boy loving her to give himself up.

All Souls' Day

1961

All Souls' Day poster
6.9

A pair of lovers go off to a small hotel in a little town. The memories of war, however, intrude on their idyll. The girl and boy relive certain wartime experiences in flashback. She was a communist who drove a boy loving her to give himself up.

All Souls' Day

1961

No artwork available
7.0

Karwowski, son of a pre-war colonel, is transferred from the West to Poland with the task of assembling a spy and diversion network. The task seems to be easy. However, after landing in Poland, it turns out that nobody wants to cooperate with him. Karwowski's "100% reliable" contacts with potential collaborators turn out to be completely outdated.

Career

1955

The Issa Valley poster
6.5

The film evokes a childhood in rural Lithuania between the wars. A country boy, Tomaszek, lives on a rich estate, situated on the Polish border. He realizes that the Issa Valley he lives in is to be torn apart by internal political conflicts and unrests among the mixed population of Poles, Lithuanians, Jews and Russians. He, however, is captivated by a paradise surrounding him, the forest, and his fantasies.

The Issa Valley

1982

The Issa Valley poster
6.5

The film evokes a childhood in rural Lithuania between the wars. A country boy, Tomaszek, lives on a rich estate, situated on the Polish border. He realizes that the Issa Valley he lives in is to be torn apart by internal political conflicts and unrests among the mixed population of Poles, Lithuanians, Jews and Russians. He, however, is captivated by a paradise surrounding him, the forest, and his fantasies.

The Issa Valley

1982

The Last Day of Summer poster
6.6

A subtle tale of a confrontation between two lonely people, one from which true understanding cannot seemingly result.

The Last Day of Summer

1958

The Last Day of Summer poster
6.6

A subtle tale of a confrontation between two lonely people, one from which true understanding cannot seemingly result.

The Last Day of Summer

1958

How Far, How Near poster
6.2

A middle-aged man sets out on a symbolic journey through past, present, and future to learn why an old friend committed suicide, and learns much about his own life along the way.

How Far, How Near

1972

How Far, How Near poster
6.2

A middle-aged man sets out on a symbolic journey through past, present, and future to learn why an old friend committed suicide, and learns much about his own life along the way.

How Far, How Near

1972

The Moment of Peace poster
10.0

The movie "L'instant de la paix" consists of three segments: 1. "Les rideaux blancs" (France) 2. "Berlin N 65" (West Germany) 3. "Matura" (Poland)

The Moment of Peace

1965

The Moment of Peace poster
10.0

The movie "L'instant de la paix" consists of three segments: 1. "Les rideaux blancs" (France) 2. "Berlin N 65" (West Germany) 3. "Matura" (Poland)

The Moment of Peace

1965