Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff

Directing

Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff

Born 1928-05-05 · Pančevo, Serbia, Yugoslavia [now Serbia]

Acting credits

The Unbearable Lightness of Being poster
6.8

Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina, but when the Soviet invasion occurs, all three flee to Switzerland. Sabina begins an affair, Tom continues womanizing, and Tereza, disgusted, returns to Czechoslovakia. Realizing his mistake, Tomas decides to chase after her.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

1988

Bonjour l'angoisse poster
6.1

Anxious and shy, Michaud works for a company that specializes in alarms, safes and other security devices.

Bonjour l'angoisse

1988

Days of Love poster
6.7

A man and a woman would like to get married, but lack the necessary funds for the traditional "big" wedding. Thus they plan to escape to the countryside and "live in sin".

Days of Love

1954

Wild Target poster
6.5

Victor Meynard, a hit man who still lives with his mother, is becoming more reluctant to pull the trigger during assignments. He meets a young man, Antoine, whom he takes under his wing after being unable to kill him. Their lives change when he meets Renée, an art forger who has earned the wrath of powerful mob leaders. Unwilling to assassinate the new object of his affections, Victor must run and hide with two new friends in tow.

Wild Target

1993

Girl on the Third Floor poster
5.8

A Parisian reporter tries to exonerate a fugitive neighbor of charges he murdered his wife.

Girl on the Third Floor

1955

Grand gala poster
9.0

An officer brings to him in Morocco a dancer he loves.

Grand gala

1952

Summer Storm poster
7.0

An attractive Englishman who is spending his holidays in France, breaks into a French family.

Summer Storm

1949

Behind the camera