Acting
Aleksandra Leszczyńska
Born 1900-01-16 · Warszawa, Polska, Cesarstwo Rosyjskie [obecnie Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Polska]
Acting credits
The protagonist of the film, Piotruś, experiences various events with a globe taken to school for geography lessons. During his journey through the city, he confronts the knowledge acquired at school with life.
Planeta - Ziemia
1970
5.6On 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
Wacław Urbin joins an exclusive club, learning the secrets of its members.
Klub szachistów
1967
8.1A young architect is locked up in prison. He recalls his uncompromising youth and gradual sliding into the moral swamp of compromises. He was not alone. A group of his friends, dreamers and glass house builders, accompanied him.
Childish Questions
1981
A potter putting up a fireplace tells a story of a man, who decided to build a house at an infamous fire site.
Firesite
1969
5.2The story of the tumultuous relationship between a Jewish girl called Noemi and a Polish art student named Kamil is set at the outbreak of World War II.
Unloved
1966
Maria, a veteran architect heading a design studio, finally secures approval for a long-awaited bearing factory project, but now faces a two-year deadline and staff eager for bonuses. She insists on a meticulously accurate plan that will delay opening yet save millions, drawing ire from her team and superiors who urge her to relent or take leave. When the industrial union ultimately backs her vision but replaces her as project lead, Maria rejoins the team as a regular member, steadfastly pursuing her principles while navigating the personal cost of her professional convictions.
Overdue Vacation
1979
6.9A family saga of Barbara Ostrzeńska-Niechcic and Bogumił Niechcic against the backdrop of the January Uprising of 1863 and World War I. The film is a rather straightforward and faithful adaptation of a novel by Maria Dabrowska with the same title. The plot is woven around the changing fortunes of a noble (upper-class) Niechcic family in the pre-WWI Poland. There are two main crossing threads: a social history one and an existential one.
Nights and Days
1975
9.0A young landowner, fascinated by billiard, falls into the trap of gambling
Green, Bygone...
1976
6.5A bus crashes and its passengers find themeselves in the afterlife, which they find has the not only the same set of rules as Earth, but also the same bureaucratic chaos.
Hell and Heaven
1966
8.0Because of having a one-day plane delay, Konrad has to spend 24 hours wandering around Warsaw, visiting old friends and meeting some new ones.
Alone in the City
1965
5.7A mysterious man takes a writer back to the 19th century, where they meet Death.
Mistrz tańca
1969
8.5On Christmas Eve, a little girl falls asleep after a party at her home and dreams herself (or does she?) into a fantastic world where toys become larger than life. Her beloved Nutcracker comes to life and defends her from the Mouse King, then is turned into a Prince after Marie saves his life.
The Nutcracker
1967
10.0A bank robbery conducted by Polish Underground members goes awry and the brother-in-law of the group's leader, Paweł gets arrested. Now Paweł must choose between helping his loved ones and staying loyal to the underground.
The Contribution
1967
NRSelected episodes from a television series of thrilling stories based on works of world literature classics.
Świat grozy
1968
8.0The wealthy Lord Artur Savile learns from a palm reader that he's destined to become a murderer. Obsessed with the prophecy, he decides to commit the deed as quickly as possible.
Zbrodnia lorda Artura Savile'a
1968
7.0The story of a marriage arranged under family pressure, against the couple's feelings. Adapted from a novel by Maria Rodziewiczówna.
Wrzos
1938