Piotr Szpakowicz

Directing

Piotr Szpakowicz

Known for

Directing

Credits

29 titles

Piotr Szpakowicz (born October 1, 1928 in Białowieża, died August 4, 1981 in Hajnówka). He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Initially, he worked as an animator and assistant director. He made his debut as an independent director in 1959. He has been involved in animated film as a director, screenwriter, and visual designer.

Known for

Behind the camera

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A story about a tiger who has a floral pattern instead of the usual stripes and is therefore a social outcast.

Strange Tiger

1968

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Fascinated by life in the henhouse, the dog decides to escape from the kennel to play with the neighbors.

Kurnik

1972

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The adventures of a dog who, despite his mother's good advice, decides to climb up to the stork's nest on the roof.

The Stork's Nest

1977

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A puppy's story and his adventures in the country yard.

First Bath

1975

First Haircut poster
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Two angels participate in the hair-cutting ceremony of Piast's son.

First Haircut

1973

Mistletoe poster
6.0

A pair of courtiers, a woman and a man, enjoy each other's company. Both of them become victims of armed conflict. Disconnected, they seek each other among the survivors. The man finds his beloved woman.

Mistletoe

1973

Mimosa poster
3.0

The bodies of the lovers become one in the bosom of nature, near their country cottage. The moment is interrupted by the man and his thoughts – he has to go in order to earn money. They spend autumn and winter separately - she yearns alone, he works hard in a mine and a forge. In spring, when the woman runs towards the man in order to welcome him, she sees a dead man walking. She manages to recognize him only by the pendant that she gave him. In her embrace, the man regains his strength. Gold coins fall to the ground and merge with golden rod, the Polish mimosa. Stylistic paintings refer to oil painting and hold the subsequent phases of the figure's movement, which gives the impression of plane movement.

Mimosa

1973

Greedy Ahmed poster
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Ahmed trades in shoes, but he doesn't sell them cheaply. He is willing to chase after a single gold coin. In his pursuit of money, he loses everything he had, including his shoes. Greed does not pay.

Greedy Ahmed

1962

Rose poster
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A poetic tale about the birth of a flower.

Rose

1973

Rose poster
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A poetic tale about the birth of a flower.

Rose

1973

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A curious dog escapes from its mother and decides to set out into the world.

Psia miska

1976

Duo poster
8.0

Entangled figures of a woman and a man interpenetrate each other in a painterly ecstasy. Nature echoes with them until the outbreak of a war, which wipes out the colours of love and stops the course of life.

Duo

1975

Duo poster
8.0

Entangled figures of a woman and a man interpenetrate each other in a painterly ecstasy. Nature echoes with them until the outbreak of a war, which wipes out the colours of love and stops the course of life.

Duo

1975

Blow poster
5.0

A lonely lumberjack tries to cut down an old tree in the forest. He hits it for the first time using his axe. He doesn’t carry on because the tree resembles a living creature. The seasons pass. A natural disaster strikes, people and animals die because of that. The crown of the old tree becomes a shelter for a woman.

Blow

1978

Blow poster
5.0

A lonely lumberjack tries to cut down an old tree in the forest. He hits it for the first time using his axe. He doesn’t carry on because the tree resembles a living creature. The seasons pass. A natural disaster strikes, people and animals die because of that. The crown of the old tree becomes a shelter for a woman.

Blow

1978

The Blizzard poster
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Adventures of a small pooch who went out on a snowy day.

The Blizzard

1976

Night poster
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A little dog's wanderings around the neighborhood at night and his adventures.

Night

1979

Atlantis poster
8.0

The world is plagued by natural disasters, but here comes a couple in love who boldly enter a different game. Their love cannot be thwarted by natural disasters.

Atlantis

1972

Atlantis poster
8.0

The world is plagued by natural disasters, but here comes a couple in love who boldly enter a different game. Their love cannot be thwarted by natural disasters.

Atlantis

1972

Country Pictures poster
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The film, in the form of a living painting, captures the atmosphere of Polish rural life, the mentality of the peasants, their habits and superstitions.

Country Pictures

1959

Country Pictures poster
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The film, in the form of a living painting, captures the atmosphere of Polish rural life, the mentality of the peasants, their habits and superstitions.

Country Pictures

1959

Kupala Night poster
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During Kupala Night, two angels intervene in the rituals of the town's inhabitants. They take care of a virgin wearing a wreath in order to spoil the devil’s plan. During the night, the devil runs a registry of sinners. However, divine providence has different plans for her. An animated Midsummer fairytale directed by Piotr Szpakowicz, a creator of films for children and adults, specializing in animation and often focuses on the theme of people and nature. The film was realized in a combined technique. Flat figures made of plasticine were put on background boards, in the style of oil painting. Some of the figures were covered with crepe paper, maintaining the depth of the shots.

Kupala Night

1974

Colors of Life poster
6.0

The face of a girl emerges from a sepia composition. The face changes into the face of a woman and an old lady. Love fills the picture with colours, war shadows it. As a result of these experiences and the passing life, the character takes the shape of a living corpse.

Colors of Life

1974

Colors of Life poster
6.0

The face of a girl emerges from a sepia composition. The face changes into the face of a woman and an old lady. Love fills the picture with colours, war shadows it. As a result of these experiences and the passing life, the character takes the shape of a living corpse.

Colors of Life

1974

With a Pallet in the Forest poster
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A film about a painter working outdoors.

With a Pallet in the Forest

1964

With a Pallet in the Forest poster
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A film about a painter working outdoors.

With a Pallet in the Forest

1964

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A young detective is having fun in the Wild West. Before his eyes, a red-haired bandit robs a bar and a stagecoach. The bartender tries to retaliate. The boy takes matters into his own hands.

On the Trail: Stagecoach

1963

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During a stagecoach ride, the young detective spots a suspicious man in a cape and with a sword. The man drops a bloody handkerchief—a vital clue. The boy pursues him.

On the Trail: Sword

1963

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A subtenant with a parrot in a cage moves into a room in a block of flats. The bird greatly disturbs the landlord, who declares a "holy war."

The Lodger with a Parrot

1975