Directing

Jerzy Afanasjew

Born — Died

1932-09-11 — 1991-09-26

Place of birth

Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]

Known for

Directing

Credits

11 titles

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Magic Bell poster
NR

A magic flower with its cup shaped like a bell grows in a market square of the small town. A jealous villain steals the flower, but two fearless children and a cow, chase after him.

Magic Bell

1964

No artwork available
NR

An experimental film made for Polish television.

Białe zwierzęta

1960

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kobieta

1976

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kobieta

1976

No artwork available
NR

At the bottom of the sea, palm skeletons emerge from under the helmet. As they come ashore, they destroy the flowers they encounter along the way. Following the trail of human footprints to the rhythm of a military march, they arrive at a house where they find weapons. The theme of the film is the issue of resurgent militarism.

Cień czasu

1964

Icarus poster
NR

A modest tailor sews a cape in his basement. He would like to use it to fly. Modern machines change other people. The tailor remains the same, old-fashioned person. Persecuted, he escapes on the sewing machine and rises into the air. He flies among the zodiacal constellations. Earthly pursuers follow him and shake hands with him. However, this is just another dream of a modern Icarus.

Icarus

1966

Mr. Traba poster
NR

Slim Mr. Traba and fluffy Mrs. Barbara are a good marriage. It is the moonlight that triggers off Mr. Traba’s dreamy nature. He decides to leave his marriage nest and meet the Moon Girl. Mr. Traba lands on stage of a concert hall. The animal audience admires his performance, the Moon Girl throws a flower at his feet from the box, despite the fact that he is totally out of tune. After a crazy night of imagination, Mr. Traba quietly returns to his place in the marriage portrait.

Mr. Traba

1960

Ferry poster
7.5

1945. A packed ferry drifts down the Vistula after its tow rope snaps. Only a single militiaman sees notices the ferry and organizes a rescue before the it drifts into the Gdańsk Bay, which is still full of mines.

Ferry

1970

Ferry poster
7.5

1945. A packed ferry drifts down the Vistula after its tow rope snaps. Only a single militiaman sees notices the ferry and organizes a rescue before the it drifts into the Gdańsk Bay, which is still full of mines.

Ferry

1970