Jan Nowicki Movies

A theatrical attempt to reconstruct the last, lost play by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz. An amalgam of themes permeating the author's oeuvre.

The film depicts the momentous and tragic history of the Poznan uprising of 1956. The memory of the director, who was a nine-year-old boy at the...

As Poland is placed under martial law in 1981, two confidence tricksters try to evade both the police and the army. They become embroiled in a web of...

In this mixture of fiction and documentary Krzysztof Zanussi invites a number of Poland’s great actors—Maja Komorowowska, Daniel...

1894. The mortal remains of Lajos Kossuth are brought home from abroad, the railways are lined with people with their hats in hand, and among them...

This Polish historical drama film traces the fascinating saga of a wealthy, princely Polish dynasty in years 1900-1935.

A documentary about Hungarian prisoners of war in the World War II

A young attractive widow has a one-night stand with a handsome architect. The couple soon starts a tumultuous relationship.

One of the doyennes of Hungarian film deals with a dark period of national history: the Soviet regime in Hungary. She portrays it through the fate of...

The heroes of this crime-comedy attempt to get hold of money by a funny trick. They start operating the new post-office of the housing estate a week...

The film is about a group of old retired theatre actors in a retirement home for actors who aim to regroup and stage Goethe's Faust.

Set in 1905. The story focuses on a young and inexperienced man in a revolutionary execution squad. He does his killing job out of idealism, and for...

Emotional adventures of a 40-year-old Warsaw businesswoman whose life lacks nothing but a man. One day, the protagonist, busy running a large...

Three young friends travel round Poland, making a living by acting out religious scenes at fairs and selling photographs. Problems arise when a...

Just before the end of an 18-month-long journey from Africa, a fishing ship is sent on another 2-month cruise. The crew members miss their loved ones...

A young woman, Anna, is getting ready to make her own movie. After a while, she discovers that she is just a heroine in the movie and nothing really...

Reminiscences from the life of the tragically deceased poet named And, based on the memoirs of his friend Stanisław Czycz.

A talented boy from the block dreams of making an album together with complete members of a hip-hop band. It's not easy for him. An alcoholic father,...