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Prawdziwy Koniec Wielkiej Wojny - Real End of the Great War

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

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Okres tuz po wojnie. Roza, mloda zona Juliusza Zborskiego, nie wierzac w mozliwosc powrotu meza z obozu koncentracyjnego, uklada sobie zycie od nowa ze swoim zwierzchnikiem, profesorem Stegieniem. Zwiazek ten zostaje zerwany, gdy niespodziewanie w domu pojawia sie Juliusz, chory, wyniszczony obozowym zyciem. On jednak, bedac juz tylko wrakiem czlowieka, odrzuca litosc Rozy i popelnia samobojstwo. Posepny dramat psychologiczny analizujacy moralne skutki wojny, ktore beda trwac znacznie dluzej niz jej widzialne, zewnetrzne pozostalosci - ruiny i zgliszcza.

Cast: Lucyna Winnicka, Roland Glowacki, Janina Sokolowska.
Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz.
1957, Black & White, 85 mins.

In Polish with English Subtitles

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Jarzebina Czerwona - Red Rowan

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

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Marzec 1945 roku. Trwaja walki o Kolobrzeg, biora w nich udzial zolnierze kompanii o kryptonimie "Jarzebina Czerwona", dowodzonej przez porucznika Kotarskiego. "Jarzebina" toczy ciezkie walki o kazdy dom, o kazda piedZ ziemi. Przychodza jej z pomoca artylerzysci i saperzy. Niemcy kapituluja. Zolnierze podchodza do morza. Nie ma wsrod nich porucznika Kotarskiego; zginal tuz przed zakonczeniem operacji. Epicki dramat wojenny, przedstawiajacy bitwe o Kolobrzeg, stoczona przez I Armie Wojska Polskiego w marcu 1945. Wszystkie wystepujace w filmie postacie sa autentyczne. Przebieg ciezkich walk pokazano poprzez przezycia poszczegolnych zolnierzy.

Cast: Andrzej Kopiczynski, Andrzej Lapicki, Wladyslaw Kowalski.
Directed by Ewa & Czeslaw Petelscy.
1969, Black & White.
In Polish with English Subtitles .

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Five from Barska Street - Piatka z ulicy Barskiej

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

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In war-ravaged Warsaw, five juvenile delinquents are given probation for stealing, to rehabilitate themselves, but remain under the influence of their profiteer-boss. Idealized portrait of young lives and rehabilitation.

Mlodzi ludzie, okaleczeni psychicznie przez niedawna wojne, zyja na marginesie spolecznym. Czy negatywny wplyw jednego czlowieka moze stanowic o losach innych?

Cast: Aleksandra Slaska, Tadeusz Janczar, Tadeusz Lomnicki.
Directed by Aleksander Ford.
1954, Black & White, 115 mins.
In Polish with English Subtitles.

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Warszawa Warsaw

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

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Up and coming Polish star Agnieszka Grochowska shines as young Klara who heads to Warsaw to meet her boyfriend. Her plans change when she becomes entangled with handsome Pawel in a classic meet cute on the train to the city. In the meantime, temperamental hellion Wiktoria finds romance with a businessman. The two couples cross paths when they try to help a farmer find his daughter. he only thing missing from this cornucopia of coincidences and contrivances is a giraffe wandering through the city. But, wait. . . there goes one now!

Actors: Agnieszka Grochowska, Lukasz Garlicki, Dominika Ostalowska

Directors: Dariusz Gajeweski

Format: Anamorphic, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen

Language: Polish

Subtitles: English

Run Time: 105 minutes Polish with English Subtitles

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Salto

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

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A man hops off a train by the small town.When he begins claiming that he has been there before, the villagers are confused as none of them recognize him. Still one family takes him in; they try to get him to tell about his clouded past, but all he will tell them is that he changed his name from Kowalski to Malinowski to throw off those who would kill him. His presence in town has a strange effect on the community and soon they begin changing. The strange man then miraculously seems to cure two sick children (he also seduces his host's daughter). Later he teaches them the entrancing dance, the salto. Things are going quite well for the enigmatic fellow until ...

In Polish with English subtitles.

Winner of 1967 MFF Edinburg .

Starring: Zbigniew Cybulski, Gustaw Holoubek, Marta Lipinska

Directed by: Tadeusz Konwicki

Running time: 99 minutes

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The Last Stage - Ostatni Etap

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

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A Jewish family from Poland, the Weisses, is sent to Auschwitz where the daughter, Martha, is selected to be an interpreter. The rest of her family are cruelly killed, and Martha and the other Poles must struggle under the tyranny of camp guards and capos. THE LAST STAGE is a powerful drama of the strength and endurance of ordinary women written by Gerda Schneider and directed by Poland s first female filmmaker, Wanda Jakubowska, who based the story on their own experiences at the notorious concentration camp.

Shot in a documentary-like style on location in Auschwitz just three years after the war ended, this recently rediscovered film is one of the earliest cinematic depictions of the Holocaust. It rings with truth and stings with authenticity.

In Polish with English Subtitles

Starring:Edward Dziewonski, Tatjana Grojecka, Antonina Gordon Gorecka, Barbara Drapinska, Aleksandra Slaska

Directed by: Wanda Jakubowska

Running time: 105 minutes

Review

One of the best of all Holocaust films . . . . --Sunday Age

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Katyn

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:51:02 -0500

]]>Academy Award Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film
Winner of the European Film Awards Prix d’Excellence
The critically-acclaimed film from Poland’s greatest living director, Andrzej Wajda

1940. After Germany’s invasion of Poland, Joseph Stalin ordered the liquidation of the Polish officer corps, slaughtering nearly 22,000 men in Katyn Forest. Based on this horrific, historical event, Katyn tells the affecting story of four fictional officers and their families as they struggle to uncover the truth. Based on the novel “Post Mortem” by Andrzej Mularczyk.

Starring: Artur Zmijewski, Maja Ostaszewska, Andrzej Chyra, Danuta Stenka, Jan Englert, Magdalena Cielecka

Directed by: Andrzej Wajda

OVER 80 MINUTES OF BONUS FEATURES:
Interview with Andrzej Wajda
”Katyn: 60 Days on the Set” making-of featurette

In Polish With English Subtitles

Running time: 121 minutes

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Angel in Love - Zakochany Aniol DVD

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:42:38 -0400

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In this sequel to the popular comedy An Angel in Krakow, Giordano the Angel is bound by his earthly responsibilities and cannot return to heaven. He contemplates becoming human, but he is reluctant to be completely on his own. When all ties are severed with heaven, Giordano has a nervous breakdown. The Powers-That-Be then arrange for him to meet the one person who will bring him heaven on earth--the woman he will fall in love with.

A warm-hearted comedy by newcomer Artur Wiecek, ANGEL IN LOVE features veteran Polish actor Krzysztof Globisz (The Decalogue; Pornografia; Pan Tadeusz) in the title role.

Actors: Krzysztof Globisz; Anna Radwan; Jerzy Trela; Janusz Gajos

Directors: Artur Wiecek "Baron"

DVD Release Date: November 22, 2005

Run Time: 97 minutes

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List of Lovers - Spis Cudzoloznic

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:23:56 -0400

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Jerzy Stuhr Poland s most beloved actor wrote and directed this charming comedy that caters to his image as an innocent caught in a cynical world.
Stuhr stars as Gustav, a Krakow professor who is roped into showing a visiting Swedish professor around town. The randy Swede soon tires of Gustav s dull dissertations on Polish heroes and suggests looking for female companionship, but the task proves beyond the skills of the shy academic. Eventually, Gustav calls Isa, an old girlfriend from his distant past who was writing a dissertation on the mating habits of geese the last time they spoke. While Isa is not what the Swede had in mind, Gustav sees his old flame through the rose-colored glasses of time.

Actors: Stanislawa Celinska; Jan Peszek; Jerzy Stuhr; Bozena Adamek

Directors: Jerzy Stuhr

Run Time: 70 minutes

In Polish With English Subtitles

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Bolek lolek wakacjach

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:56:09 -0400

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Bolek & Lolek are on their vacation, and they decide to go camping. And, of course, they run across a fun amusement park, then they take part in a mushroom hunt, lots of fun for everyone, and no words are spoken.
Przedstawiamy Państwu kolejną porcję przygód przesympatycznej pary bahaterów, Bolka i Lolka. Nasi przyjaciele będą pomagać zwierzętom, szukać i odkrywać skarby, toczyć zażarte, ale wielce zabawne boje, łapać groźnych przestępców. Płyta zawiera specjalnie wybrane odcinki spośród najlepszych filmów z przygodami Bolka i Lolka. Wspaniała animacja, najciekawsze przygody i wiele uśmiechu, który zawsze im towarzyszy.

Language: Polish, Director: Edward Water, Leszek Lorek, Wladyslaw Nehabrecki, Stanislaw Dutz Release Date: 2004 Run Time: 64 min.

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List of Lovers - Spis cudzoloznic DVD

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:39:18 -0400

]]>Jerzy Stuhr--one of Poland's most beloved actors--wrote and directed this charming comedy that caters to his image as an innocent caught in a cynical world. Stuhr plays Gustav a Krakow professor roped into showing a visiting Swedish professor around town. The randy Swede soon tires of Gustav's dull dissertations on Polish heroes suggesting they spend their time on less lofty pursuits--women. Though shy Gustav eventually calls Isa an old girlfriend from his distant past who was writing a dissertation on the mating habits of geese. While Isa is not quite what the Swede had in mind Gustav sees his old flame through the rose-colored glasses of time. "This amusing personal pic benefits from a lightly ironic touch" (Variety).

In Polish with English subtitles.

Release Date: 5 January 1995

Director: Jerzy Stuhr
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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:39:18 -0400

]]>Popular Polish cartoon characters, Bolek & Lolek, take a vacation, and of course, have a lot of adventures: with a poacher, a giraffe, walking in the desert, finding a treasure, hitch-hiking and then sailing, having grand sea adventures. This cartoon is fun and entertaining for the whole family. In addition, since there are no words, there are no language barriers.

Language: Polish, with English subtitles Director: Alfred Ledwig, Stanislaw Dutz, Jozef Byrdy, Lechoslaw Marsz Release Date: 2000 Run Time: 64 min.
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Zbigniew Cybulski, Kazimierz Opalinski, Bogumil Kobiela, Franciszek Pieczka, Bea

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:25:22 -0400

]]>Based on the book by the highly-esteemed Count Jan Potocki, the film version is reputedly a respectful, mostly faithful adaptation of this literary cat s cradle set in the weird fantasy landscapes of arid 18th-century Spain. The films creates a magical, sometimes disturbing, world of the supernatural so it s no surprise that this was a counterculture classic and Jerry Garcia s favourite. He, along with Martin Scorsese, put up part of the money to have it restored to its full length. Besides the convoluted structure, characters pop in and out of each other s stories with the random logic of a trip. The characters includes sexy ghost princeses, demon-possessions and many a corpse. The intriguing stylistic flourishes sit against the wonderful soundtrack, which was composed by Krzysztof Penderecki, famous for the scores of The Shining and Wild At Heart. Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Luis Bunuel and Jerry Garcia have at various times described The Saragossa Manuscript as their favorite film.

Starring: Zbigniew Cybulski, Kazimierz Opalinski, Bogumil Kobiela, Franciszek Pieczka, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Iga Cembrzynska, Zdzislaw Maklakiewicz, Elzbieta Czyzewska

Directed by Wojciech Has

Running time 178 minutes

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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:39:22 -0400

]]>Gabi is a 16 years old good looking girl with lots of charisma. She is very confident and has all the characteristics of a street kid. Life taught her insolence and aspiration for the goals she set for herself. She smokes, she listens to hip hop, and she is not always truthful. She is in love with Borys, much older journalist who lives in the neighborhood. But it's not the age difference that bothers Gabi, Borys has a very attractive fiance-Baska. One day Gabi puts on a costume and pretends to be somebody else. From that moment, unusual things starts happening and Gabi must make a very important decision for her future.

Language: Polish, with English Subtitles Director: Roland Rowinski Release Date: 2006 Run Time: 87 min

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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:39:17 -0400

]]>Attractive Male Seeking Woman is a hilarious as well as crazy story about how Stasio Tuchala, an old bachelor, decides to change some things about his life after his sisters journey to America. His friends force him into a matrimonial ad in a newspaper. Dreaming of a girl off the cover of Playboy, Stasio is disappointed when only a few old women want to make a similar change. This hilarious comedy is bound to put a smile on anyones face!

Language: Polish, English subtitles Director: Marek Rebacz Release Date: 4/01/2006 Run Time: 96 min

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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:39:21 -0400

]]>Angel in Love is a sequel to Angel of Cracow. The Angel Giordano begins to seriously contemplate life on Earth since he cannot return to Heaven. He finds that with a little optimism and faith in God's ways, he can live happily despite the sadness around him. When its time for his final conversion into a human, Giordano is struck not by what he is going to lose, but by what he will gain - becoming male.

The shock is enough to fray his nerves. Fortunately, Heaven doesn't abandon its angels and the powers-that-be arrange a meeting between Giordano and the only other person who can bring him Heaven on Earth. A man in love can be happier on Earth than an angel in Heaven!

Language: Polish, with English subtitles Director: Artur 'Baron' Wiacek Release date: 2005 Run time: 100 min.

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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:39:17 -0400

]]>PBS Frontline's "Pope John Paul II: The Millennial Pope," a bold, innovative biography on this controversial world leader, is a journey through the 20th century to the sources of John Paul II's character and beliefs, and the passionate reaction to him. Drawing on interviews with those who have studied and analyzed John Paul II, or whose lives have intersected with his, the program weaves a biographical narrative through several thematic chapters.

He's the charismatic Holy Father who commands great influence not only over the Catholic Church but also among world leaders and politicians and issues of human rights and social justice. Pope John Paul II is as much a prominent world figure as the presidents and monarchs. Here, now, is his biography, a telling story that covers the past 50 years of a man and spiritual leader who has been at the center of some of the world's most historic events the Holocaust, World War II, liberation theology, the demise of communism and much more.

Run Time: 150 minutes

In English
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Chopin: Desire For Love - DVD

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:29:57 -0400

]]>A tangled web of unruly passion lies at the center of this drama, chronicling the stormy affair between the great piano virtuoso Frederic Chopin and the flamboyant feminish writer Aurore Dupin, who called herself George Sand. Academy Award nominated Jerzy Antczak directs this steeping portrayal of the famed composer and his intese but hurtful relationship with George Sand and her children. Chopin's music known and loved by millions worldwide provides a powerful score that underlines the drama. The world recognized Yo-Yo-MA (cellist), Emanuel Ax (pianist), Yukio Yokoyama (pianist), Janus Olejniczak (pianist), Pamela Frank (violin), Vadim Brodsky (violin) use their talents to brilliantly perform Chopin's music.

Director: Jerzy Antczak

Runtime: 118 min.

Color

English with Spanish Subtitles
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Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:37:33 -0400

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Uprising

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:50:06 -0500

]]>After Germany invades Poland in 1939, the Nazis decree that 350,000 Warsaw Jews be forcibly moved into a cordoned area known as the Warsaw Ghetto. Idealistic teacher Mordechai Anielewicz (Hank Azaria) decides the Jews must rise up against the Nazis and creates the Jewish Fighting Organization (JFO). He tries to secure the support of Adam Czerniakow (Donald Sutherland), the morally conflicted head of the Warsaw Ghetto's Jewish Council, but Adam declines because he knows that any act of resistance will provoke the Germans to retaliate by killing innocent Jews. Determined to mobilize a resistance alone if he has to, Mordechai recruits his friends and covert couriers whose ability to pass as Aryan helps them smuggle in arms and explosives from the Aryan side of the city, building up an arsenal to fight the Nazis. When the Germans begin deporting 300,000 Jews to the Treblinka death camp, the JFO begins acts of resistance that culminate with ghetto fighters firing their first gunshots against the Nazis. When it becomes clear that the JFO is a force to be reckoned with, the German High Command sends in General Stroop (Jon Voight), who is determined to end the uprising in two or three days.

Capturing the horror that unfolds is Fritz Hippler (Cary Elwes), a filmmaker assigned by Hitler's chief propagandist to promote anti-Semitism with a film about Jewish life in the ghetto.

When the Nazis continue to suffer more casualties in their battle with the ghetto fighters, General Stroop decides to raze the ghetto. But even that can't stop the JFO. Forced to go underground into bunkers but energized by their success, the resisters fight on, ultimately holding off the Nazi army longer than the entire country of Poland. They're determined to live with honor--and if need be, die with honor--while lighting the torch for resistance in the occupied territories.

In English

Run Time: 177 minutes

Directors: Jon Avnet

Actors: Leelee Sobieski, Hank Azaria, David Schwimmer, Jon Voight, Donald Sutherland
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Mazowsze Slask

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:39:54 -0500

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SLASK DVD: Gala Concert of Song and Dance Slask Ensemble 50th Anniversary Concert - Live from Katowice, Poland 2004

MAZOWSZE DVD: AS SEEN ON PBS THE MUSIC & DANCE OF POLAND: MAZOWSZE
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Slask - Polish National Dance Ensemble - Gala Concert DVD

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:39:28 -0400

]]>Gala Concert of Song and Dance Slask Ensemble 50th Anniversary Concert - Live from Katowice, Poland 2004

"Slask" Song and Dance Ensemble was founded in 1953 by Prof. Stanislaw Hadyna, who also became its art director. Slask Ensemble has performed more than 6000 shows for over 20 million people worldwide.

SLASK is an ensemble of 90 singers, dancers and & musicians who enchant audiences in 1600 vibrant costumes which represent different regions of Poland.

With one of the world's most beautiful choreographic, vocal and musical performances, SLASK is a colorful and impetuous kaleidoscope of Polish national and folk culture. There are dances and songs from 15 regions of Poland, as well as, national Polish dances including Polonaise, Mazurka, Kujawiak, Oberek and Krakowiak.

Thanks to its distinguished artistic rank, SLASK has won worldwide recognition and has been granted numerous prizes, awards and diplomas.

1. Trojak 2. Taniec Chustkowy 3. Starzyk 4. Szot Madziar 5. Ida Gorole 6. Ondraszek 7. Pilki 8. Tance Podhalanskie 9. Tance pasterzy jurgowskich 10. Suita rzeszowsla 11. Harnas i zbojnicy 12. Piekla baba chleb 13. Kujawiak - Oberek 14. Polka Wrobelek 15. Krakowiak and Final

Total length approx. 53 mins. Color. Polish National TV (TVP) production.

View additional YouTube Videos of "SLASK"- Click on below:

Zespol Piesni i Tanca "Slask"-Szla dzieweczka
Zespol Piesni i Tanca "Slask" - Karolinka

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John Paul II - The Millennial Pop

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:41:41 -0500

Run Time: 150 minutes

In English
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Jak rozpetalem II wojne - How I unleashed II WW - bundle

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:25:21 -0400

]]>3DVD bundle It is 4:00 AM, September 1st, 1939. The German troops are about to invade Poland. Private Franek Dolas Overslept his train stop and instead of protecting Poland's border finds him self on the German side. Suddenly awakened, Dolas notices a German soldier, makes his one and only shot... and all hell breaks loose. From this time on Private Dolas is convinced that he single handedly started the World War II. He will now desperately try to return to his Polish until traveling across the war-ridden Europe. This new, color version of the popular Polish comedy, is full of laughter and amazing landscapes.

Language: Polish, English subtitles Director: Tadeusz Chmielewski Run Time: 80 min 73mins 73 mins (226 mins)
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Knife In The Water - Nóz w wodzie DVD

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

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Roman Polanski's debut feature film is an incisive study of three people spending a casual weekend on their yacht. A young man, who joined the couple as a hitchhiker, gradually interferes uncomfortably into the couple's lives, and in a brilliant depiction of inter-personal tensions, tests their marriage. Winner of Best Film at the 1963 British Academy Awards and an International Film Critic Award at the 1962 Venice Film Festival. Criterion Collection Edition. Two-DVD set includes early shorts by Roman Polanski; a video interview with Polanski and co-screenwriter Jerzy Skolimowski; a collection of rare publicity and production stills; and an English subtitle translation by Polanski.

In Polish with English subtitles.

Runtime: 90 mins.

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Insatiability - Nienasycenie DVD

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:39:29 -0400

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Wiktor Grodecki's lavish, mind-bending allegory is adapted from a classic novel by Stanislaw Witkacy. A provocative, dystopian romp through a crumbling Eastern Europe, the film assumes the point-of-view of an 18-year-old heir to a successful Polish brewery. As the young aristocrat reels from the scurrilous advances of a greedy princess and a gay hunchback monk, he watches his country succumb to a swarm of invaders from Asia. "A futuristic remake of Pasolini's Salo" (Variety).

In Polish with English subtitles.

Run Time: 128 minutes

Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Full length, Letterboxed, NTSC

2004 Won Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Indie Director

2004 Nominated Eagle Best Costume Design (Najlepsze Kostiumy) Daiva Petrulyte

Best Film Score (Najlepsza Muzyka) Leszek Mozdzer

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Siberian Lady Macbeth - Sibirska Ledi Magbet - DVD

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:39:27 -0400

]]>Andrzej Wajda shot this extraordinary film in Yugoslavia, during a period of self-imposed political exile. Fury Is a Woman ranks with Akira Kurosawa's Throne of Blood as one of the most successful screen translations of Shakespeare ever made. "Not only has the director succeeded in catching the spirit of the time and the place; he has also managed to create the sense of timelessness inherent to the tragedy" (Richard Roud, Sight & Sound). With Olivera Markovic and Ljuba Tadic. In Serbo-Croation with English subtitles.

Runtime: 93 mins. Black & White
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Mazowsze

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:15:40 -0400

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THE MUSIC & DANCE OF POLAND: MAZOWSZE is a thrilling kaleidoscopic display of dazzling movement, vibrant color and stunning beauty. The incomparable Mazowsze (Mah-ZOF-sha) performance troupe whirl and leap, stamp and glide in a glorious outpouring of sound and motion, rhythm and music that celebrates the cultural legacy of Poland. Polish-American entertainer Bobby Vinton narrates. While the choreography and musical arrangements represent 39 distinctive ethnographic regions of Poland with traditional performance styles, the appeal of Mazowsze's dynamic stage show goes beyond audiences of Polish descent. An ensemble of 65 dancers and singers are arrayed in a seemingly never-ending series of handmade traditional costumes -- more than 1,000 in total, one more dramatic and colorful than the next and some weighing as much as 30 lbs., making their energetic gravity-defying leaps, twirls and lifts even more impressive.

A full 23-member orchestra performs music ranging from Chopin to simple folk melodies beloved by the Poles for centuries. Strategically mounted high definition cameras and microphones capture this stellar performance, recorded live at the Polish National Opera House in Warsaw, Poland.

Mazowsze is internationally recognized as Poland's cultural ambassadors. In the last 50 years they have performed more than 6,000 shows in cities around the world. The troupe's founders, singer/actress Mira Ziminska and conductor/composer Tadeusz Sygietynski, dedicated themselves to preserve the rich music and dance traditions of Poland after the devastation of World War II.

Performances:

Kolem, Kolem (In a Circle, In a Circle)

Kujawiak - A dance from the region of Kujawy

Co ja mysle (What I Think) - sung in costumes from the White Kurpie region

Carnival time in the town of Wilamowice

Krakowiaczek

Krakowiak

Songs & Dances from Jurgow in the Podhale mountain region

Bamberki

Jokes & Dances from Podegrodzie

Wine Gathering Dance from Lubusz

Dances of the Highlanders from Tatras

Handkerchief Dance from Zywiec

Cyt, Cyt (Hush, Hush) - sung in costumes from the Lowicz region

Furman (The Coachman) - sung by Finale

Bonus Material: Additional Performances

Dances from Szamotuly

Ej przelecial ptaszek (A Little Bird Flew Over the Woods)

Dances from Lublin

Laura i Filon (Laura and Philon)

Lowiczanka

Songs from Cieszyn

Chodzony & Mazurka from Wilanow

Dwa serduszka (The Little Hearts)

Szla dzieweczka (A Village Girl Walking to the Forest)

Bells, songs & dances from Limanowa

Produced by WLIW New York, 2007. Executive Producer/Director: Roy A. Hammond. Producer/Editor: Roman Brygider. Presented nationally by WLIW New York. Widescreen Format (16:9) Shot in High Definition but Formatted for Standard Display Running time approx. 90 minutes.

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Chopin: Desire For Love - DVD

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:23:45 -0400

Director: Jerzy Antczak

Runtime: 118 min.

Color

English with Spanish Subtitles
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Road to the West - Droga Na Zachod

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:58:23 -0400

]]>During the last days of WWII, an old railroad worker and his assistant guide a train loaded with explosives to the Western front. The journey is a perilous trek through rough terrain, occupied by ruthless German soldiers, desperate deserters, and dangerous gangs seeking easy money. Starring acclaimed actors Kazimierz Opalinski (Eroica) and Adam Paslikowski (Ashes and Diamonds), Road to the West is a taut period drama from director Bohdan Poreba, known for his historical epics based on Poland's past.

In Polish with English subtitles.

Director: Bohdan Poreba

Runtime: 79 min.

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Just Love Me - Tylko Mnie Kochaj

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:58:22 -0400

]]>In this action-packed comedy, Max and Leon--two hapless tourists from Warsaw-- meet at a wedding in Sicily, where they run into members of a powerful mafia family. They inadvertently get pulled into the mob's problems, which follow them back to Warsaw. A great cast of Polish actors and comedians, including Andrzej Grabowski as Leon and Robert Gonera as Max, highlight this fast-paced laugh fest, filled with chase scenes, stunts, and dark humor. Language: Polish

Dir. Marcin Ziebinski

Cast:Andrzej Grabowski, Robert Gonera, Zbigniew Zamachowski

Running Time:110 min
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Weather for Tomorrow - Pogoda na Jutro DVD

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:29:59 -0400

]]>He did not fall from the sky; he did not come from a different continent. When he walked out on the streets though, he did not recognize the world, which he thought he knew. How can he find him self in all new reality? How can he not lose himself in all the problems and desires and how can he not be sucked in to politics? How can he distinguish the truth from the reality show.

Language: Polish, English subtitles Director: Jerzy Stuhr Release Date: 2006 Run Time: 96 min

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Muchachos Los Chlopakos DVD

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:30:00 -0400

]]>Muchachos Los Chlopacos is a modern comedy about the story of two friends, Konrad and Dastin. Both of them are just beginning their adult lives, but seem to have issues with reality. In order to earn lots of money quick, they open an energy-therapeutic emergency unit.

Language: Polish, English subtitles Director: Wojciech Wojcik Release Date: Run Time: 87 min

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Knights Of Teutonic Order - Krzyzacy DVD

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:39:21 -0400

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Based on Henryk Sienkiewicz's classic novel, Knights of Teutonic Order, is a strong portrayal of the fight for independence in medieval Poland. Splendidly directed by Aleksander Ford, Knights of Teutonic Order is a must-see in order to attain a better knowledge of the medieval era.

Language: Polish, with English subtitles

Director: Aleksander Ford

Stars:

Urszula Modrzyńska (Jagienka), Grażyna Staniszewska (Danusia), Andrzej Szalawski (Jurand ze Spychowa , ojciec Danusi), Henryk Borowski (Lowe Zygfryd de , komtur Szczytna), Aleksander Fogiel (Maćko z Bogdańca , stryj Zbyszka), Mieczysław Kalenik (Zbyszko z Bogdańca), Emil Karewicz (Władysław II Jagiełło), Tadeusz Kosudarski (brat Rotgier), Lucyna Winnicka (księżna Anna Danuta, żona Janusza),

Release Date: 1960

Run Time: 166 min

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Debt Collector - Komornik DVD

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:58:26 -0400

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Debt Collector presents 48 hours in the life of a young, provincial debt collector named Lucek Bohme. Bohme is the best debt collector in the town of Walbrzych, Poland. His job makes him feel powerful – he collects taxes from anyone who owes, including the destitute. The law is sacred to him, but somewhere on the way he forgets that the law is made for man, not vice versa. Bohme, therefore, has no moral scruples in his work. At the start of the movie, he confiscates medical equipment belonging to the area's only hospital as part of the hospital's debt. But his self-concdence takes a blow when he is confronted with an incident that has a lasting effect on him. One day a debtor he mistreated hangs himself on his stairs, a shock that sets in motion a transformation. Bohme wants to change his life and compensate at least some of his recent victims. Forthe first time in his life, he begins to give some serious thought to what he does and seeks redemption.

Language: Polish, English subtitles

Director: Feliks Falk

Release Date: 2006

Run Time: 93 min

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Attractive Male Seeking Woman - Atrakcyjny Pozna Pania DVD

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:58:26 -0400

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Attractive Male Seeking Woman is a hilarious as well as crazy story about how Stasio Tuchala, an old bachelor, decides to change some things about his life after his sister’s journey to America. His friends force him into a matrimonial ad in a newspaper. Dreaming of a girl off the cover of Playboy, Stasio is disappointed when only a few old women want to make a similar change. This hilarious comedy is bound to put a smile on anyone’s face!

Language: Polish, English subtitles

Director: Marek Rebacz

Release Date: 4/01/2006

Run Time: 96 min

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Pornografia

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:39:19 -0400

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This is masterful film making, from the uniformly excellent acting to the subtle manner in which the story is handled and with its ravishing cinematography. Only the title is baffling, since the film will disappoint anybody in search of titillation, and risks driving off the kind of audience this excellent film deserves.

Language: Polish, with English subtitles

Director: Jan Jakub Kolski

Release Date: 2003

Run Time: 152 min.

Trailer has no English Subtitles (movie has)

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Polish Kitsch Project - Polisz Kicz Project

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:58:24 -0400

]]>This screwball, laugh-out-loud comedy is a quasi-documentary about two hilarious con artist who fool beautiful actresses into thinking that they are starring in a hit film. Far from being real directors, a Culinary School graduate and his bumbling side-kick, are using a camera for the first time and have no idea how to operate it. None-the-less, these two matchstick men successfully extract money from naive, wannabe actresses, who will do anything to be in a movie.

Language: Polish, with English subtitles

Language: Polish, English subtitles Director: Mariusz Pujszo Release Date: 2003 Run Time: 67 min. Run Time: 67 min.

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Crime Stories - Lawstorant

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:39:19 -0400

]]>While in prison, he is planning on the perfect heist in order to ensure wealth. Upon getting out of prison, he teams up with "Fragler," a risk taker (played by Polish rock star, Michal Wisniewski), prostitute Monika, and drunk (Kazio) to set up phony warehouse.

Their plans for success are altered due to a plethora of women, intrigues, organized crime and greed...

Language: Polish, with English subtitles Director: Mikolaj Haremski Release Date: 2004 Run Time: 104 min.
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