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Samson (1961)
Character: Lucyna
The hero is a Jewish youth. He, like his family, has always been silent and undemonstrative in the face of prejudice. Now he stands up for his right to survive, and in so doing represents the fighting spirit that culminated in the Warsaw Uprising.
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Spóźnieni przechodnie (1962)
Character: Zofia Kwiecińska (segment 5)
Five short stories.
(1) “Czas przybliża, czas oddala” – Edward recalls his unfulfilled love for Anna and, years later, writes to her sister Zofia, mistaking her for Anna.
(2) “Krąg istnienia” – A girl falls for Wacek at an ice rink; pressured by family, she marries a soap manufacturer.
(3) “Paryż 1945” – A Polish refugee soldier and an American woman share a fleeting wartime bond before she leaves at dawn.
(4) “Stary profesor” – Two men seek an old professor to fulfill a dying prisoner’s last wish; Roger impersonates a former pupil.
(5) “Nauczycielka” – Neglected wife Zofia accepts film tests, only to find the director seeks an ordinary woman.
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Powrót (1960)
Character: Ina Leska
A former World War 2 resistance fighter returns to Poland to reconnect with his old comrades, but finds out they have moved on with their lives and have no time for him.
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Powrót (1991)
Character: Julka
A mother is looking for her missing child, with whom she lost contact while in a concentration camp. The film was completed in 1948, but it was banned from distribution by the government, until finally releasing in 1991.
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Ślepy tor (1948)
Character: Julka
A mother is looking for a missing child with whom she lost contact while in a concentration camp.
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Smarkula (1963)
Character: Dr. Wanda
A young teenager from the provinces comes to Warsaw to find her relatives and gets herself in various trouble.
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Poradnik matrymonialny (1968)
Character: Roksana
Roksana is the editor of the heart advice section of a widely read magazine. Her problem is the handsome and loving husband Bogumił. The man was taken to the hospital, where he is looked after by his sister Krystyna.
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Niezawodny system (2008)
Character: Maria
A cheerful story about an old lady trying to correct a past mistake and recover a priceless necklace. The heroine develops a foolproof system to ensure that she wins at the casino. The actions of the aged lady attract the interest of a young gambler. He decides to gain her trust and work out the system.
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Wieczór w "Szpaku'' (1960)
Character: Self
Documentary recording of one of the programs of the "Szpak" cabaret, which operated between 1954-1963 under the auspices of the Polish Radio. The skits and songs are presented by, among others, Irena Kwiatkowska, Alina Janowska, Mieczysław Czechowicz and Hanna Skarżanka.
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Na tropach Bartka (1984)
Character: Kasicka
Friends, with the help of the gamekeeper and forester, try to catch the poacher.
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Gwiazdka w Złotopolicach (1999)
Character: Eleonora Gabriel
A TV movie based on the television series "Złotopolscy", concerning a Christmas Eve for the familes of Złotopolscy.
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Pożarowisko (1969)
Character: Rojecka
A potter putting up a fireplace tells a story of a man, who decided to build a house at an infamous fire site.
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Zakazane piosenki (1947)
Character: Street Singer
Set during the German occupation of Warsaw during WWII, this musical tells the story of several inhabitants of the same tenement house.
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Dulscy (1976)
Character: Aniela Dulska
Set at the end of the XIX-th century. Madame Dulska is the sole and absolute ruler of her house in Cracow. She is ruthless, greedy and oversensitive of the reputation of her family. To protect his son from temptations she overlooks the affair he is having with the maid. Young Dulski first wants to marry the girl, but then yields to his mother demands and turns his interest to a cousin. Everything returns to normal: his father has his habitaul visits to a brothel, his son to a cabaret and Madame Dulska safeguards her reign.
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Podróż za jeden uśmiech (1972)
Character: "Aunt Ula"
Two boys set out by train from Kraków to the seaside but lose their travel money and decide to continue their journey “for a smile,” hitchhiking and using every transport they can find.
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Ostatni etap (1948)
Character: Dessa
Poland, during World War II. Martha Weiss, a Jewish woman, arrives at the Auschwitz extermination camp with her family. She is assigned the role of interpreter, but her loved ones are much less fortunate.
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Femina (1991)
Character: Aniela - Bogna's mother
The main character is Bogna, a thirty year old woman lost in her surrounding reality and unhappy in her private life. After her husband departs for a foreign scholarship, Bogna learns that her mother died. The trip to her hometown for the funeral becomes a voyage in time, during which she relives the memories of her idyllic childhood.
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Czas przeszły (1961)
Character: Monika
Fram is in a German POW camp where brutal, cold-hearted Gestapo officers like Weber or Von Steinhagen terrorize and execute their Polish prisoners. One day Fram sees a way to escape the camp and he takes it, heading out to find his fellow resistance fighters.
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Wszyscy święci (2002)
Character: Halina, przyjaciółka Marii z oddziału
As every year, the celebration of All Saints Day brings Polish families together at the graves of their loved ones. On this special day Maria, 80-year-old widow, visits the graveyard with her son, his wife and their children.
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Miłość z listy przebojów (1985)
Character: N/A
Peter and Eliza are vacationing in the Mazury region. After an argument with her boyfriend, the girl leaves him and goes away. Meanwhile, Eliza's father Jul, a sculptor, organizes a reunion of former members of the student theater in which he performed years ago.
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Rozmowy kontrolowane (1991)
Character: Halina Należyty
Ryszard Ochódzki receives a special assignment for UB - infiltrating the "Solidarity" party branch in Suwałki. His arriving there coincides with the imposition of martial law on Poland.
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Och, Karol (1985)
Character: Teściowa Karola
Karol has everything. He has three mistresses in addition to the bride. He is charming, loves sex and enslaves women in the blink of an eye. He's also well aware of that women like and uses it for his benefits.
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Czarci żleb (1950)
Character: Hanusia
Shot in the beautiful scenery of the Tatra Mountains, this sensational drama revolves around a thwarted smuggling of art pieces across the Polish-Czechoslovak border to the West. Highlander Jasiek used to be a smuggler, now he is a soldier of the Border Protection Forces, serving in his homeland, in the Tatra Mountains. Under the influence of the educational work of his superiors, as well as his love for Halka, he becomes a righteous citizen. He contributes to preventing the smuggling of valuable works of art abroad organized by a Polish aristocrat and carried out by a gang.
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Ostatnia akcja (2009)
Character: Pułkownik Dowgird
When his grandson is beaten by gangsters, a Warsaw veteran gathers his war buddies to take them on.
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Dzięcioł (1971)
Character: Miśka Waldek
A man approaching middle age gets more than he bargained for when he tries having an extramarital affair while his wife is away.
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Skarb (1949)
Character: Basia
Witek and Krysia, a married couple, move to Warsaw and have nowhere to stay. They rent a room in a house with many other lodgers. Witek dreams of their own house and draws a sketch of their future home, marking the place where his wife will sleep with the word "treasure". The other lodgers find the draft and a frantic search for the treasure begins.
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