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Klakier (1983)
Character: Pani Miodek, theater cashier
The impresario decides to make the theater group's performances more attractive by spreading a rumor that the oldest actress could die on stage at any moment.
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Mieszczanin szlachcicem (1969)
Character: Dorymena
Mr. Jourdain, oblivious to his own ignorance, embarks on a comical journey to transform himself into a nobleman, taking lessons from music, dance, fencing, and philosophy teachers who exploit his naivety for profit. Despite the mockery from his maid Michasia and the exasperation of his wife, who warns against his lofty ambitions, Mr. Jourdain remains undeterred. His daughter Lucille’s potential marriage to a nobleman is threatened by an envoy from the Turkish sultan’s son, who seeks her hand. To secure the alliance, the envoy elevates Mr. Jourdain to the rank of Turkish voivode, resolving the dilemma and setting the stage for a humorous conclusion.
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Skorpion, Panna i Łucznik (1973)
Character: Magda
Three young friends travel round Poland, making a living by acting out religious scenes at fairs and selling photographs. Problems arise when a mysterious man joins them.
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Krzyk (1983)
Character: Marianna's Mother
A woman just out of prison gets a job in a nursing home and tries, unsuccessfully, to put her life back together.
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Ściana czarownic (1967)
Character: Ewa Zarębska
A brilliant but undisclipined ski jumper prepares for an event while also trying to win a beautiful singer's heart.
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Pamiętnik Andrzeja Kondratiuka (2006)
Character: N/A
A very personal reflection on life and passing away. The director made it in 2006; after he suffered a massive stroke in spring 2005. He describes his struggle with a serious illness, returning with memories to the time when he was healthy. The documentary is interspersed with archival footage from Gzów, as well as excerpts from the director's previous films (Stardust and Time Spindle).
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Słoneczny zegar (1997)
Character: Marynia
The story of a married couple, actress and director, who live in the bosom of nature, in a stream hut, and realize a story about their own lives, thoughts and fantasies. Working on a film is a naive attempt to search for meaning in life.
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Bar pod młynkiem (2005)
Character: N/A
Two middle-aged social outcasts - unemployed Celina and woodcutter Roman - start a relationship right after opening their own business, a bar far away from the city life.
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Mleczna droga (1991)
Character: The Witch
An elderly man looks to a mysterious old woman to help him regain his youth, but the woman has her own agenda.
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Yokohama (1982)
Character: N/A
An American actress temporarily stops in Warsaw on her way to Japan, where she gets acquainted with the Polish writer.
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Córa marnotrawna (2001)
Character: Aneta / Aneta's Grandmother
Polish comedy from 2001, describing Polish capitalism with a grain of salt. The title character was brought up in the People's Republic of Poland, she left the country. He comes back home with the money and tries to find a new reality.
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Komedie pomyłek (1968)
Character: Lora Neuman (segment "Comedy From Errors")
A collection of intimate television short stories based on well-known literary works.
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Piąta rano (1970)
Character: Janek's Mother
Every morning, a mysterious trombonist plays a concert in one of Warsaw's tenement houses.
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Ene... due... like... fake... (1993)
Character: Tamara
A lonely old lady collects used dolls from the garbage can, wanting to create a fairy-tale paradise in her home. A paradise that is a great dream for herself. Surrounded by dolls, the world of fantasy triumphs over reality. In the world of fairy tales created by an aged woman, everyone is young and beautiful.
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Panna z mokrą głową (1994)
Character: Ciotka Amelia
A young lady from a good home, full of life, wins the hearts of the greatest gloomy people and turns people into people open to the world. He infects everyone with kindness and optimism, even when misfortunes fall on the family. Resolute and resourceful, she takes matters into her own hands, but will fate be favorable to her and happiness will smile at her?
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Dziewczyny do wzięcia (1972)
Character: Iga Cembrzyńska (uncredited)
Three naive girls from the provinces travel to the city to find the men of their dreams.
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Komedia z pomyłek (1967)
Character: Lora Neuman
The action takes place in the second half of the 19th century in a small Californian town in the Wild West. Hans, a German émigré, opens a shop on one of the streets. To his annoyance, his fellow countryman, young and beautiful Lora, sets up a shop on the opposite side. There is fierce competition. Lora decides to take Hans to court. However, unfamiliar with German, the judge mistakenly marries them.
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Wrzeciono czasu (1996)
Character: Marynia
A filmmaker and his wife, an actress visit their cabin in the woods for the first time in 10 years. He sets about filming whatever he can in the area, including an alluring blonde who lives nearby.
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Cztery pory roku (1985)
Character: N/A
A portrait of the director's family painted against a backdrop of changing seasons. A deep reflection on the meaning of existence and the inevitability of passing time and death.
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Porwanie w Tiutiurlistanie (1986)
Character: Drumla (voice)
Three friends – a rooster, a cat and a vixen – meet the kidnapped princess on the eve of the war between Balbacja and Tiuturlistan. To prevent a war, they try to bring her to her father's house. They tell each other stories from their lives during a journey full of adventures.
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Gwiezdny pył (1982)
Character: Stara
An odd couple of old people lead their simple lives close to nature. The man is an amateur constructor and his goal now is to build a small river dam to produce electricity for his country house.
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Salto (1965)
Character: Kowalski's Wife
A man jumps off a moving train and goes to a small town to face its inhabitants, who seem familiar, but odd.
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Rajska jabłoń (1986)
Character: Raczyńska
Girls no more, four heroines emerge into womanhood with a more clear-eyed outlook on life.
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Motodrama (1971)
Character: Kawasake Spokesperson
An unassuming post office clerk finds fame and success as a motorcycle racer.
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Widziadlo (1984)
Character: Ksenka (voice)
Set in the early years of the century. A story of a country gentleman haunted by the memory of his first wife. His current wife, had enough of his obsession and has taken a lover, who is mysteriously paralyzed. Meanwhile, main character's son gets his first taste of sensual experience with a mute peasant girl.
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Dziewczęta z Nowolipek (1986)
Character: Pani Raczyńska
Coming of age story of four girls living in the same poor district of Warsaw just before the outbreak of World War One.
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Siekierezada (1986)
Character: N/A
A young, idealistic poet, turns his back on civilization and goes to small, backwood village, rents a bed in the house of an old woman, and decides to make his living as a lumberjack. Soon he realizes that the world around him is far from perfect.
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Hydrozagadka (1971)
Character: TV Presenter / Waitress
Warsaw is mysteriously running out of water during the summer heat wave. This mystery can only be solved by a Polish superhero known as As.
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Big Bang (1986)
Character: Baśka
A UFO lands at night in a typical Masovian village. The villagers feel honored and want to be as hospitable as possible for the unexpected alien guests.
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Jak to się robi (1974)
Character: Nurse
Two ambitious men - one a self-described director, another a self-described writer, meet on a train to Zakopane and decide to make a movie together.
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Jowita (1967)
Character: Prostitute Lola
Marek is a promising athlete having his share of affairs with women. One day at masquerade ball he meets a an enigmatic Jowita and becomes obsessed with her, even when he finds seemingly true love in Agnieszka.
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48 godzin z życia kobiety (2003)
Character: N/A
There are only a few hours left to fight. During a walk on the beach, women talk about Agnieszka's first fight, her first success, her first tear, her first love, nervousness and mental stress.
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Smuga cienia (1976)
Character: Double Bass Player (uncredited)
Andrzej Wajda's English-language film of a novella by Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, aka Joseph Conrad, about a young man in his first command as a sea captain. A series of crises prove incredibly difficult for his new authority, for the sea is curiously becalmed and the crew is weakened by feverish malaria. When the first mate's fear convinces many that the ship is haunted and cursed by the malevolent spirit of the previous captain, the young man must cope with their superstition as well as the conspicuous absence of much-needed medicine.
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Pełnia (1979)
Character: żona Wojtka
A ruminative, understated drama on the nature of overwork versus an "unachieving" life away from the city, Pelnia examines the experience of one man. After leaving his high-pressured existence as a successful architect, the newly resolved dropout goes to live in a small community of cabins and summer homes in a lake-filled region north of Warsaw. His interactions with the villagers, including a drunkard and other eccentrics, provide an informative background for what happens next. The ex-architect's wife is a professional singer who has not abandoned the city or her life -- and she soon arrives to spend some time with her very changed husband.
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