“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Janusz is a taxi driver. It’s Christmas Eve, and he honours the (Polish) traditions for this (holy) day: he gives presents to…
“Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain”. An elderly doctor is approached by a woman with a complicated request. Her husband is gravely ill…
19-year-old Tomek whiles away his lonely life by spying on his opposite neighbour Magda through binoculars. She’s an artist in her mid-thirties, and appears to have everything – not least…
The plot couldn’t be simpler or its attack on capital punishment (and the act of killing in general) more direct – a senseless, violent, almost botched murder is followed by…
Karol (Polish) marries Domininque (French) and moves to Paris. The marriage breaks down and Dominique divorces Karol, forcing him into the life of a metro beggar and eventually back to…
Valentine is a young model living in Geneva. Because of a dog she ran over, she meets a retired judge who spies his neighbours’ phone calls, not for money but…
The first part of Kieslowski’s trilogy on France’s national motto: Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. ‘Blue’ is the story of Julie who loses her husband, an acclaimed composer and her young…
A silent film. On a winter night, a young man stands apart at a club while others dance. He leaves, running to catch a tram. He notices a young woman…
It’s 1982: Poland is under martial law, and Solidarity is banned. Ulla, a translator working on Orwell, suddenly loses her husband, Antek, an attorney. She is possessed by her grief,…
People of different age, profession and social status answer two simple questions: who they are and what they want from life.
“Honour thy father and thy mother”. Young Anka and her father have lived together since her mother’s death, and have always been more like close friends than father and daughter….
