Karol II: The Pope, The Man (2005)

Director: Giacomo Battiato

Starring: Piotr Adamczyk, Alberto Cracco, Dariusz Kwasnik, Michele Placido, Adriana Asti

The story of Pope Jean Paul II from his election as Pope in 1978 til his death in 2005. A human portrait of an extraordinary man who courageously con... Read more

The Healer ( aka Julie Walking Home ) (2002)

Director: Agnieszka Holland

Starring: Miranda Otto, William Fichtner, Lothaire Bluteau, Ryan Smith, Bianca Crudo, Jerz...

With her son dying of cancer and her marriage falling apart, Julie (Miranda Otto) takes her last hope to Poland where a man with healing hands may be... Read more

Leben fur Leben ( Life for Life ) (1991)

Director: Krzysztof Zanussi

In 1941, a young Silesian, Jan, manages to escape from Auschwitz. In retaliation, the camp commandant condemns 10 prisoners to the 'starvation bunker... Read more

The Double Life Of Veronique (1991)

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski

Starring: Halina Gryglaszewska, Irene Jacob, Kalina Jedrusik

Two women with identical looks, birthdates and names unknowingly have their lives inter-connected in this beautifully crafted thriller. When one of th... Read more

No End (2006)

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski

Starring: Grazyna Szapolowska

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... Read more

The Kieslowski Collection: The Scar / Camera Buff / Blind Chance / No End / I'm So So (2006)

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski

An outstanding collection of Krzysztof Kieslowski's early works, each a masterpiece in its own right, most dealing with personal and philosophical dil... Read more

Mother Joan of the Angels (1961)

Director: Jerzy Kawalerowicz

Starring: Lucynna Winnika

A brilliantly filmed and at times unsettling exploration of faith and repression, the film is based on the documented story of the possession of a gro... Read more

Three Colours Trilogy ( Blue, White, Red ) (1993)

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski

Starring: Juliette Binoche, Irene Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Jul...

This boldly cinematic trio of stories about love and loss, from Krzysztof Kieslowski was a defining event of the art-house boom of the 1990s. The film... Read more

The Naked (2001)

Director: Witold Swietnicki

Starring: Anna Pudlowska, Barbara Gasior, Agnieszka Pasko, Irene Kolodziej, Waldemar Polte...

From Polish director Witold Swietnicki, and a cast of everyday people comes an unusual satire on the routine madnesses of everyday life. In an office... Read more

Man of Marble (1976)

Director: Andrzej Wajda

Starring: Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Krystyna Janda, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Jacek Lomnicki, Michal Ta...

Perhaps Andrzej Wajda's most important film, this documentary-style expose of Stalinist corruption paralleled attempts of the contemporary regime to c... Read more