Jan Himilsbach

The life of Jan Himilsbach (1931-1988) - stonemason, docker, sailor, actor, screenwriter and writer - is a collection of anecdotes on the one hand,...

Zdzicho leaves prison and tries to get his share from his former partners.

A study of the psyche of a sick, aging man who loses faith in the meaning of life.

By a twist of fate, a Warsaw crook becomes a translator at a reunion of high school graduates in a small town. There he learns about a treasure...

After being transferred to a new position, the young doctor becomes the target of harassment by her colleagues.

In Trzebiatów, a small town, there is an unusual bustle. A crowd of residents has gathered in the market square to welcome their beloved MO...

Retired Sypniewski stands before a bizarre task - he must drown kittens.

Seven stories based on unusual court cases from Poland.

It's Christmas, and children at an orphanage in Maliszewo receive a computer that was given to them by another orphan who used to live there many...

Janek and Wanda live in a small room in a villa, while other rooms are occupied by offices of various institutions. Janek often stays at work after...

A contemporary drama about the problem of adaptation of people from rural areas to the urban environment, which is characteristic of our...

Stefan Pulman, a lonely Varsovian, spends his vacation every year in a quiet guesthouse. He makes very real marriage plans. The object of his sighs...

A coming of age story about fourteen years old Yurek, his adventures during the vacations and his first love.

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...

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...

After moving from the countryside to the city, an old man cannot find himself in the new reality.

Children of the Leśniewski family decide to help their mother in daily chores so she can have more time for herself.

A dramatization of problems faced by a young couple in 1970's Poland - job uncertainty, conflicts with parents, living together, unfaithfulness.

This 50-minutes long TV production, Wiszniewski's only feature film, is the story of a young worker, who is given a flat by his union commission on...

The film is a story of a young man coerced into undercover work for the police, in return for their dropping of charges against him. He is to...

Two simple men win the lottery and decide to spend the money on their first plane flight and some other pleasures. But all that does not bring enough...

A bunch of unemployed and unqualified workers are hired to unload a few railway wagons. Because of the low wages, the manager needs to encourage the...

Three young friends travel round Poland, making a living by acting out religious scenes at fairs and selling photographs. Problems arise when a...

A stowaway sneaks aboard a ship departing on a cruise down the Vistula River. The captain takes him for a Communist Party cultural coordinator and...

Modest editor, has shipped his wife and kids for the weekend, and is trying to relax in his house at the outskirts of Warsaw. His quiet evening is...

The marriage struggling with financial problems decides to impress visiting relatives.

Professor tries to explain his patients's mental anomalies.

A young couple's dog becomes a subject of crutiny by the other residents of their apartment complex, setting off a bureacratic nightmare in this...

Presenting a different approach to life, the three brothers meet at their father's funeral.

A film adaptation of six short stories by Marek Nowakowski from the collection Mizerykordia.

More and more mourners join a queue for the stonemason. He is played by Jan Himilsbach (1931-1988), an untrained actor, ("Rejs" 1970) and prose...

A young, well-off engineer decides to leave his current life and seek what he deems a "manly" adventure.

Three naive girls from the provinces travel to the city to find the men of their dreams.