DVD: Krzysztof Kowalewski

DVD: Krzysztof Kowalewski

DVD:

Krzysztof Kowalewski

Rupert Graves, Josef Abrhám

Fox Lorber, 2004

Another Poignant View of the Holocaust from Prague
Writer Jirí Hubac and Director Matej Minac have created a fine and very different approach to the Holocaust stories of WW II - its insidious origins and relentless destruction of a beautiful Czech family - in the film 'Vsichni moji blízcí' ('All My Loved Ones'). ...

With Fire and Sword (Ogniem i Mieczem), Parts 1 & 2

Izabella Scorupco, Michal Zebrowski

Polart, 2004

This film changed my life!
"With Fire and Sword" (Ogniem i Mieczem) was the film that started my interest in Polish cinema a few years ago. Its story, effects, and history amazed me. Watching the movie was a life-changing event for me on the level of being a spiritual and cultural experience. ...

The Deluge (Potop) - Part 2

Daniel Olbrychski, Malgorzata Braunek

Polart, 2004

An epic history that captures the spirit of Polish patriotism at the time when the Swedes scourged the Polish countryside
Potop (The Deluge) is the second film directed Jerzy Hoffman depicting the 17th century adventures of Henryk Sienkiewicz's trilogy of novels. This epic history captures the spirit of Polish patriotism at the time when the Swedes scourged the Polish countryside in the ...

Calls Controlled

Stanislaw Tym, Irena Kwiatkowska

Polart, 2006

The mishaps of our hero Ryszard Ochodzki continue
"Rozmowy Kontrolowane" is the sequel to the much-loved film "Mis," which poked fun of life in Communist Poland in the 1970s. It is made 10 years after "Mis" (1981), but the sequel shows us the mishaps of our hero Ryszard Ochodzki in 1981. This film is absolutely fun ...

Emergency Exit

Bozena Dykiel, Jerzy Michotek

Polart, 2006

This movie is good for some laughs and lighthearted entertainment
"Wyjscie Awaryjne" (Emergency Escape) is a goofy 1982 Polish comedy that creates a similar feeling as its contemporary comedies, such as "Mis" (1981) and "Co mi Zrobisz, Jak Mnie Zlapiesz" (1978). As with these other two films, "Wyjscie Awaryjne" tells us the story ...

In Desert and Wilderness

Adam Fidusiewicz, Karolina Sawka

Vanguard Cinema, 2003

Sienkiewicz's novel on film
In Desert and Wilderness (W Pustyni i w Puszczy) is a great family film based on the novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz. Set in the 19th Century, the movie is filled with adventures in the picturesque landscapes of the African continent. It is a big budget production with ...

The Deluge (Potop)

The Deluge (Potop) - Part 1

Daniel Olbrychski, Malgorzata Braunek

Polart

An epic history that captures the spirit of Polish patriotism at the time when the Swedes scourged the Polish countryside
Potop (The Deluge) is the second film directed Jerzy Hoffman depicting the 17th century adventures of Henryk Sienkiewicz's trilogy of novels. This epic history captures the spirit of Polish patriotism at the time when the Swedes scourged the Polish countryside in the ...

White (Three Colors Trilogy)

Krzysztof Kowalewski, Zbigniew Zamachowski

Miramax, 2003

Utterly brilliant
White (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1994) When I mentioned to people that I was in the midst of watching Three Colours, Kieslowski's celebrated film trilogy, for the first time, to a person, I got the same reaction: "oh, Blue is my favorite of the three, but the other two ...

H.M. Deserters (C.K. Dezerterzy)

Elzbieta Zajacówna, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Polart, 2004

A comedy about an unruly group of soldiers in the Austro-Hungarian army during WWI
"H.M. Deserters" (C.K. Dezerterzy) shows us a story about an unruly group of soldiers in the Austro-Hungarian army during WWI. They are soldiers who would rather spend their time at the whorehouse and very often look inept as soldiers, but they continuously make their ...