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- A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.
- A stop-motion animated children's television series, often referred to as the Fuzzy Felt Moomins, based on the stories and illustrations by the Finnish author Tove Jansson.
- A group of students are spending the summer vacation at a university camp studying the science of linguistics. One of the camp directors, Jaroslaw, is a young professor who prefers the straightforward, intimate approach to students. He is opposed in his liberal views by Jakub, who likes to manipulate people. There is a confrontation from the beginning when Jaroslaw allows to attend the seminar a student who presents the views not according to the official line. In the end, a jury prize is given to mediocre paper, while the suspected school of thought still draws a recommendation. Finally the deputy rector arrives for the closing ceremonies, and since he disfavors the line of thought awarded by the recommendation the tensions rise. They climax when student in question bites the rector in the ear while receiving recommendation. The confrontation results in a scandal and the police is called in.
- Following the political events of March 1968, rebellious student Józef Moneta fights for his fellow students expelled from the university. Soon he must face expulsion himself.
- The two main characters are: Filemon, a little white kitten, young and naive; and Bonifacy, an old, serious black tomcat. Other characters are: the Grandmother, the Grandfather, the Puppy, a fox, mice, 'monsters from the attic', and other creatures. The cartoon is rich in elements of Polish folk legends and traditions.
- "Czesiek, a troubled youth, meets sociology student Marek, who attempts to reform him. However, Czesiek's friends reject his lifestyle change, and Marek views him as a case study rather than genuinely caring for his well-being."
- A film about a film being made by a group of young directors. Story is divided into three parts. The first follows Anka, a girl from a working- class family. She finishes school, plans to attend screen tests, and has her first love affair during the summer holidays. Her experience with a boy who wants to pass her to his buddy leaves an emotional scar. In the second segment the film follows Pawel, who leaves the children's home and wants to become a theatre actor. He joins a provincial amateur production where he has an affair with a married woman, the wife of his employer. In the final piece the two are found at the screen tests. They make to the final list and have an affair together. During the last screen test they are asked to improvise a scene, and Anka repeats exchanged between them the night before. That angers Pawel and he leaves.
- The horse Karino is born during winter and when his mother dies, a young woman starts to care for the helpless foal. Their adventures together are followed during the years to come, from the age of a newborn to the time when Karino's a full-grown competition horse.
- Pawlak and Kargul - neighbors, frenemies, and grandfathers to Ania- both receive invitation to America from Pawlak's brother- John. All three of them travel to Chicago, where they discover John has passed away, and they arrived just in time for his funeral. But first- they need to find his illegitimate daughter. Set in late 70's story of two, charming, Polish villagers' adventures in Chicago is a third intallment of Pawlak and Kargul adventures.
- Bolek and Lolek race around the world facing danger to win a wager with Lord Fogg.
- Pampalini is a hunter in Africa. In every short episode he tries to catch various animals, but either end up with nothing or capture poachers going for the same trophy instead.
- 24 hours in the life of a hospital from the point of view of the doctors and nurses.
- One of the most talked-about trials in 1930s Polish press. Housekeeper Rita Gorgon, who has an affair with her employer, is accused of murdering his teenage daughter.
- The confession of a man who was the director of a factory in Lower Silesia. "He was a Party member but opposed to the Mafia-like organization of Party members which was active in that factory and region.
- Set at the historic moment of rebirth of Poland after World War I. The newly organized National Assembly elected Gabriel Narutowicz, a professor returning home from Switzerland to enter public life, as the first President in the history of Polish Republic. The film shows the turmoil leading to Narutowicz's election by a National Assembly divided between Polish Nationalists and the minorities, comprising one third of the population. A few days after the election the President was assasinated by a fanatic Nationalist while opening an art exhibit.
- Michal Toporny is a poor country boy whose determination and hard work help him climb the social ladder and become the head of a large factory in the city. But at what cost?
- Dead Class is one of the most innovative and influencing works of 20th century Theatre. The first version of the production, acclaimed by critics but only rarely represented outside Poland, was documented in this film by A. Wajda.
- A Polish folktale set in the Middle Ages, tells the story of a man, whose eyes, or the gaze of them, brings upon death.
- Tens of images of historical characters are shown. People who have taken part in fighting against Nazi Germany as well as the activity of the leaders of the communist parties of the USSR, Rumania, Bulgaria, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Germany during the World War II.
- Polish countryside, 1970s. Life of young Józek turns upside down after he wins substantial amount of money in the lottery.
- Summer camp for young married couples, during which they compete for the main prize, a washing machine, is used by its organizers to promote communist ideas of a happy family life.
- A young bachelor finishes his army service and goes back to his native village. He wants to settle down and work on the farm with his wife. But first of all, he needs to find one.
- A middle-aged pair of newly weds is still without a child after two years of marriage. It's an embarassment so they decide to adopt a child. This takes time, however, and they cannot wait. The solution is to fake a pregnancy and make a deal with a young girl expecting an illegitimate child, who in turn does not want give the baby up to the adoption home. The deal is made, pregnancy faked and then the middle aged wife suddenly finds herself pregnant. Now the deal is off and the young expecting mother is facing a new decision. She does keep the baby in the end.
- "Alone" - A psychological and moral drama dealing with the crisis of feelings in interpersonal relations. Young heroes, basing their relationship on a program-based resignation from emotional involvement, under the influence of a tragic accident, change the rules of past coexistence.
- Dagny Juell was the doctors daughter who left Kongsvinger for Berlin to study music, and became famous painter Edvard Munchs mistress.
- A young married woman, bored with her comfortable existence, tries to change the form and style of her life.
- A young energetic activist becomes the secretary of a local town committee and surrounds himself with a group of competent managers. However, the corrupt bunch of his predecessor is trying hard to take the young man down.
- The young laboratory Ewa receives anonymous ransom letters. In her fear she turns to Piotr, with whom she has had a relationship in the past. The doctor Piotr is glad that she asks him for help, because he hopes to win her back this way. Although Ewa sends the blackmailer the demanded amount money he is not heard from.
- An adaptation of Henryk Sienkiewicz's novella about a lonely lighthouse keeper, who remembers his life.
- During WWII Nazis bring a Polish partisan to the local hospital. They want the staff to treat him in order to interrogate him afterwards.
- A carter from Bieszczady Mountains is summoned to the local police station, where he has to tell about what had happened last Saturday.
- German Occupation of Poland and Gestapo murder of Olympic gold-medalist Janusz Kusocinski.
- After the fire at the coalmine the court proceedings begin. Meanwhile a TV reporter working on the case starts his own investigation.
- When a young rookie becomes a ship captain, the conflict ensues between him and the crew of experienced sea wolves.
- In this animated short subject, we see an apple slowly being crushed in a vice.
- Three teenagers spend their holidays in Frombork and start their first relationships there.