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Tells the true story of Janusz Korczak, a renowned physician and author who ran a home for Jewish orphans in 1930's Warsaw.

An 18th century nobleman is freed by a mysterious stranger from jail, after he conspires against the king. In return, the stranger wants a list of the nobleman's conspirators, and a partner on a journey of countless acts of brutal violence.

Vienna, 1936. A Danish businessman buys a Jaguar at an auto dealership, undaunted by the exorbitant price. Two hours later, he sells it for half the price, giving rise to the suspicion of a bank fraud in this detective thriller.

"Three friends hope to build a factory but their plans are quickly jeopardized by local politics and one of the partner's dangerous love affair"--Container.

The wedding of a peasant's daughter and a poet is "a deepling moving story that has to be seen to be appreciated"--External cover.

In the late 1930s, pediatrician, writer, teacher, and radio personality Korczak is working as the administrator of an orphanage in the slums of Warsaw. When the Nazis invade Poland, move Korczak and his Jewish charges into the ghetto, and begin shipping cattle cars full of adult Jews to Treblinka, the doctor does everything in his power to try to protect the children from the uglier aspects of the ominous quarantine.

The film opens in the late 1930s with pediatrician, writer, teacher, and radio personality Korczak working as the administrator of an orphanage in the slums of Warsaw. When the Nazis invade Poland, move Korczak and his Jewish charges into the ghetto, and begin shipping cattle cars full of adult Jews to Treblinka, the doctor does everything in his power to try to protect the children from the uglier aspects of the ominous quarantine.

A look at the reign of Mieszko I, the first historical ruler of Poland, who became allies with Emperor Otto I and was victorious at Cedynia during the 10th century.

• Trzecia część nocy (1971, 101:00)
• Diabeł (1972, 119:00)
• Na srebrnym globie (1987, 157:00)
• Żuławski o Żuławskim (2000, 50:00) / directed by Jakub Skoczeń.

Trzecia część nocy: a nightmarish and surreal masterpiece is highly influential debut feature film of Andrzej Żuławski. Set during the time of the Nazi-occupation of Poland and rich with multilayered symbolism and apocalyptic imagery.
Diabeł: an 18th century nobleman is freed by a mysterious stranger from jail, after he conspires against the king. In return, the stranger wants a list of the nobleman's conspirators, and a partner on a journey of countless acts of brutal violence.
Na srebrnym globie: a small group of cosmic explorers leaves Earth to find freedom and start a new civilization on the moon. They do not realize that within themselves they carry the end of their own dream. They eventually die one by one, while their children revert to a primitive native culture, creating new myths and a new god.

"Paris 1947. Victor and Felix are eleven years old. Victor comes from the countryside where he has been staying since his parents got arrested. Lost in the Metro he runs into Felix, a young man very much at ease with himself. Felix helps Victor find his way to his old apartment building. When he finds it empty, he takes on a job with Max, a second-hand salesman with a heart of gold. Victor and Felix are about to walk through life in postwar Paris and learn a few life lessons on their way."--MK2 Films website.

Three industrialists representing different ethnic groups in Poland, build a textile factory in Lodz at the turn of the century, but encounter problems with overworked, underpaid workers.

"An illiterate single mother, Agnieszka Kowalska is a Socialist 'heroine of labor' for working long hours as a shipyard welder ... until her superiors deny compensation to the widows of 21 workers killed in an industrial disaster. Risking her job, her life, and the love of her son to defy the bureaucracy, Agnieszka inspires the largest labor strike in world history ... and becomes a national hero"--Container.

A Jewish woman escapes from a train bound for the Nazi death camps, and is concealed by a wealthy but sexually repressed Polish farmer.--External container.

Georges Danton, the popular revolutionary leader, returns to Paris at a time when the new Republic is in disarray. Robespierre and his allies have set up a monstrous dictatorship, beginning the infamous "Reign of Terror." Danton pleads with the people for an end to the bloodshed which violates the spirit of their revolution.

Bourgeois couple Hélène and Paul witness Malika, a young prostitute, being attacked by thugs and Paul immediately speeds off. Remorseful, Hélène tracks down Malika in the hospital. As she nurses Malika back to health, Malika tells Hélène a shocking story of how she was turned into a sex slave by a vicious criminal organization. Hélène and Malika join forces to double-cross her pimps and get both her freedom and her revenge.