Blind Chance 1987  N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Cast: Boguslaw Linda, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Boguslawa Pawelec, Marzena Trybala, Jacek Borkowski, Jacek Sas-Uhrynowski, Monika Gozdzik, Zygmunt Hubner, Irena Byrska, Adam Ferency
As Witek (Boguslaw Linda) chases after a train, three events are played out: (1) he catches the train and becomes a Communist; (2) he bumps into a guard, is sent to prison, and becomes a militant; and (3) he misses the train, falls in love, and stays out of politics.
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Danton 1982 PG, 136 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak, Patrice Chereau, Boguslaw Linda, Angela Winkler, Roland Blanche, Roger Planchon, Anne Alvaro, Emmanuelle Debever, Krzysztof Globisz, Gerard Hardy, Tadeusz Huk, Ronald Guttman, Andrzej Seweryn
During the French Revolution, Robespierre (Wojciech Pszoniak) and Georges Danton (Gerard Depardieu) represented opposing ideas on how best to carry out the plans for liberty, equality, and fraternity. Robespierre's "Reign of Terror" prevailed, and Danton joined the aristocrats on the guillotine.
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Man of Iron 1981  PG, 140 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Cast: Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Krystyna Janda, Marian Opania, Boguslaw Linda, Irena Byrska, Wieslawa Kosmalska, Andrzej Seweryn, Krzysztof Janczar, Boguslaw Sobczuk, Franciszek Trzeciak
In this sequel to "Man of Marble," the story of Poland's workers' revolt at the Gdansk shipyard is covered with Lech Walesa, one of the real heroes, making a brief appearance. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.
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Pan Tadeusz 1999  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Cast: Boguslaw Linda, Daniel Olbrychski, Grazyna Szapolowska, Andrzej Seweryn, Marek Kondrat, Krzysztof Kolberger, Michal Zebrowski, Alicja Bachleda-Curus, Jerzy Binczycki, Sergei Shakurov, Henryk Baranowski, Jerzy Trela
Based on Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz's 1834 narrative poem, this story is set during 1811 in Lithuania where exiled members of the Polish gentry live, argue, love, and fight among themselves.
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| 1. Blind Chance (1987)
2. Danton (1982)
3. Man of Iron (1981)
4. Pan Tadeusz (1999)
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