The Decalogue 1987  N/R, 571 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Cast: Henryk Baranowski, Krystyna Janda, Daniel Olbrychski, Adrianna Biedrzynska, Miroslaw Baka, Grazyna Szapolowska, Anna Polony, Maria Koscialkowska, Ewa Blaszczyk, Jerzy Stuhr, Artur Barcis, Wojciech Klata
"The Decalogue" is an exceptionally good film. It represents a made-for-TV offering that features 10 personal stories, each reflecting one of the Ten Commandments. The stories are are all set in a dreary Warsaw housing project and are believable as they address real issues dealing with life, death, family, friends, and love.
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Kill Cruise 1990  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Keglevic
Cast: Jurgen Prochnow, Patsy Kensit, Elizabeth Hurley, Franz Buchrieser, Grazyna Szapolowska, Mario Stock, Carmel S. Aquilina, Manuel Cauchi, John Suda, Elton Mamo, John Ciantar
It's been months since Skipper's (Jurgen Prochnow) best friend was lost overboard from his boat off Gibraltar, and Skipper's wife left him. So, Skipper visits the local bar nightly, drunkenly telling of his troubles. When two bar employees, Sue and Lou (Patsy Kensit and Elizabeth Hurley), talk him into sailing them to the Caribbean, he accepts. But the trip will be more than he bargained for.
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No End 1985  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Cast: Grazyna Szapolowska, Maria Pakulnis, Aleksander Bardini, Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Artur Barcis, Michal Jabor, Marek Kondrat, Tadeusz Bradecki, Danny Webb, Krzysztof Krzeminski, Marzena Trybala, Adam Ferency
The year is 1982, and Solidarity is banned while Poland endures the clout of martial law. When an attorney, Antek Zyro (Jerzy Radziwilowicz), dies in the midst of fighting for the cause of a Solidarity striker, his widow, Urszula Zyro (Grazyna Szapolowska), takes up the cause while Antek's ghost appears frequently to watch over unfolding events.
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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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A Short Film About Love 1988 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Cast: Olaf Lubaszenko, Grazyna Szapolowska, Stefania Iwinska, Piotr Machalica, Artur Barcis, Miroslawa Chojnacka, Stanislaw Gawlik, Tomasz Gradowski, Rafal Imbro, Jan Piechocinski
Obsessed with his 30-something neighbor, Magda (Grazyna Szapolowska), 19-year-old Tomek (Olaf Lubaszenko) spies on and steals from her. When they finally meet, he is disillusioned–so much so that he attempts suicide–and, as a result, Magda becomes infatuated with him.
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| 1. The Decalogue (1987)
2. Kill Cruise (1990)
3. No End (1985)
4. Pan Tadeusz (1999)
5. A Short Film About Love (1988)
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