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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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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Man of Marble 1977 N/R, 160 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Cast: Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Michal Tarkowski, Krystyna Zachwatowicz, Piotr Cieslak, Wieslaw Wojcik, Krystyna Janda, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Jacek Lomnicki, Magda Teresa Wojcik, Boguslaw Sobczuk
This is an excellent story about Mateusz Birkut's rise from bricklayer to Poland's champion of the people in the 1950s. Communist authorities disallowed the showing of the film's finale.
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Mephisto 1981  N/R, 144 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Istvan Szabo
Cast: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Krystyna Janda, Ildiko Bansagi, Karin Boyd, Rolf Hoppe, Christine Harbort, Gyorgy Cserhalmi, Peter Andorai, Tamas Major, Ildiko Kishonti
This film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. It is the story of actor Hendrik Hofgren (Klaus Maria Brandauer) whose ambition to be a star is so great that he sells out to the Nazis in his effort to attain his dream.
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A Short Film About Killing 1988 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Cast: Miroslaw Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Barbara Dziekan, Aleksander Bednarz, Jerzy Zass, Zdzislaw Tobiasz, Artur Barcis, Krystyna Janda, Olgierd Lukaszewicz
This film asks the question, "Does the legal system have the right to use capital punishment?" After Jacek (Miroslaw Baka) is accused of brutally murdering a taxi driver, a young lawyer (Krzysztof Globisz) tries–and fails–to save him from the death penalty.
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| 1. The Decalogue (1987)
2. Man of Iron (1981)
3. Man of Marble (1977)
4. Mephisto (1981)
5. A Short Film About Killing (1988)
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