Krzysztof Kieślowski Movies

Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.

Roman and Hanka have a loving marriage, but his impotence has led to her having an affair. The unbearable situation drives Roman to extreme measures...

Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz directed this insightful TV documentary (2005) tracing the Polish filmmaker's career. Former classmates reminisce about...

Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.

Jerzy Stuhr scripted, directed and plays four roles in this Polish comedy about four men -- an army officer, a college instructor, a priest, and a...

Cate Blanchett stars as Philippa, a British teacher living in Turin, Italy, who has seen many friends, including her husband, fall victim to drug...

The first Polish film to discuss the failure of September 1939 Polish-German war, seen from the point of view of a university intellectual,...

When a political decision is made as to the location of a new large chemical factory, Stefan Bednarz is put in charge of it. This honest communist...

A biographical story of Krzysztof Kieślowski. The production is composed of well-selected fragments of his documentaries and feature films. The...

Left behind by a circus, a camel wanders to the house of a simple middle-aged couple in a Polish village. Although the wife is initially bewildered...

Kieslowski’s later film Dworzec (Station, 1980) portrays the atmosphere at Central Station in Warsaw after the rush hour.

A young man in his twenties leaves prison after a three-year sentence. He wants to start a new life in a place where he is not known and dreams only...

Francis Ratay witnesses the theft of church painting "Angel with violin". The entire incident recorded by an amateur camera. The thief turns out to...

People of different age, profession and social status answer two simple questions: who they are and what they want from life.

Patients with serious lung diseases, who are now in a sanatorium, tell us about their thoughts and feelings.

A bus crashes and its passengers find themeselves in the afterlife, which they find has the not only the same set of rules as Earth, but also the...

A short making-of from the set of Kieslowski's feature film "Blizna", which uses a lot the word "Action!" and the slate.

After the war, the community of mountaineers is eager to start their own sawmill. When the communist authorities come to take over the sawmill, a...

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...

Collection of documentary shorts by various acclaimed directors