"Polish School of Documentary Movies" is a series of DVD's published by of The National Audiovisual Institute (NiNa) . Each volume of he series, which is edited by Tadeusz Sobolewski, is devoted to different Polish documentary filmmaker and contains selected documentaries from his/her artistic output. Series includes the presentations from the body of woks of recognized film directors, as well as from some of the forgotten masters and debutante directors.
"H" (Hamlet) is a part of NInA Publishing's series with selected theatrical plays and special projects prepared in Poland in recent years . The series is edited by Anna R. Burzynska and Marcin Koscielniak and includes the projects from some of the most recognized and new directors of Polish theatre. This DVD presents a recording of the live theatrical performance directed by Jan Klata, performed at the Wybrzeze Theatre on July 18-21, 2006.
"Kalkwerk" is a part of NInA Publishing's series with selected theatrical plays and special projects prepared in Poland in recent years . The series is edited by Anna R. Burzynska and Marcin Koscielniak and includes the projects from some of the most recognized and new directors of Polish theatre. This DVD presents "Kalkwerk" directed by Krystian Lupa. The recording was made in 1998 by Polish TV.
"Krum" is a part of NInA Publishing's series with selected theatrical plays and special projects prepared in Poland in recent years . The series is edited by Anna R. Burzynska and Marcin Koscielniak and includes the projects from some of the most recognized and new directors of Polish theatre. This DVD presents a recording of the theatrical performance, made with the participation of the live public on 30 December 2007 in Warsaw TR, in cooperation with the TVP Kultura.
"The Tempest" (Burza) is a part of NInA Publishing's series with selected theatrical plays and special projects prepared in Poland in recent years . The series is edited by Anna R. Burzynska and Marcin Koscielniak and includes the projects from some of the most recognized and new directors of Polish theatre. This DVD presents "The Tempest" directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski. The recording was made by the Polish Audiovisual Publishers and TVP Kultura in April 2008. The performance opened in TR Theater in Warsaw on January 4, 2003.
DVD 1 : Zmory (Nightmares) DVD 2: Dreszcze Chills) DVD 3 Ucieczka Z kina Wolnos (Escape from the movie theatre called "Freedom") / Bonus: Zawod Rezyser: Wojciech Marczewski (Profession - Movie Director: Wojciech Marczewski)
Wiszniewski has been considered one of the most outstanding personalities of his generation and without a doubt a classic of Polish documentary cinema.
Four masterpieces from one of Poland's most prominent filmmaker: Zdjecia próbne (Screen Tests), Aktorzy prowincjonalni (Provincial Actors), Goraczka (The Fever), and Kobieta samotna ( A Woman Alone).
In his films Zulawski explores spiritual boundaries and moral capacities of man, society and religion, and the restrictions of liberty of the individual human being in confrontation with the society. This set includes three Zulawski's movies made in Poland: Trzecia czesc nocy (The Third Part of the Night, Diabel (The Devil), Na srebrnym globie (On the Silver Globe).
Based on Witold Gombrowicz's cult novel and a masterpiece of European modernism, the movie focus on an existential problems of a young writer (Crispin Glover) in 1930s Warsaw on the brink of World War II.
In 2005, Wiktor's wife, Helena (Halina Golanko), has just died suddenly of a stroke in Poland. Wiktor (Zbigniew Zapasiewicz), the Polish ambassador to Uruguay, arrives to see her too late. An old Russian friend, Oleg (Nikita Mikhalkov), shows up briefly at the funeral for Helena...
A godless Polish capitalist has his blood pump in the wrong place in "And a Warm Heart," a labored comedy-drama in which a cardiac transplant is a medical and symbolic necessity.
3-DVD set with Krzysztof Zanussi's masterpieces: Bilans kwartalny (A Woman's Decision), Rok spokojnego slonca (The Year of the Quiet Sun), and Spirala (Spiral).
French terrorists kidnap the American ambassador, leaving dead and wounded in their wake. Soon they begin quarreling as to his fate, while the police purge suspects in an attempt to destroy the Nada faction. As the violence escalates on both sides, the State and the terrorists are forced to use one another's methods in an increasingly desperate and relentless conflict.
A man returns to the place where he spent happy holidays in his youth only to find that the past is gone. Five women who once loved him still remain, but the man's one true love has passed. Set in the 1920s, this Polish drama is one of many collaborations between director Andrzej Wajda and actor Daniel Olbrychski. Nominated for the Best Foreign Film Oscar, 1980.
A unique record of Tadeusz Kantor's play recorded at Sokol Hall in Krakow, January 10, 1991. Performed by he Cricot 2 Theatre, directed by Tadeusz Kantor. Tadusz Kantor died few hours after final rehearsal to this play.
"Kantor" film was made in 1985 during rehearsals to the play "Niech sczezna artysci". In the film, which is rich in archival material, Tadeusz Kantor talks about his childhood years, the Nazi occupation, his Cricot Theater 2, and subsequent phases of its theatrical artistic-migration.
A unique record of Tadeusz Kantor's play " Let the artists die" recorded during live show at Juliusz Slowacki Theatre in Krakow, January 1986. Performed by he Cricot 2 Theatre, directed by Tadeusz Kantor.
A unique record of Tadeusz Kantor's play " Let the artists die" recorded during live show at Stodola Students' Club in Warsaw, February 22-24, 1990. Performed by he Cricot 2 Theatre, directed by Tadeusz Kantor.
Film "Próby tylko próby" was created from almost 50-hours long video footage of rehearsals to Tadeusz Kantor and Cricot 2 Theater spectacle "Dzis sa moje urodziny" (Today is my birthday). The rehearsals were registered between October 13, 1989 and December 7, 1990.
