Franciszek Pieczka

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The Mother of the Kings
7.3

The Mother of the Kings

Made in 1982, shelved for five years. Story opens with Lucja Krol’s husband under the tram. She gives birth to her fourth son on the floor ...
The Linnet
7.5

The Linnet

Sep. 13, 1982

The Linnet

Kaziuk, a stubborn peasant and his pregnant wife live in a backwood village, unaffected by the civilization. The village is once visited by a ...
The Lynx
6.4

The Lynx

Mar. 15, 1982

The Lynx

Set during the German occupation of Poland during WWII. A priest in a small village meets a revolutionary who is on an assignment to kill a ...
The Promised Land
7.8

The Promised Land

Feb. 21, 1975

The Promised Land

In nineteenth-century Łódź, Poland, three friends want to make a lot of money by building and investing in a textile factory. An exceptional ...
The Deluge
7.7

The Deluge

Sep. 02, 1974

The Deluge

During the Swedish invasion of Poland, the brave warrior Andrzej Kmicic, considered a traitor to the nation, fights for a country, redemption and ...
Mother Joan of the Angels
7.5

Mother Joan of the Angels

A Polish priest arrives at a convent hoping to save the Mother Superior, who is supposedly possessed by eight demons.
Quo Vadis
5.7

Quo Vadis

Aug. 30, 2001

Quo Vadis

Ancient Rome, during the time of Emperor Nero. Vinicius, a young patrician, falls in love with the beautiful Lygia, the daughter of a Barbarian ...
Austeria
6.7

Austeria

Mar. 28, 1983

Austeria

During a pogrom in Poland on the eve of World War I, a group of Jews seek refuge from the Cossacks. The fugitives hide out in a rural inn, ...
The Scar
6.6

The Scar

Dec. 06, 1976

The Scar

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 ...
Walkover
6.8

Walkover

Jun. 04, 1965

Walkover

Walkover, the autobiographical second feature by Polish enfant terrible Jerzy Skolimowski echoes the French nouvelle vague in its extraordinarily ...