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Władysław Ślesicki
Born January 5, 1927 · Warsaw, Poland
Died December 9, 2008 · aged 81
Władysław Ślesicki was a Polish film director and screenwriter, recognized for his contributions to both documentary and feature films. During World War II, he was a member of the Home Army and participated in the Warsaw Uprising. After the war, Ślesicki studied history at the University of Warsaw and later graduated from the National Film School in Łódź. His notable documentaries include Płyną …
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The Rafts Sail On · 1962The Rafts Sail On
★ 7.01962
MovieDocumentary
The movie depicts the story of a young Mazurian boy named Mietek, who crosses the line between childhood and adulthood . He stands in close contact with nature; he decoys birds and feeds them, he catches fish. But above all he is attracted to the work of the woodcutters. He watches them as they fell the trees and he helps them load the timber onto rafts that float down the river and through the sluice-gates. Finally, he joins the raftsmen and when he receives his first salary and gives a girl his first bashful look, the time has come for him to say goodbye to his childhood.
Among Men · 1960Among Men
★ 6.01960
MovieDocumentary
Impressionistic study of the fate of a stray dog, trying to avoid the results of human indifference and cruelty.
The Mountain · 1964The Mountain
★ 10.01964
MovieDocumentary
The viewers visit a school located high in the Tatra mountains, in the village of Zaczerczyk. There are only few students there. Teachers arrive at the place every day, including the film's protagonist, a young woman.
Where the Devil Says Goodnight · 1956Where the Devil Says Goodnight
★ 8.01956
MovieDocumentary
A documentary depicting life in Targówek, a deprived and crime-affected district of postwar Warsaw, where reconstruction and cultural development projects have failed to materialize.
...It's a Long Way Ahead... · 1980...It's a Long Way Ahead...
★ 6.01980
MovieDramaWar
Following the defeat of the Warsaw Uprising, brothers Piotr and Wojtek escape from a labour camp in Germany and set out on a perilous journey back to Warsaw, hoping to find their parents. Alone in unfamiliar territory, they must rely on their own resourcefulness and learn to trust no one as they struggle to make their way home.
Muchacho que vas cantando · 1971Muchacho que vas cantando
★ 8.01971
MovieDramaMusic
A woman appears and unleashes the conflict when a man is on vacation without his wife.
In Desert and Wilderness · 1973In Desert and Wilderness
★ 7.51973
MovieAdventureFamily
Fourteen year old Polish boy Stas Tarkowski and eight year old Nel Rawlison from England are kidnapped as the hostages by Arabic fanatics and taken to their religion leader. Then they manage to escape and try to return to their fathers. Children have a lot of dangerous adventures, meet two Black kids; Kali and Mea, who also help them, make a friendship with an elephant and help one Black's tribe.
A Day Without Sunshine · 1959A Day Without Sunshine
1959
MovieDocumentaryDrama
A lonely man wanders the streets of contemporary Warsaw. He reads the daily press, observes women in a beauty salon and follows the action on a film set. In each of the places he is just an observer, not a protagonist.
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