Władysław Ślesicki

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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 …

Known For

Among MenAmong Men · 1960
Among Men
6.01960
MovieDocumentary
Impressionistic study of the fate of a stray dog, trying to avoid the results of human indifference and cruelty.
Where the Devil Says GoodnightWhere the Devil Says Goodnight · 1956
Where 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.
The Rafts Sail OnThe Rafts Sail On · 1962
The 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.
The MountainThe Mountain · 1964
The 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.
A Day Without SunshineA Day Without Sunshine · 1959
A 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.
Muchacho que vas cantandoMuchacho que vas cantando · 1971
Muchacho que vas cantando
8.01971
MovieDramaMusic
A woman appears and unleashes the conflict when a man is on vacation without his wife.
Droga daleka przed nami...Droga daleka przed nami... · 1980
Droga daleka przed nami...
6.01980
MovieDramaWar
The fate of the youngest scouts – the "Zawiszacy" – is shown through the story of two brothers, their struggle and wartime wanderings after escaping from a prisoner-of-war camp, ending with their return to the destroyed capital, where they no longer find their parents. After the fall of the Warsaw Uprising, brothers Piotr and Wojtek found themselves in a labor camp in Germany. They escape, but after some time they are caught. Prison, interrogation by the Gestapo, torture. They do not break. The war ends. For a time, they lose touch with each other... In Warsaw, next to the ruined house where they used to live, they find the insurgent graves of their parents.
In Desert and WildernessIn Desert and Wilderness · 1973
In 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.

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Śpiewy po rosieŚpiewy po rosie · 1982
Śpiewy po rosie
7.51982
MovieDrama
A portrait of a small, contemporary village, shaken by the return of one of its residents from prison. Zdzich returns from prison to a small village on the edge of the Augustów Primeval Forest. He was accused of shooting a militiaman and, despite the clear bias of the witnesses, he was convicted. Now the locals fear that his return will bring revenge for the false accusations. Zdzich hides in the forest. One day, he meets Romanek, the son of Jadźka, whose honor he once defended in a fight with others. Romanek cannot answer who his father is. Their meetings become more frequent and turn into friendship. Zdzich decides to come out of hiding and makes a show of attending church. He proposes to Jadźka and is accepted. He also explains the circumstances of his arrest to the locals. The next day, the forester is killed by a mysterious bullet. Zdzich was the last person seen with him. This causes unrest in the village.

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