Maciej Englert

Makbet

A staging of William Shakespeare's tragedy, directed in 1969 by Andrzej Wajda. The roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are played by Tadeusz Łomnicki and Magda Zawadzka - actors who at that time gained popularity in the series "Pan Wołodyjowski". This perverse use of the artists' images by the director was intended to serve an interpretation of the tragedy that emphasizes Shakespeare's question: where does evil in man come from?

The Devil

Young Polish nobleman Jakub is saved from imprisonment by a stranger. In return, the stranger wants to obtain a list of Jakub’s fellow conspirators. As he follows his mysterious savior across the country, Jakub is affected by the overall chaos and moral corruption; he goes insane and becomes a mass murderer.

Tango

The famous play by Sławomir Mrożek, directed by Maciej Englert. A 1999 production.

Rozmowy z katem

Brylanty pani Zuzy

Polish intelligence sends a mole into the ranks of a high-profile gang, the boss of which recently died in mysterious circumstances.

God's Finger

A young man from the countryside fights against all odds to fulfill his dream of becoming an actor.

Bolesław Śmiały

Portrays the power struggle between the king of Poland, Bolesław the Bold, and the Bishop of Kraków, Stanisław Szczepanowski.

Złote koło

An unknown man brings a wounded boy from a hospital and prompty walks away. The boy soon dies and the militia captain Budny begins an investigation, leading him deep into a web of crime.

Makbet

A staging of William Shakespeare's tragedy, directed in 1969 by Andrzej Wajda. The roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are played by Tadeusz Łomnicki and Magda Zawadzka - actors who at that time gained popularity in the series "Pan Wołodyjowski". This perverse use of the artists' images by the director was intended to serve an interpretation of the tragedy that emphasizes Shakespeare's question: where does evil in man come from?

The Devil

Young Polish nobleman Jakub is saved from imprisonment by a stranger. In return, the stranger wants to obtain a list of Jakub’s fellow conspirators. As he follows his mysterious savior across the country, Jakub is affected by the overall chaos and moral corruption; he goes insane and becomes a mass murderer.

Tango

The famous play by Sławomir Mrożek, directed by Maciej Englert. A 1999 production.

Rozmowy z katem

Brylanty pani Zuzy

Polish intelligence sends a mole into the ranks of a high-profile gang, the boss of which recently died in mysterious circumstances.

God's Finger

A young man from the countryside fights against all odds to fulfill his dream of becoming an actor.

Bolesław Śmiały

Portrays the power struggle between the king of Poland, Bolesław the Bold, and the Bishop of Kraków, Stanisław Szczepanowski.

Złote koło

An unknown man brings a wounded boy from a hospital and prompty walks away. The boy soon dies and the militia captain Budny begins an investigation, leading him deep into a web of crime.

Jarosław Dąbrowski

A film biography of Jarosław Dąbrowski, a Russian officer, Polish independence activist, and communist.

Dagny

Dagny Juell was the doctors daughter who left Kongsvinger for Berlin to study music, and became famous painter Edvard Munchs mistress and model. Than she ran into August Strindberg. They had a brief affair but after a couple of weeks Dagny left him for Stanisław Przybyszewski.

Colombuses

Kolumbowie follows a group of Polish resistance fighters during WWII in the days leading up to the Warsaw Rising.