Czesław Niemen

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Czesław Niemen

Born February 16, 1939 · Stare Wasiliszki, Belarus

Died January 17, 2004 · aged 64

Czesław Niemen (born Czesław Juliusz Wydrzycki; February 16, 1939 – January 17, 2004) was a distinguished Polish singer-songwriter and rock/folk/jazz/electronica musician who made a name for himself in a variety of genres, instruments, and roles. Niemen was born in a Polish village in what is now Belarus. He studied at a music school in Grodno for a year to study the Russian accordion (баян) when…

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Rodzina LeśniewskichRodzina Leśniewskich · 1983
Rodzina Leśniewskich
6.51983
MovieComedyFamily
Children of the Leśniewski family decide to help their mother in daily chores so she can have more time for herself.
The WeddingThe Wedding · 1973
The Wedding
7.31973
MovieDramaFantasy
Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all strata of Polish society, who dance, get drunk and lament Poland's 100-year-long division under Russia, Prussia, and Austria. The bridegroom, a painter friend, and a journalist each in turn is confronted with spectres of Polish past.
Return of the Pied PiperReturn of the Pied Piper · 1989
Return of the Pied Piper
2.51989
MovieDrama
The story of the pied piper, the German legend of the rat catcher of Hameln, retold as a punk invasion of a Polish small town.
Polonia RestitutaPolonia Restituta · 1981
Polonia Restituta
10.01981
MovieDramaHistory
A two-part historical film covering the years of the First World War and the post-war period up to 1919 - until the signing of the peace treaty in Versailles near Paris. An attempt to show the great and complicated process of regaining an independent existence by a nation within its own state. The screen shows characters from history textbooks: Józef Piłsudski, Ignacy Paderewski, Roman Dmowski, Wojciech Korfanty as well as representatives of the world political scene, incl. David Lloyd George, Woodrow Wilson, Georges Clemenceau, Vladimir Lenin and others.
A Dream of WarsawA Dream of Warsaw · 2014
A Dream of Warsaw
2014
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Czeslaw Niemen, who died ten years ago, was an icon for several generations of Poles. In Poland under communism he managed to raise popular music to the rank of true art; he also won renown abroad. He was born in 1939 in Stare Wasiliszki (today's Belarus) and his biography was largely shaped by the tempestuous history of this part of Europe. The film is a portrayal of the charismatic musician, made up of unique archive materials and reminiscences of his family and friends.
He Left on a Bright, Sunny DayHe Left on a Bright, Sunny Day · 1972
He Left on a Bright, Sunny Day
9.01972
MovieDocumentary
Every year, on June 13, for the past thirty-two years, the villagers have gathered to remember one of their neighbors who left his home on that day in 1939 and never returned. His nearest and dearest did not receive information about his death.
Marriageable GirlsMarriageable Girls · 1972
Marriageable Girls
7.61972
MovieComedyDrama
Three naive girls from the provinces travel to the city to find the men of their dreams.
Na tropach BartkaNa tropach Bartka · 1984
Na tropach Bartka
10.01984
MovieFamily
Friends, with the help of the gamekeeper and forester, try to catch the poacher.

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