Wiesław Nowak

Short animated film by Elżbieta Kamienska. Classic animation on celluloid, 35 mm.

A film from the "Impressions" series, created using classical animation techniques, executed with painting on celluloid. The viewer's guide through selected paintings by Marc Chagall is the figure of the Jew – the Eternal Wanderer, a symbol of the artist's feelings and experiences. Through the composition of selected paintings or their fragments, the film evokes the artist's life experiences and his self-definition of the world. The nostalgic atmosphere of longing for his native Vitebsk, the realities of his stay in Paris, his return to Russia, and the experiences of the revolution, "inscribed" in the poetics of Chagall's paintings, create a unique atmosphere within the film narrative, created by the artist's imagination.

A film miniature to classical music. An atmospheric film impression introducing the viewer to the aesthetic motifs of the Far East: a fan, a vase with Eastern ornaments, a Chinese teacup, fabric. A butterfly flies out of the opening fan and leads the viewer through details to panoramas of Chinese landscapes, only to return to the closing fan in the film's final sequence. The film image synchronized to the rhythm of Fritz Kreisler's music. The animated film, made in watercolor technique on paper, retains the character and delicacy of Chinese painting.

A film from the "Impressions" series, created using classical and cutout animation techniques. The author subjectively selects Gustav Klimt's paintings to transcend their structures in his filmic interpretations. He presents his own, often surprising, vision of the works of art. He draws on his own experiences and feelings to present their poetic interpretation. At the same time, he strives to preserve the works' internal coherence and the aura—the atmosphere—created by the painter.

A young woman spends the evening alone at home. She decides to give herself a treat, but not everything works out as smoothly as she imagined.

A film from the series "Impressions" made using classical and trick animation techniques, inspired by the paintings of Joan Miro. Deformed figures - ideograms from Miro's paintings, float in an undefined space. The plastic forms of the sun and moon symbolize the elements associated with the cosmos - the activity of day and the magic of night, the eternal relationship of light and darkness. The natural link between the cosmos and the earth are the birds, which, returning from their skyward wanderings, smash the remnants of the night with their wings, only to disappear a moment later into the light of day.

The film is a very personal interpretation of the myth of Icarus, inspired by Pieter Bruegel the Elder's paintings "The Fall of Icarus" and "Children's Games." The film emphasizes the essence of Icarus's drama by showing his loneliness in a world of people preoccupied only with themselves.

In a certain house in the kingdom of Lailonia live brothers and sisters. Each of them has different habits: Gia likes to smoke a cigar with a plume on his head in an armchair, Pepi has to hunt a few toucans before every breakfast, Kaku swallows barrel hoops, Heja wears ordinances on his back, and Hipa lassoes chimpanzees.

From a series of animated films set to classical music.

A miniature film set to classical music. A cart drives down a gray city street. Behind the houses, instead of the sun, a spinning wheel emerges, from which a broken thread falls into a nearby puddle. A little girl runs down the street. Suddenly, she stumbles and falls into the puddle. Tears from the animated houses fall into the puddle. The drops of tears "revive" the thread, which transforms into a fairy-tale skein and weaves a new dress for the girl. A spinner with a spinning wheel appears and weaves colorful strands around everything. Flowers bloom in the windows of the houses, and the gray walls are covered with vivid colors. The girl, carried by the skein, soars above the houses of what is now a colorful town.

A film from the series "Impressions" made using the technique of painting on celluloid. Using selected paintings by Van Gogh, the author of the film presents the story of the painter's life. From his first impressionist paintings, through paintings that distort the perception of the world. The nervousness of the lines and patches of color, the increasing expression of colors, symbolize the artist's descent into madness.

A film from the "Impressions" series, made using a combination of techniques. It presents the work of Dutch painter Piet Mondrian through documentary photographs from the era in which he lived and worked. The director shows the evolution of the visual arts at the beginning of the 20th century from Fauvism to geometric abstraction using Mondrian's paintings as an example. The artist's philosophical journey into abstraction, which for Mondrian was a confirmation of the superiority of the mind over the senses. The artist's works are woven into the turbulent history of the early 20th century, full of historical events and civilizational changes.

From the series of animated films to classical music.

Every summer, Marek and Janina work as charcoal burners in Bieszczady. Far from civilization, surrounded by the mountain range, they live in unison with nature and its rhythm. We accompany them from dusk to dawn, observing the slow passing of time. This is a story about people, who have chosen a simpler life.

A film miniature set to classical music. In the living room, a musical quartet plays a piece by Mozart. The gathered guests, however, are more preoccupied with themselves than with the music. A waiter serves drinks. Distinguished ladies sit in armchairs and are observed by one of the men. His gaze settles on a young woman. Soon, both disappear from the living room. A bored little boy stands among the audience. He tries to slip away unnoticed, but his efforts fail. Nearby, a grandfather dozes in a wheelchair. He is constantly awakened by loud music. A buzzing fly disturbs the solemn mood. Only the musical quartet is completely absorbed in the incredibly lively performance of the piece.

Short film by Jacek Kasprzycki. Music by Claude Debussy performed by Kazimierz Gierżod.

A film miniature set to classical music. At dawn, the outlines of a park are visible. The gate opens, and distinguished strollers fill the park. Musicians take their places in the park gazebo and prepare for a concert. A woman with a dog on a leash, a couple on horseback, and men on bicycles cross a bridge over a stream. Kites appear in the sky. A governess energetically enters the idyllic parkscape, dragging her resisting ward behind her. The boy is clearly in the mood for mischief, which he quickly expresses. In the blink of an eye, the peaceful atmosphere is shattered.

A fantasy biography of Franz Kafka, bringing to life the writer's diaries and photographs.

A film miniature set to classical music. Carriages arrive at the opera house. The audience rushes to the performance. Men and women scan the audience. The conductor enters the proscenium. The lights go out in the audience. Music rings out. Suddenly, an opera singer appears in front of the curtain. The startled prompter flips through the pages of the score. The singer approaches the prompter's booth and snatches the score from his hands. The scattered pages fall onto the disoriented orchestra. The stage manager lowers the curtain, but the singer violently pulls it back and steps onto the proscenium to sing her aria. The outraged audience protests, throwing top hats and umbrellas onto the stage. The discordant notes of the operatic aria reach the basement and awaken the Ghost of the Opera.

A miniature film set to classical music inspired by the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The chessboard transforms into a salon floor, where animated pawns and figures take the shape of court characters and begin their game to the rhythm of a minuet. However, it turns out that the game of chess is replaced by court intrigue – a planted letter leads to a duel over a woman, which is interrupted by the queen's intervention.

From a series of animated films set to classical music.

Directed by Karolina Borgiasz.

A miniature from a series of animated films illustrated with classical music.

From a series of animated films set to classical music. Classical animation created using painting techniques on paper and celluloid. A montage of four parts from 1991–1995.