Acting
Irena Burawska
Born September 1, 1922 · Zakroczym, Polska
Died May 19, 2007 · aged 84
No biography available.
Known For
The Quack · 1982The Quack
★ 7.51982
MovieDramaRomance
A famous surgeon is beaten by drunken bullies, loses his memory and cannot recollect who he was before. He gets to a village, lives in a not so well to do family and becomes the Quack - he slowly regains his talent for medicine and saves the lives of several village patients.
Blind Chance · 1987Blind Chance
★ 7.51987
MovieDrama
Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.
Burial of a Potato · 1990Burial of a Potato
★ 8.21990
MovieDrama
Set in 1946, the film tells a story of a Polish villager returning home after years in a concentration camp. Mateusz is an old-timer, a saddler, who finds nothing but hostility when he makes it home after years away. He is not a Jew, though the villagers brand him one and give him a hard time. They feel guilty about the death of his son at the end of the war, and don't want the father around. In the background: beginnings of the Communist regime in Poland.
All The Saints · 2002All The Saints
★ 6.62002
MovieDramaTV Movie
As every year, the celebration of All Saints Day brings Polish families together at the graves of their loved ones. On this special day Maria, 80-year-old widow, visits the graveyard with her son, his wife and their children.
The Faithful River · 1987The Faithful River
★ 6.11987
MovieRomanceDrama
Set during the insurgency of 1863, the story focuses on a tragic romance between a poor gentlewoman and a rebel noble. After a bloody battle a unit of insurgents have been wiped out and only one survived, but badly wounded. He eventually finds shelter and care from a landsteward's daughter, hiding in a burned-out manor with an old servant.
Adam's Two Ribs · 1964Adam's Two Ribs
★ 8.01964
MovieComedy
An engineer comes home from abroad to his waiting wife. After some time, his second wife, an Italian one, joins him. For a small town, such a triangle will turn out to be unacceptable, especially since the spouses live peacefully under one roof.
Requiem · 2001Requiem
★ 6.52001
MovieDrama
Bartłomiej, community elder and orator, must choose an appropriate successor, but finds difficulty in the aftermath of a local girl's tragic hit-and-run death. A community's pain reverberates through fractured relationships and the burden of funereal responsibility.
Red Thorns · 1977Red Thorns
1977
MovieHistoryDrama
A descendant of a noble family takes the side of the proletariat, fighting against the mistreatment of factory owners and the oppresion from the Tsar during the 1905 revolution.
Filmography
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Blind Chance · 1987Blind Chance
★ 7.51987
MovieDrama
Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.
Dying Woman's Daughter (3) (uncredited)
4 w 1 · 20004 w 1
★ 5.02000
MovieDrama
The friendship of four men is put to the test after they make a movie together.
Irena Małopolska, matka Orfantego
Jeśli serce masz bijące · 1981Jeśli serce masz bijące
★ 7.01981
MovieDramaFamily
A group of Polish boys is opposed to a German teacher who aims to Germanise the young men.
Woźniakowa (uncredited)
Wolf Ticket · 1964Wolf Ticket
★ 8.01964
MovieDrama
The story of a worker who was dismissed for inconvenience to management for making justified and necessary criticisms of the factory's operations.
Woman interested in the Apartment





