Irena Burawska

Acting

Irena Burawska

Born September 1, 1922 · Zakroczym, Polska

Died May 19, 2007 · aged 84

No biography available.

Known For

The Birthday TripThe Birthday Trip · 1990
The Birthday Trip
6.01990
MovieComedyDrama
When the hot-dog vendor Kaj from the small town of Skælskør in Denmark turns 40, his friends take him on a trip to Poland, to a long party with cheap liquor and emigration eager polish ladies. It will go merrily, but it gets serious for Kaj as he meets a girl who mistakes him for a wealthy Toyota dealer she has exchanged letters with.
RequiemRequiem · 2001
Requiem
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.
The QuackThe Quack · 1982
The 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 ChanceBlind Chance · 1987
Blind 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.
The Faithful RiverThe Faithful River · 1987
The 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.
Burial of a PotatoBurial of a Potato · 1990
Burial of a Potato
8.31990
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.
Red ThornsRed Thorns · 1977
Red 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.
All The SaintsAll The Saints · 2002
All 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.

Filmography

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SilenceSilence · 2001
Silence
7.02001
MovieDrama
Monday 1978. Little Szymon, playing with his friends, becomes the perpetrator of a car accident in which the parents of a little girl, Magda, die. She herself comes out of the catastrophe unscathed. This event has an indelible mark on the boy's psyche. Twenty years pass. Szymon is a railwayman, Magda works at a cosmetics company. She doesn't remember anything about her childhood, and her life passes between work and disco. Her granddaughter Ola is looked after by her grandmother. During one of the crazy games, a young woman meets Szymon. This is not an accidental meeting, because the man - tormented by guilt - has long tried to find out something about her. Magda initially rejects Szymon's courtship. Over time, however, the mysterious admirer begins to fascinate her.

Grandmother of 'Mimi'