Adam Mickiewicz

Writing

Adam Mickiewicz

Born November 26, 1855 · Zaosie, Lithuania Governorate, Russian Empire

Died December 24, 1798 · aged -57

Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (24 December 1798 – 26 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. He also largely influenced Ukrainian literature and affected Russian literature. A principal figure in Polish Romanticism, he is one of Poland's "Three Bards" (Polish: trzej wieszcze) an…

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The Last DaysThe Last Days · 1999
The Last Days
★ 5.51999
MovieDramaRomance
Romance brings two warring families together in this historical drama. As citizens fight for independence in 1810s Lithuania, Tadeusz, the son of a murderer, and Zosia, a young woman, come together for a wedding against a backdrop of changing politics, ancient traditions, and the uncertain future of a country.
DziadyDziady
Dziady
Movie
LavaLava · 1989
Lava
★ 5.61989
MovieDramaHistory
On the eve of the Day of the Dead, among mysterious old rituals of the Vilnius region, ghosts of the past and present start to appear.
The Lost Town of SwitezThe Lost Town of Switez · 2010
The Lost Town of Switez
★ 3.32010
MovieAnimation
In 19th-century Poland, a traveller loses his way in the forest one stormy night. He witnesses the last days of a medieval town under attack by ruthless warriors.
Pan Tadeusz. Księga I. GospodarstwoPan Tadeusz. Księga I. Gospodarstwo · 1980
Pan Tadeusz. Księga I. Gospodarstwo
★ 7.01980
MovieAnimation
Pan TadeuszPan Tadeusz · 1928
Pan Tadeusz
★ 5.61928
MovieHistoryRomance
Pan Tadeusz (film 1928) is a Polish historical film directed by Ryszard Ordynski based on the national epic of Poland, an 1834 poem by Adam Mickiewicz.
The NixieThe Nixie · 2018
The Nixie
★ 7.02018
MovieFantasyRomance
"The Nixie", is a dark folk tale, based on an old Polish legend, immortalized by Adam Mickiewicz in a poem of the same name. It tells the story of a water nymph who takes on a human form to seduce a young man she encounters in the forest. Mesmerized, he makes a vow of love towards her, and the woman transforms back into the nymph to test his love. The young man, who does not know the nymph and woman are the same, succumbs to her mystical beauty and breaks his vow. The nymph then takes her revenge by swallowing him into the lake, where he will eternally remain as his punishment. The film begins in a life-like world and slowly morphs into the fantastical as the line between the real and the mystical blur. A coming-of-age fairy-tale, "The Fairy of Switez Lake" is a modern, seductive, filmic poem with a catchy new wave soundtrack for this timeless cautionary tale.

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The NixieThe Nixie · 2018
The Nixie
★ 7.02018
MovieFantasyRomance
"The Nixie", is a dark folk tale, based on an old Polish legend, immortalized by Adam Mickiewicz in a poem of the same name. It tells the story of a water nymph who takes on a human form to seduce a young man she encounters in the forest. Mesmerized, he makes a vow of love towards her, and the woman transforms back into the nymph to test his love. The young man, who does not know the nymph and woman are the same, succumbs to her mystical beauty and breaks his vow. The nymph then takes her revenge by swallowing him into the lake, where he will eternally remain as his punishment. The film begins in a life-like world and slowly morphs into the fantastical as the line between the real and the mystical blur. A coming-of-age fairy-tale, "The Fairy of Switez Lake" is a modern, seductive, filmic poem with a catchy new wave soundtrack for this timeless cautionary tale.

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