Directing
Witold Leszczyński
Born August 16, 1933 · Łódź, Polska
Died September 1, 2007 · aged 74
Witold Leszczyński (16 August 1933 – 1 September 2007) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. In 1967 he graduated from the National Film School in Łódź. He directed over thirty films between 1959 and 2007. Most known for Żywot Mateusza (Matthew's Days) based on a novel by Norwegian writer Tarjei Vesaas, Konopielka, adapted from the novel of Edward Redliński, Siekierezada based on a novel by…
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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.
Axiliad · 1986Axiliad
★ 6.81986
MovieDrama
A young, idealistic poet, turns his back on civilization and goes to small, backwood village, rents a bed in the house of an old woman, and decides to make his living as a lumberjack. Soon he realizes that the world around him is far from perfect.
New Year's Eve Adventure · 1963New Year's Eve Adventure
★ 9.01963
MovieDrama
A couple plans to spend a New Years Eve in a friend's empty apartment.
Rekolekcje · 1978Rekolekcje
★ 9.01978
MovieDrama
Two artists conduct philosophical disputes about practicing art.
Stary człowiek i pies · 2008Stary człowiek i pies
★ 5.72008
MovieDrama
The film presents the story of Robert - an aging, once-recognized artist who is today struggling with his own complexes and vices, and helplessness towards a new reality that ruthlessly throws him to the margins of existence. One day Robert finds himself in a roadside ditch hit by a dog's car. In a reflex of spontaneous compassion, he takes the dog home and begins to look after him.
Matthew's Days · 1968Matthew's Days
★ 6.31968
MovieDrama
A man who is socially inept and out of touch with the world lives with his sister in a small farmhouse. The overly sensitive man lives off his hard-working sibling, taking odd jobs as he gets them to secure his meager earnings. When he brings home a woodcutter from the forest, the sister and the newcomer fall in love. Terrified over a life without his sister, the man can't cope.
The Man Who Thought Life · 1969The Man Who Thought Life
★ 6.51969
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
The mysterious Mr. Steinmetz has acquired the ability to create things and beings by will alone. Only, after a while his creations invariably disappear. He therefore approaches a famous brain surgeon, Max Holst, who he hopes can help him with this problem. When Max refuses, Steinmetz brings his doppelgänger into being to replace him.
Personal Search · 1973Personal Search
★ 5.21973
MovieDrama
Two women trying to smuggle western goods back to Poland have only a few hours to convince a dedicated customs officer to take a bribe and let them pass.
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