Jan Kucharski

Kwiat paproci

By a twist of fate, a Warsaw crook becomes a translator at a reunion of high school graduates in a small town. There he learns about a treasure buried by the participants of the ceremony. The film, completed in 1972 was shelved by the censors and believed lost until it was found and finally released in 2009.

Sceny nocne

Warsaw elites meet at a ball in Baron Neman's palace, where they discuss the political situation in Poland.

Criminal Records

Two young men from a town near Łódź attack and rob a taxi driver. Unsatisfied with the loot, they make their escape from the authorities across Poland.

To Kill This Love

The young couple love each other. The boy is in constant work which will fit him, and in the end becomes a petty thief who cannot pay his debts anymore and decides to steal from homes where he pays scheduled visits to lonely housewifes. The girl works a nurse but is too sensitive in extreme cases. Running parallel to their story is a metaphor involving a castaway on a junkyard, who tries every means possible to get rid of the dog which becomes attached to him. In the end he attaches sticks of dynamite to the dog, but he breaks loose and the explosion wipes them both.

How Far, How Near

A middle-aged man sets out on a symbolic journey through past, present, and future to learn why an old friend committed suicide, and learns much about his own life along the way.

Dekameron 40 czyli cudowne przytrafienie pewnego nieboszczyka

Seven women gather to hear one of them tell a story of a strange incident that happened to a certain dead man.

Mateo Falcone

After his parents go away in the mountains, young Fortunato Falcone decides to shelter a fugitive for a price of a silver coin.

Kłopotliwy gość

Strange human-shaped phenomenon appears in Piotrowski's new flat and he approaches all available institutions to help him get rid of it.

I Hate Mondays

An acute case of Mondayitis in Warsaw. Interwoven stories of a few inhabitants of Warsaw, including one very unlucky Italian on a governmental mission and a charitable Polish American.

Legenda

Three children strike a deep friendship after a chance encounter during World War 2.

The Ring of Queen Ann

Adventures of a three good friends during school summer vacation.

Szkice warszawskie

Three stories describing the life of the inhabitants of Warsaw, each set in a different time period.

Colonel Wolodyjowski

In 1668 Polish colonel Michał Wołodyjowski, who recently retired to a monastery, is recalled to active duty and takes charge of Poland's eastern frontier defenses against invading Tatar hordes and Ottoman armies.

Przeraźliwe łoże

Tom arrives in a strange city, where he meets casino owners who are hiding a secret.

Świat grozy

Three comedy-horror TV movies released together theatrically.

Zbrodnia lorda Artura Savile'a

The wealthy Lord Artur Savile learns from a palm reader that he's destined to become a murderer. Obsessed with the prophecy, he decides to commit the deed as quickly as possible.

Klub szachistów

Wacław Urbin joins an exclusive club, learning the secrets of its members.

Zosya

In this WWII drama, Russian soldiers take a break at a scenic farm in Poland, and the unit is able to escape the horrors of war during their brief respite. A Polish farm girl and a Russian officer feel a mutual and unspoken attraction towards each other.

Barrier

A dream-like meditation on post-industrial life in Communist Poland.

Miejsce dla jednego

The deputy director of a machine plant is injured in a car accident and loses important documents. An uncompromising controller is sent to the plant to investigate the matter.

Trzy kroki po ziemi

Three stories about life problems.

Penguin

A shy student falls in love and is involved in a kidnapping plot.

The Unknown

Two Poles get out of Soviet Union with Polish Army. Based on autobiographical short stories by Józef Hen.

Czerwone berety

A young soldier is being blackmailed by his colleague after causing a driving accident while drunk