Stanisław Klukowski

The Devil

Young Polish nobleman Jakub is saved from imprisonment by a stranger. In return, the stranger wants to obtain a list of Jakub’s fellow conspirators. As he follows his mysterious savior across the country, Jakub is affected by the overall chaos and moral corruption; he goes insane and becomes a mass murderer.

Something for Something

A psychologist is asked about a scientific consultation with a girl who attempted suicide.

Niedziela pewnego małżeństwa w mieście przemysłowym średniej wielkości

The Milewskis are a middle-aged couple. Witold and Magda, both occupied with careers in managerial positions, create a solid, well-matched relationship. They have no children - this is Magda's decision, who preferred to pursue a career rather than take care of diapers. However, little remains of the bond they had at the beginning. Each Sunday, each of them cheats on their partner, and they both know nothing about it. Everything changes when Witold's younger brother Franek, a handsome geologist, shows up at their place.

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.

Chase

A seamstress who leads a stable life falls in love with her daughter's teacher.

Crystal

Before his son's matura exam a father tries to bribe the exam committee.

Rola

An actor visits his father in a nursing home to study his mannerisms in preparations for the role of Faust.

Portfel

The professor loses his wallet. Thinking that he has fallen prey to a thief, he takes it from the man whom he suspects of theft.

Pułapka

Shortly after World War 2 a conflict between cousins, a Polish major and a former SS soldier arises on the Recovered Territories.

Cicha noc, święta noc

A village in Podhale, the time of Christmas. The local inhabitants confront the German occupation.

Dom

A former concentration camp prisoner appears in a deserted town in the regained western territories. Soon more follow.

Mountains at Dusk

An old professor and his student go mountain climbing together.