Аватар персоны Władysław Ślesicki

Władysław Ślesicki

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Władysław Ślesicki was a Polish film director and screenwriter, recognized for his contributions to both documentary and feature films. During World War II, he was a member of the Home Army and participated in the Warsaw Uprising. After the war, Ślesicki studied history at the University of Warsaw and later graduated from the National Film School in Łódź. His notable documentaries include Płyną tratwy (The Rafts Sail On, 1962) and Rodzina człowiecza (Family of Man, 1966), which offer insightful portrayals of human experiences. In feature filmmaking, he is best known for directing W pustyni i w puszczy (In Desert and Wilderness, 1973), an adaptation of Henryk Sienkiewicz's novel. Ślesicki's work is celebrated for its depth and humanism, contributing significantly to Polish cinema.

05-01-1927

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Capricorn

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Warsaw, Poland

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Śpiewy po rosie

Śpiewy po rosie

Film directed by Wladyslaw Slesicki.
6.0

Year:

1982

Śpiewy po rosie

Śpiewy po rosie

Film directed by Wladyslaw Slesicki.
6.0

Year:

1982

In Desert and Wilderness

In Desert and Wilderness

Fourteen year old Polish boy Stas Tarkowski and eight year old Nel Rawlison from England are kidnapped as the hostages by Arabic fanatics and taken to their religion leader. Then they manage to escape and try to return to their fathers. Children have a lot of dangerous adventures, meet two Black kids; Kali and Mea, who also help them, make a friendship with an elephant and help one Black's tribe.
7.5

Year:

1973

In Desert and Wilderness

In Desert and Wilderness

Fourteen year old Polish boy Stas Tarkowski and eight year old Nel Rawlison from England are kidnapped as the hostages by Arabic fanatics and taken to their religion leader. Then they manage to escape and try to return to their fathers. Children have a lot of dangerous adventures, meet two Black kids; Kali and Mea, who also help them, make a friendship with an elephant and help one Black's tribe.
7.5

Year:

1973

Muchacho que vas cantando

Muchacho que vas cantando

A woman appears and unleashes the conflict when a man is on vacation without his wife.
0.0

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1971

Sloping Fields

Sloping Fields

Scenes of a village wedding and the hard lives of farmers in a remote mountainous region of Poland.
0.0

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1970

Shifting Sands

Shifting Sands

A 12-year-old boy and his father embark on a fishing trip where the boy hopes to get to know his father better. When a young woman leaves her boyfriend after a quarrel, the father invites her along on the trip. The boy's hopes of a father-and-son retreat are shattered when it becomes obvious dad is after more than fish.
0.0

Year:

1969

Shifting Sands

Shifting Sands

A 12-year-old boy and his father embark on a fishing trip where the boy hopes to get to know his father better. When a young woman leaves her boyfriend after a quarrel, the father invites her along on the trip. The boy's hopes of a father-and-son retreat are shattered when it becomes obvious dad is after more than fish.
0.0

Year:

1969

Kontrybucja

Kontrybucja

A bank robbery conducted by Polish Underground members goes awry and the brother-in-law of the group's leader, Paweł gets arrested. Now Paweł must choose between helping his loved ones and staying loyal to the underground.
0.0

Year:

1967

Energy

Energy

Record of a dam construction in a remote area of Poland.
0.0

Year:

1967

Days Months Years

Days Months Years

A documentary impression by Władysław Ślesicki showing the life of women - the joys and sorrows of motherhood, the hardships of everyday life. The individual sequences, made using the observation method, form a mosaic portrait of a mother.
4.5

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1966

Family of Man

Family of Man

Documentary about a daily routine of a rural Polish family.
6.3

Year:

1966

A Moment of Silence

A Moment of Silence

The meeting of two young people on the streets at night.
0.0

Year:

1965

Before the Leaves Fall...

Before the Leaves Fall...

The first Polish documentary about the life of Romani people. The film crew accompanied a tabor of the small Roma community during their journey from place to place. Their customs, relationships and cultural elements were captured on film. The individual scenes are not overcolored or enriched with any kind of romanticism, which was often presented in Polish literature concerning this community.
0.0

Year:

1964

Before the Leaves Fall...

Before the Leaves Fall...

The first Polish documentary about the life of Romani people. The film crew accompanied a tabor of the small Roma community during their journey from place to place. Their customs, relationships and cultural elements were captured on film. The individual scenes are not overcolored or enriched with any kind of romanticism, which was often presented in Polish literature concerning this community.
0.0

Year:

1964

The Mountain

The Mountain

The viewers visit a school located high in the Tatra mountains, in the village of Zaczerczyk. There are only few students there. Teachers arrive at the place every day, including the film's protagonist, a young woman.
0.0

Year:

1964

The Twenty-First

The Twenty-First

Polish engineers help set up a beet sugar factory in Morocco.
0.0

Year:

1964

Sugar Mill in Morocco

Sugar Mill in Morocco

Sugar mill in Morocco.
0.0

Year:

1964

The Rafts Sail On

The Rafts Sail On

The movie depicts the story of a young Mazurian boy named Mietek, who crosses the line between childhood and adulthood . He stands in close contact with nature; he decoys birds and feeds them, he catches fish. But above all he is attracted to the work of the woodcutters. He watches them as they fell the trees and he helps them load the timber onto rafts that float down the river and through the sluice-gates. Finally, he joins the raftsmen and when he receives his first salary and gives a girl his first bashful look, the time has come for him to say goodbye to his childhood.
7.0

Year:

1962

People and Fish

People and Fish

Portrait of the hard lives of Polish fishermen.
0.0

Year:

1962

Portrait of a Small Town

Portrait of a Small Town

Portrait of a small town.
0.0

Year:

1961

Among Men

Among Men

Impressionistic study of the fate of a stray dog, trying to avoid the results of human indifference and cruelty.
5.6

Year:

1960

A Day Without Sunshine

A Day Without Sunshine

A lonely man wanders the streets of contemporary Warsaw. He reads the daily press, observes women in a beauty salon and follows the action on a film set. In each of the places he is just an observer, not a protagonist.
0.0

Year:

1959

A Day Without Sunshine

A Day Without Sunshine

A lonely man wanders the streets of contemporary Warsaw. He reads the daily press, observes women in a beauty salon and follows the action on a film set. In each of the places he is just an observer, not a protagonist.
0.0

Year:

1959

The Story of the Road

The Story of the Road

A documentary about the hard work of the workers in the reconstruction of the Bieszczady road.
0.0

Year:

1958

A Walk in Bieszczady

A Walk in Bieszczady

Portrait of a small town.
0.0

Year:

1958

A Team with Forest Spirit

A Team with Forest Spirit

Documentary about kids in summer camp.
8.0

Year:

1957

The People From an Empty Zone

The People From an Empty Zone

The film belongs to the so-called Black Polish documentary series about a group of young people from the Praga district. The authors' intention was to draw attention to the problems inherent in society.
0.0

Year:

1957

Where the Devil Says Goodnight

Where the Devil Says Goodnight

A look at the poorest district of Warsaw. Targówek looks as if the war ended just yesterday - the place is full of rubble and misery, and devoid of any perspectives for a better future.
0.0

Year:

1956

Where the Devil Says Goodnight

Where the Devil Says Goodnight

A look at the poorest district of Warsaw. Targówek looks as if the war ended just yesterday - the place is full of rubble and misery, and devoid of any perspectives for a better future.
0.0

Year:

1956

The Gypsy Camp

The Gypsy Camp

Documentary about gypsy life.
0.0

Year:

1954