The Bus
The criminal who stole a cirime
an old case which still bugs him. Who was the true killer of the beautiful Ewa
Salm, known across the Warsaw nightclubs as the Princess? Was something
overlooked during the investigation?
The cream of Polish actors in a film deemed to be the best of its genre. Janusz
Majewski’s “The Criminal Who Stole a Crime” is a clash between a crime mystery
and an intriguing film form, it blends paradocumentary elements, shots
from a reporter’s camera and interestingly framed scenes of questionings. The
film’s greatest advantage is, undoubtedly, the realistic picture of Warsaw’s criminal
nightlife, with its dens, collapsing tenement houses of the Praga quarter
and scoundrels hanging around notorious restaurants.
A screen adaptation of Krzysztof Kąkolewski’s novel awarded in a contest organised
by the Headquarters of the Citizens’ Militia.
The Cut
He encounters a range of very different people on his way: angelic and kind-hearted characters, but also the devil incarnate.
The Dybbuk. A Tale of Wandering Souls
Every year thousands of Hasidim from all around the world visit Nachman’s grave. It is not to everybody’s liking. The people of Uman accuse the local authorities of corruption and betrayal. The Hasidim, in turn, are outraged at the planned erection of a monument to commemorate Gonta and Żeleźniak responsible for the Uman massacre.
Only the old Wolodia, who takes care of the Jewish cemetery in Breslov, is not interested in these quarrels. In the cellars under his house, in an abandoned synagogue, on the cemetery and in the air drift the countless souls of the dead. Dybbuks - punished spirits, are trying to escape from this world...
The Eccentrics. The Sunny Side of the Street
After their first gig people’s interest with the band surpasses all expectations. They receive loads of concert proposals and start to be popular. Fabian meets an intriguing, dark-haired Modesta and asks her to perform with his orchestra.
They soon become lovers. They are stylish, dance fantastically, go to the best restaurants and drive around Ciechocinek in a beautiful convertible brought from England. They are like two colourful birds against the dreary reality. Their looks and behaviour arouse a longing for freedom and prosperity. However, one day Modesta disappears.
The End of the Holiday
A 14-year-old Jurek comes home from the end of school ceremony and notices that his mother has suddenly left the house. His father, who works at the mine, says that she went to a sanatorium. The boy is reluctant to believe that. He needs to cope with the new reality on his own...