After becoming a licensed engineer abroad, Lucyna comes back to Poland to look for a job. Her father, a wealthy factory-owner, thinks it's inappropriate for a high-society girl to work. And so, following in the steps of Viola from...
Prince Niko’s family want him to marry Baroness Kolmer. However both young people are against this arranged marriage as they’ve already set their sights on other lovers. To appease their families they both agree to meet. Prince Niko...
Bestia, also known as The Polish Dancer, stands apart in this segment as it was released one year before the regaining of independence. This was a huge accomplishment considering it was hard to get anything made at...
If you’re a fan of old-timey love stories and classic piano, then this is the screening for you. The famous pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski plays himself as a house guest to a Swedish baroness. At the house her youthful granddaughter is...
The Yiddish story follows Getzel, a wanderer who ends up in a small village in Galicia (former Southern region of Poland) and finds a job with the shoemaker. He falls in love with the shoemaker’s daughter, Esther, but she already has...
The Barbican and the Polish Cultural Institute in London present the Closing Gala of the2018 Kinoteka Polish Film Festival, featuring a screening of the digitally restored 1927 film The Call of the Sea, directed by Henryk...