All Brutal on the Eastern Front: A belated view of ‘Generation War’
‘Generation War’ is a seriously flawed work, albeit an attempt, of sorts, to get to grips with the experience of so-called “ordinary” Germans.
Read more‘Generation War’ is a seriously flawed work, albeit an attempt, of sorts, to get to grips with the experience of so-called “ordinary” Germans.
Read moreIn Onirica – Field of Dogs, the Smolensk tragedy suddenly bursts into the grief of Adam (Michał Tatarek), a poet and unfulfilled professor of literature.
Read moreBody/Ciało is very nearly a cinematic manifesto addressed to a mainstream audience. Score: ★★★☆☆
Read moreImbued with western-movie imagery and nostalgia for the era of cassette tapes, Disco Polo is overtly entertaining and frivolous.
Read morePolish cinema doesn’t have many family dynasties like the Sheens or the Douglases, but it does have father-and-son duo Jan
Read moreWhen Poland’s national team qualified for the 1982 World Cup, it was a welcome, if unexpected, distraction from the grim
Read moreDziennik z podróży is a very straightforward, but highly affecting documentary about the relationship between acclaimed Polish photographer, Tadeusz Rolke,
Read moreAlthough a prolific novelist, Tadeusz Konwicki also built a solid cinematic reputation on a short filmography devoid of any literary
Read moreKrakow-born director Bartosz Warwas received a rare privilege when he became only the second filmmaker in the history of the
Read moreThis is a big year for Polish directing sensation Jan Komasa, who has mobilised on multiple fronts. Komasa became so
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