Krzysztof Komeda Movies

A feature-length documentary on the life and work of jazz musician and composer Krzysztof Komeda.

A young couple goes for a car ride. As a result of careless driving, an accident occurs.

A young woman is seduced by a wealthy diplomat, who leaves her his business card and arranges to meet her. She goes to a jeweler and, using the card,...

A sly critique of the communist regime in Poland, one of the carefree participants disrupts a patriotic march by retrieving a collection of...

The first Polish film about jazz and, at the same time, an unusual documentary record of a concert of two legendary music bands: Hot Club Melomani...

A boy dreams of going for a ride in a boat or kayak, but when the opportunity finally comes, he soon finds himself longing to return to shore. The...

A film grotesque whose protagonist is a poor clerk lost in the modern world. He buys a trumpet to express his personality via music.

A man has a day he would rather forget. From the very morning, nothing seems to go his way. Told through pantomime and slapstick, this short film was...

The reunion of a group of former medical students results in a flood of bitter memories.

A riot in a state prison is staged to cover up an escape attempt, during which many inmates and guards are killed. Shot on location at Arizona State...

The titular magic lantern is simple projection apparatus, invented several hundred years ago. In the animation, it appears as an object symbolizing...

To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one he considers to have been characterized by...

Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the XIX-th century. Story revolves...

An allegory of the hopeless relationship between a prisoner and his jailer, representing the dependence of mankind upon authoritarianism.

After years of working in the city, Róża returns to the countryside. The property she has accumulated draws the attention of local...

The film shows the tedious process of inspection and maintenance of passenger cars. To the accompaniment of jazz music, we get to know the hardships...

A small and thin barefoot slave (played by Polanski) plays a flute and beats a drum to entertain his large master who rocks in a rocking chair in...

The protagonist dreams of a better life, and his dreams take the form of colorful magazines.

Allegorical animated short about the power of creation and destruction. An unknown man carries a wicker basket filled with elements resembling human...