Krzysztof Komeda Movies

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

A young man, Kuba, is returning from the army. At home, an image of misery and despair remains: the father is seriously ill, and the mother has...

On the run and in search of help, two wounded gangsters find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife; however, under the point of...

A daughter of a furniture seller helps her father’s business by promising a marriage to the customers.

A young doctor is tired of being sought by women. One night he meets a young girl who all but forces herself into his room where they talk of morals...

A dancer and a Danish student meet on a train; she is going on tour to Rio, and he decides to follow her. Based on the novel by Jens August Schade.

An alcoholic mother of a born out of wedlock child has a difficult decision to make when a journalist proposes to adopt her son and pay her for it.

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,...

Jacek is a handsome, charming young Pole who belongs to a drama company. One day, in the streets of Gdansk, he meets Marguerite, a beautiful,...

A famous Polish conductor meets a young Polish student in Czechoslovakia and pretends to be Czech to impress her.

A dream-like meditation on post-industrial life in Communist Poland.

The twenty-one-minute-film is set in a men's public rest room and recounts the day to day existence of an elderly woman who serves as an attendant in...

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 film features two men who emerge from the sea carrying a large wardrobe, which they proceed to carry into a town.

"Waiting for Godot" on ice and snow, without words. Against a barren winter landscape, a figure approaches: it's a man, pulling a small sleigh on...

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

In this haunting short fiction film, a group of Jewish children and their teacher are herded into an ambulance by Nazis; the vehicle, ordinarily...

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

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

A boy awaits the return of his long-absent emigre father but is disappointed when they finally meet.