Jerzy Zitzman

Movies

Trurl's Machine
Director
A short animation inspired by the Stanisław Lem short story about Trurl from "The Cyberiad".
The Misanthrope
Director
The Misanthrope
Writer
Romeo and Juliet
Director
In this story told by cutouts, the Capulet family feuds with the Montague family while their children Romeo and Juliet fall in love.
Icarus
Director
A modest tailor sews a cape in his basement. He would like to use it to fly. Modern machines change other people. The tailor remains the same, old-fashioned person. Persecuted, he escapes on the sewing machine and rises into the air. He flies among the zodiacal constellations. Earthly pursuers follow him and shake hands with him. However, this is just another dream of a modern Icarus.
Exile From Paradise
Director
A man is a guest of the EDEN Hotel. He can enjoy its luxuries with no limits, except for one room. The room becomes the most interesting place for the man. The animators illustrate the biblical story with a beautiful cutout and a philosophical commentary. The film was made in the cut-out technique. Its background is based on the style of old engravings and contemporary graphics.
New Year's Night
Director
Don Juan
Animation
The adventures of a classic "podrywacz" character known from Molière's drama and Byron's poem, who has not lost popularity until today. All this is shown with a pinch of salt, in a grotesque form of a cut-out film, reminiscent of the comic book editions of "Trzy Muszkieterów".
Don Juan
Director
The adventures of a classic "podrywacz" character known from Molière's drama and Byron's poem, who has not lost popularity until today. All this is shown with a pinch of salt, in a grotesque form of a cut-out film, reminiscent of the comic book editions of "Trzy Muszkieterów".
The General and the Fly
Screenplay
The General and the Fly
Director
Mr. Traba
Director
Slim Mr. Traba and fluffy Mrs. Barbara are a good marriage. It is the moonlight that triggers off Mr. Traba’s dreamy nature. He decides to leave his marriage nest and meet the Moon Girl. Mr. Traba lands on stage of a concert hall. The animal audience admires his performance, the Moon Girl throws a flower at his feet from the box, despite the fact that he is totally out of tune. After a crazy night of imagination, Mr. Traba quietly returns to his place in the marriage portrait.
Bulandra and the Devil
Director
Bulandra the miner explores the underground and wins gold from its inhabitant, an old spirit. Little does he know that the Devil will cause mischief to him once he gets out.