Wajnerowa
Pressured by his superiors to disgrace public intellectual Warczewski, a professor and respected writer whom they believe to be a "camouflaged Zionist," rough security-services colonel Rozek enlists his sexy but naive girlfriend, Kamila, to insinuate herself into the distinguished older man's life and report on his every move. Not particularly interested in serving communism but eager to please her domineering lover, Kamila accepts the mission, reporting under the code name "Little Rose." As quick scenes contrast Kamila's crude pleasures with Rozek and her more refined experiences with Warczewski, it becomes clear that the more time the unschooled young woman spends with the professor, the more she comes to have true feelings for him.
Nonna Huppert
Aos 18 anos, o jovem polonês Karol Wojtyla (Piotr Adamczyk) dedicava-se aos estudos e ao desejo de ser ator e escritor. Mas quando as consequências da Segunda Guerra Mundial passam a assombrar seu país, com a invasão das tropas nazistas, Karol presencia os horrores de um povo cruelmente perseguido e destruído. Diante de tanta dor, decide se tornar padre e ajudar àqueles que precisam. Tem início sua jornada rumo à devoção e à esperança. Wojtyla disseminou palavras de fé, de paz e de liberdade, distribuindo amor entre os desenganados. Com a chegada do Comunismo, combateu o regime totalitarista corajosamente, convencido de que, mesmo ameaçado, tinha o dever de fazer algo em prol da humanidade. Wojtyla foi o escolhido. Aceitou seu destino e tornou-se o Papa João Paulo II, o mais querido e popular de todos os tempos, e que esteve determinado até o fim a amenizar os sofrimentos e as angústias do homem.
This heroic story follows the life of Karol Wojtyla, a Polish Roman catholic who ascends the throne of St. Peter as Pope John Paul II. As a young boy, Karol is a bright and talented student. Archbishop Sapieha recognizes the very special, moving qualities Karol possesses and encourages him to consider the priesthood. Although determined to study Polish literature, Karol turns to the church; he is ordained and studies in Italy, France, and Belgium. Torn by fear and repression in post-Stalin Eastern Europe, Karol becomes a poisonous thorn in the communists' side. His deer reverence and commitment return him to Poland as Pope John Paul II.
A young man in his twenties leaves prison after a three-year sentence. He wants to start a new life in a place where he is not known and dreams only of a job, a wife and a family. He succeeds partially in fulfilling these dreams, but then runs into a conflict on a construction job between the corrupt boss and fellow workers secretly planning a strike. He becomes a pawn in one camp while remaining true to his ideals in the other. Filmed in 1976 and shelved for five years.
Kaczyńska the teacher, "Kaczka/Duck"
Unconventional pedagogical methods of a new teacher raise concerns of the provincial school's principal.
Hostess
Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all strata of Polish society, who dance, get drunk and lament Poland's 100-year-long division under Russia, Prussia, and Austria. The bridegroom, a painter friend, and a journalist each in turn is confronted with spectres of Polish past. In the end a call to arms is called but turns out to be a hoax.
żona przewoźnika (nie występuje w napisach)
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 around the Polish legion under command of General Dabrowski, who then fought on Napoleon's side with the hopes of Poland's revival.
Uma mulher alemã está em um navio voltando para sua terra natal na Europa. Durante a viagem, vê uma mulher cujo rosto lhe traz lembranças de seu passado cheio de tragédias. Quando ela conta ao marido sobtre a mulher que salvou no passado, o filme mostra ao espectador os acontecimentos.
