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A Woman of Passion – Poland’s Hollywood Femme Fatale Pola Negri
Arguably Hollywood’s first femme fatale, Polish actress Pola Negri was a darling of the silent cinema era. Her career spanned half a century, during which she appeared in some 65 films, working too as...
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Director Andrzej Wajda, Poland’s Chronicler of Generations, Has Died
Andrzej Wajda, the Polish film director who made more than 50 movies and whose latest work has been selected as Poland’s entry in the next Academy Awards, has died at the age of 90. Andrzej Wajda’s...
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„Smoleńsk” Antoniego Krauzego – Anatomia Spisku
Czytaj ten artykuł w języku angielskim/Read this article in English „To jest film, który po prostu mówi prawdę”. To słowa Jarosława Kaczyńskiego, lidera rządzącej w Polsce partii Prawo i Sprawiedliwość...
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Poland’s Antoni Krauze Presents Smoleńsk – Anatomy of a Conspiracy
Czytaj ten artykuł w języku Polskim/Read this article in Polish “It is a movie that simply tells the truth”. So said Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of Poland’s governing party Law and Justice (PiS), about...
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See Futuristic Retelling of Dragon of Kraków Tale, as Bagiński Creates New...
The Wawel Dragon (Smok Wawelski) is famous in Polish folklore. Now the acclaimed director Tomasz Bagiński – something of a legend himself – has retold the story in a futuristic setting, in a short film...
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News From the Islamic State: “We Hate Poland… and Muslims”
The Islamic State terrorist organisation has listed Poland as an ‘enemy’ – simultaneously distancing itself from many of the world’s real Muslims by adding Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Egypt,...
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Death of Young Film Director Marcin Wrona Announced at Gdynia Film Festival...
Film director Marcin Wrona, whose latest work has recently premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, has been found dead in a hotel room in Poland. He was 42 years old. The announcement of Wrona’s death...
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Help Fund New Film About Poland’s Heroic Airmen Who Defended England in the...
A film director, composer and illustrator have joined forces to make a new film about the Polish airmen of 303 Squadron in the Battle of Britain – and they need public help to make it happen. Director...
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Call Me Marianna – Documentary About Transsexual Takes Top Prize at Kraków...
A Polish documentary about a man who sued his own parents and left his wife of 25 years in his bid to become a woman has won the main prize at Kraków Film Festival. Call Me Marianna is the story of...
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Big in Poland – Banned in Russia… the Films Putin Doesn’t Want His...
Two Polish films are on a ‘must see list’ of movies banned in Russia – with Wojciech Smarzowski’s Róża (Rose) taking top spot. The Russian blog Rufabula.com published a list of the top ten films that...
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Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for Pawlikowski’s Ida
Polish director Paweł Pawlikowski’s film Ida has won this year’s Academy Award for best foreign language film. Pawlikowski was in Hollywood, to collect the Oscar from Nicole Kidman. He said: ““We made...
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Paweł Pawlikowski’s Ida Wins Bafta
Polish director Paweł Pawlikowski’s film Ida has won a Bafta for ‘best foreign film’. The movie beat competition from Russia, India and France, to take the award – the British equivalent of an Oscar....
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Polish Composer Bartosz Chajdecki, on Czas Honoru, and Breaking into Movies
Bartosz Chajdecki is the man behind the stirring theme music of the hit Polish wartime drama Czas Honoru – which has been so successful that it was shown(with English subtitles) on Scottish TV. Born...
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Polish Actress Ania Przybylska Dies at 36
Actress Ania Przybylska, who appeared in 20 Polish films and a dozen TV shows, has died after a long battle with cancer, at the age of 36. Known for her roles in Dzień Świra, Ryś and Sęp, among other...
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Poland Then and Now: See Film and Photo from Second World War in Modern Context
Images of Poland during the Second World War have been added to Google Street View, allowing users to see contemporary streets and landmarks as they were seven decades ago. The service combines...
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Kraków Film Festival Brings International Screen to Poland
Barely has one cinephile’s paradise ended, than the next is on its way, with Kraków Film Festival set to start on May 25. The programme for the 54th edition of the KFF will open with A Dream of...
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Sherlock Star Benedict Cumberbatch in Kraków for Poland’s OFF Plus Camera...
Sherlock Holmes star Benedict Cumberbatch is to be the star guest at the OFF Plus Camera film festival, which opens in Kraków on May 2. The actor, who plays the lead role in the BBC hit drama Sherlock,...
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Catch Poland’s OFF Plus Camera Festival in Kraków
Identity, assimilation and tolerance are the themes of this year’s OFF Plus Camera film festival, which opens in Kraków in the first week of May. Among the most anticipated screenings at the seventh...
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