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The third installment of the adventures of a favorite of preschoolers, known to fans of the cult book series. In the next four episodes Basia, with her usual charm and energy, faces the challenges of everyday life: she struggles with the household mess, copes with more responsibilities, makes new friends and prepares for Christmas.
Nov 2019
A tenement house in Poznan as a background of social changes and political events in the history of Poland in the 20th century. Shop signs, languages, banners and wall inscriptions change - the tenement is still the same.
Sep 1983
The box from the film strip becomes an arbitrary plot of action relating to the mysterious phenomena taking place in the Bermuda Triangle. Experimental short by Jerzy Kalina.
Jan 1979
Illustration of the proverb "He who digs a pit for others will fall into it himself."
Jan 1962
Tadeusz returns from abroad after a few years; he left his fiancée Wanda in the country, now he cannot get to the common apartment. The paralyzed mother is in a nursing home; he has no contact with her. The swimmer, Judyta, pushes her friend, afraid of heights, into the water, but she cannot understand her deed. Wanda makes a program about the Palace of Culture for television, Tadeusz wants to meet her there.
Feb 1989
An abstract story of a butterfly who dares to distract mechanized workers as they worship their machines. The supervisor is a robot who does not allow any distractions or feelings of individuality. He captures the butterfly and makes it No. 00173 in his collection.
Jan 1960
A film based on a legend telling where the salt in the sea came from
Jan 1977
Two angels participate in the hair-cutting ceremony of Piast's son.
Jan 1973
Eager to learn, the boys go to a photographer after their unsuccessful attempts at taking photos.
Jan 1975
Animated photographs (made with Jan Lenica) with elements of animated cartoon. A display of military drill.
Jan 1958
Beautiful ships sail towards each other across the blue ocean. The admiral observes them with a spyglass. Actually, all the things take place in his mind.
Jan 1968
A fairy tale for young children depicting the battle between good and evil with the help of a magic wand.
Jan 1961
A stylish Louis XIV chair leaves the interior of the house and exposes itself to the forces of nature. It falls prey to a chainsaw that turns everything into a mass of identical, practical objects.
Jan 1976
A magic flower with its cup shaped like a bell grows in a market square of the small town. A jealous villain steals the flower, but two fearless children and a cow, chase after him.
Jan 1964
An old lighthouse keeper raises two rats he fished out of the sea. Thanks to his attentive care, the animals feel great, becoming more and more voracious every day, eating everything around them, until they finally turn on their benefactor. The desperate lighthouse keeper sets fire to the lighthouse. The fire department arrives, but the firefighter also falls victim to the aggressive rodents. The insatiable rats set off in search of more victims.
Jan 1987
One of the alleged ways to stay awake is by counting rams in your mind. During a sleepless night, the main character of the animation decides to test the effectiveness of monotonous counting on himself. Reaching the thirteenth ram, the perspective of the whole situation changes dramatically.
May 1966
A grotesque story of a certain family. The protagonist of the film is a successful, multi-talented politician who knows how to adapt to any situation. However, when it comes to domestic matters, he is pushed into a totally defensive position. All this is observed by the protagonist's son, who distances himself from the reality surrounding him by choosing his own way of continuing his father's path.
Jan 2004
The second animated work from filmmaker, sculptor and painter Jerzy Kalina. Using multi-plane techniques mixed with paper animation and coloured grains (an element found in his first film, ...i stała się światłość, W trawie is a fantastical exploration of the world beneath our feet.
Mar 1974
Ironic impression on the value of Polish money. The leitmotif was a animated image of working miners from an old 500-zloty banknote. . .
Jun 1988
Jan 1986