Jan Ossowski Movies

A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell...

A woman just out of prison gets a job in a nursing home and tries, unsuccessfully, to put her life back together.

A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full political skill and knowledge on a television show...

Krzysztof Zanussi's groundbreaking film chronicles a decade in the life of a young physics student whose absolute faith in the primacy of rationality...

In 1668 Polish colonel Michał Wołodyjowski, who recently retired to a monastery, is recalled to active duty and takes charge of Poland's...

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

Seven women gather to hear one of them tell a story of a strange incident that happened to a certain dead man.

A young man looking for work in Warsaw has to overcome many hurdles in the world of bureaucracy to finally get employed.

A student strikes up a friendship with a young uneducated construction worker to gather material for her work about worker hotels.

The movie consists of two satirical novels based on the same idea: both the "gangsters" and "philanthropists" end up in the courtroom.

A moral conflict between a young assistant and an associate professor arises during a university linguistics camp.

A funny story about a young soccer player nicknamed Paragon.

Short TV film upon the story of Ludwik Niemojski of the same title, which was a part of his "Incredible Stories". It tells about Bartolomeo,...

A story of a dropout out of a succesful career and a loving family. He goes to a local railroad station, then checks into a hotel and refuses to...

A biology professor, Adam enters a hospital for observation. He is a loner and a serious-minded man, who dislikes any display of emotions. He spends...

A bank robbery conducted by Polish Underground members goes awry and the brother-in-law of the group's leader, Paweł gets arrested. Now...

A young actor preparing for the part of Macbeth recalls his wartime memories connected with his mentor.

Ala is unable to settle down and often changes husbands. She introduces each newly married spouse to her mother.

The story of a Pogorzelski nobleman who settled in the castle in Samsonów to renovate a damaged building. However, he is disturbed by the...

A young boy must go to school with his father.