In my opinion the greatest Polish film of all time is "Ashes and Diamonds." I'm very aware that I'm not an expert on this subject as Polish movies are hard to come by in the states so I open the discussion up here; what are the greatest Polish films?
As I said, "Ashes and Diamonds" is my number one, followed by "The Decalogue" and "Kanal." That's 2 Wadja films in the top 3, I know. But as I said, my resources are limited. So please discuss AND even better alert me to some places where I can cheaply find Polish movies.
Also, this is another talking point, can you consider the Hollywood films of Roman Polanski true Polish movies? How about Polish Americans like Billy Wilder? Do they're films count?
So please discuss AND even better alert me to some places where I can cheaply find Polish movies.
1. If you have any friends in Poland - ask them. Old films are very cheap and they can easily send you parcel with DVDs inside.
2. tvpolonia.com/en/about.html tvpolonia - check this. From time to time they are transmitting old, classic films 3. The best choice is imho this: kinopolska.com/usa.php kinopolska
Personally I like Bareja films (Alternatywy 4, Zmiennicy, ...)
Yes, Billy was 100% Polish. He often gets grouped into Austrian heritage because he was born in the Galacia section of Austrian Poland. His mother was killed in Auschwitz.
The best polish comedy: "Sami swoi" and for the young generation "Chlopaki nie placza". The one I would propose to non-poles is "Dzien Swira" which in a half funny way talks about the national depresssion.
There is so many Polish movies that I like, but if I have to choose one, it would be "Killer". To be honest, I like every movies with Cezary Pazura, he is really good comedy actor.
Przesłuchanie, Plac Zbawiciela, Człowiek z marmuru, Człowiek z żelaza, Rh+, Seksmisja.
With the exception of the latter, all quite serious. I do like funnier/lighter films too, though. Nigdy w życiu!, Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy, Superprodukcja and Dlaczego Nie! have been notable recent favourites. It's not a film, but I wish someone would put "Trzy po trzy - Numery z kwatery" out on DVD, because that show always makes me PMSL when I watch it :-)
I recently finished watching Day of the Wacko and When the Sun Was a God, and now I need more Polish movies to watch! Any recommendations of movies from the past 5 years or so?
I love all types of movies... romantic, drama, dark comedy, action, war movies, etc.