Need the name of a Polish comedy series and Poland movie recommendations

I was in Poland a few years ago and would watch a funny polish series on tv. One was the Kiepskich and the other i can't remember. This is the one i'm after....

Any ideas????
Much appreciated.

Posterunek 13?

unfortunately its not that one.
The one i'm after was very simular to the Kiepskich - was mostly filmed inside the house about a family also.

There was Tomek and Magda (or Tomek and Somethingorother) about a young-ish couple.

you meant: Kasia i Tomek :?

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Hello, I have been studying Polish for a long time now but would still like to get better at it.

I have been looking for Polish movies to watch and have seen a few.

But I was looking for some Polish comedy films.

So far I have seen:

Ciacho and Chlopaki nie Placza.

Do you know of any other movies I could watch?

I really enjoyed 'Ciacho'. It was good.

Thank You

You have to see Mis...its a Polish classic.. very funny...

it gave me a good chuckle watching it i was going to suggest it when i saw you thread title and that :)

Merged: Title of this comedy film (With Fire and Sword?) Also, please suggest similar ones.

There is a film where hero must learn english to win girl. He buys a "learn in your sleep" from some Russian shop, but when he awakens, he speaks Hungarian, not English. I can't remember the name, but I wanted to give it to a friend as a gift.

Also, my university has started a "global film club" and I wish to bring Polish films that many will enjoy. Which ones would people suggest? They asked me to bring "Katyn", which I will, but what else do you think? The problem is the film must have English subtitles, so that limits some.

With Fire and Sword, 1999, J. Hoffman.

i don't know if one should 'enjoy' katyn.

Depends on your definition of enjoy. If it is merely to sit back, eat some popcorn, have a few laughs and kill an hour and a half, then I would agree. But if one enjoys watching "foreign" films, appreciating the different POV, learning some history, discussing the merits of various techniques used by film makers to get their point across, then one could enjoy watching the film. Likely if it is a serious film / cinema club, it is likely the latter.

from the three colours series - white is the best one. there is also red and blue- but I like white the best. krzysztof kieslowski

Yes, it is not "fun", but to learn history - especially what is ignored by American schools -- should bring a type of enjoyment by learning.

Absolutly adore this film pip :) Took a long time after seeing it to be able to watch a Julie Delpy film without thinking " b!tch!!" ;)


I think " hammer home with a blunt force the fact that these objects will turn up on bodies" yes, a good place to start.....

Was disapointed with Katyn, maybe over hyped? But imho Wajda's best work was many decades ago, his use of symbolism rather than being what it was in the old days,a subtle dig at the censors is now,with freedom as subtle as a brick.

Saying all that I do have a soft spot for his version of Pan Tadeusz

youtube.com/watch?v=I9V88k4zBv0

full film, no subtitles. They are available on the DVD though :)

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  Pan Tad' and zosia
  

me too. not only a great Polish film, but a great film in general. One of my fav's across the board.

The music is so haunting too.
It was funny that I saw it only a couple of weeks before flying into warsaw airport too ,though I left my old steamer trunk at home :)

Polish comedies are better than this.

Watch Sex Mission from 1983. Hilarious.

try "Nic Śmiesznego". very funny.

The Saragossa Manuscript. This ultra-complex film has myriad comedic moments as well as scary moments, beautiful moments, and an overall mood that perfectly captures the spirit of Jan Potocki's masterpiece.

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How close is the book by Sienkiewicz to the movie made in 1999?

well, lately I watched "peasants" ("Chłopi") on TV and I must admit, that back at school it didn't red a novel or watched this, and now - after 20 years I discovered it as very interesting, also "Over Niemen River" (Nad Niemnem). Maybe because I live on the country now?