Movies by Danuta Szaflarska
Another World
Queen of Clouds
Piotr manages to buy a splendid though dilapidated villa from the eccentric 80-year-old painter Mimi. The woman treats him like her long-lost only son whereas Piotr tries to send her away to old people's home.
Forbidden Songs
Set during the German occupation of Warsaw during WWII, this musical tells the story of several inhabitants of the same tenement house.
Aftermath
Two brothers are trying to find out the truth from years ago. The whole town is against them.
The Devils, the Devils
Even in Poland today, Gypsies are viewed with profound suspicion -- not that things are that much better for them anywhere else in Europe. In this coming-of-age drama, Mala, an ordinary Polish girl who is about thirteen years old, is just beginning to wake up to the world around her. When she hears the adults of the village making disparaging remarks about Gypsies, that's exactly what it takes to motivate her to go out and visit them. She has a rich and rewarding encounter, until the authorities come into their camp to drive them off. No one...