Movies by Danuta Szaflarska

Another World

Another World

Queen of Clouds

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

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

Aftermath

Two brothers are trying to find out the truth from years ago. The whole town is against them.

The Devils, the Devils

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...

Nothing

Nothing

A mother of three is afraid of losing her husband if he finds out she's pregnant again, so she tries to conceal it.

This is Your New Son

This is Your New Son

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

Treasure

Treasure

The first Polish post-war comedy. Witek and Krysia, a married couple, move to Warsaw and have nowhere to stay. They rent a room in a house with many other lodgers. Witek dreams of their own house and draws a sketch of their future home, marking the place where his wife will sleep with the word "treasure". The other lodgers find the draft and a frantic search for the treasure begins.

The Warsaw Debut

The Warsaw Debut

Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko fights for the right to stage his opera "Halka".