Ashes and Diamonds (dir. Andrzej Wajda, 1958).
"In this incendiary environment we find Home Army soldier Maciek Chelmicki, who has been ordered to assassinate an incoming commissar. But a mistake stalls his progress and leads him to Krystyna, a beautiful barmaid who gives him a glimpse of what his life could be."
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The Double Life of Veronique (dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1991).
"Irène Jacob is incandescent as both Weronika, a Polish choir soprano, and her double, Véronique, a French music teacher. Though unknown to each other, the two women share an enigmatic, emotional bond, which Kieślowski details in gorgeous reflections, colors, and movements."
The film was nominated for the Palm d'Or and Irene Jacob won the award for Best Actress at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.
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Three Colors: White (dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1993)
"The hapless hairdresser opts to leave Paris for his native Warsaw when his wife sues him for divorce (her reason: their marriage was never consummated) and then frames him for arson after setting her own salon ablaze."
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Ida (dir. Pawel Pawlikowski, 2013).
"IDA is a moving and intimate drama about a young novitiate nun in 1960's Poland who, on the verge of taking her vows, makes a shocking discovery about her past."
Winner of an Oscar and a BAFTA award for Best Film Not in the English Language. Nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Golden Globes and the César Awards.
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United States of Love (dir. Tomasz Wasilewski, 2016)
"Poland, 1990. The winds of change are blowing in Poland. The first euphoric year of freedom, but also of uncertainty for the future. Four apparently happy women of different ages decide it’s time to change their lives, fight for their happiness and fulfill their desires."
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Never Going to Snow Again (dir. Małgorzata Szumowska and Michal Englert, 2020)
"On a gray, foggy morning outside a large Polish city, a masseur from the East named Zhenia enters the lives of the wealthy residents of a gated community. With his hypnotic presence and quasi-magical abilities, he is able to get a residence permit and starts plying his trade."
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