Krzysztof Zanussi Movies

An actor visits his father in a nursing home to study his mannerisms in preparations for the role of Faust.

Friedrich is a wealthy, handsome German soldier fighting in World War II. His unit is stationed in Poland and occupies the estate of Countess...

An idealistic scientist is encouraged by his wife to use his good looks to get ahead, but his new job carries with it temptations and traps.

A school etude referring to a painting motif about the farewell of lovers. He, the uhlan, must ride away on his horse into the blue distance, and...

Here we see short scenes from a random day at the airport. We have flying planes, landings, passport checking scenes, passengers waiting for their...

The Polish entry in the BFI’s Century of Cinema series of documentaries

An aging ballet legend who defected to France years before returns home to Poland for the first time to appear in a charity performance, and he...

A rational young man and his devoutly Catholic wife believe their sickly son may have leukemia. As they await further tests over a weekend they both...

A light, comedy etude by Krzysztof Zanussi about a husband jealous of his wife's secret admirer.

A film by Krzysztof Zanussi inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s painting “The Lady with an Ermine”. The director takes us to the Museum...

A spy named John learns the importance of sports and health from Nowa Huta citizens

After the release of "Nostalgia", Andrei Tarkovsky runs out his Soviet authorities permission to work abroad: he has to go back home. But he...

A banker troubled by both business and personal problems is transferred to a small town. There he meets and seduces an older woman. Together, they...

This is a short story woven into the scenery of Kraków's students' festival. The camera is always at the center of events and is accompanied...

A classical singer who put his career on hold to raise a family gets a big break when a major company hires him for a televised New Year's Eve...