Łomnicki, Tadeusz 1927-1992

The decalogue. VIII-X ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 24 libraries worldwide
Presents 3 short films, inspired by the Ten Commandments. Each story corresponds to a commandment and centers on different residents of the same modern Warsaw apartment complex.

Colonel Wolodyjowski = Pan Wołodyjowski ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1969 and 2002 in Polish and held by 22 libraries worldwide
A landmark epic, based on the historical trilogy by Nobel Prize winner Henryk Sienkiewicz, set in the year 1668 at the time of the Turkish invasion of Poland's Eastern frontier.

Spotkania teatralne by Tadeusz Łomnicki ( Book )
7 editions published between 1984 and 2003 in Polish and held by 20 libraries worldwide

The Krzysztof Kieslowski Collection ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 18 libraries worldwide

The Decalogue. VII-X. vol. 3 Dekalog. VII-X. [t.] 3 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2003 in Polish and held by 18 libraries worldwide
Presents three short films inspired by the Ten Commandments. Each story corresponds to a commandment and centers on different residents of the same modern Warsaw apartment complex. An onlooker--the mysterious Young man appearing in all segments (but the last)--unifies the films. The last segment (Decalogue X) is the only comedy. Decalogue VIII. Zofia, a university professor of ethics, is suddenly faced with her own past when a visiting Jewish-American researcher reveals that, as a child during the Holocaust, she was refused sanctuary by a Catholic couple. Decalogue IX. Roman is told that he can no longer have children, and that he is impotent. He becomes convinced that his wife has a lover, an obsession which nearly drives him over the edge. Decalogue X. A dark comedy in which two estranged brothers are reunited at their father's funeral and inherit his valuable stamp collection.

Ręce do góry Hands up ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1981 and 1997 in Polish and held by 17 libraries worldwide
This legendary film, banned in Poland for fourteen years tells the story of a group of physicians who meet at a class reunion. During a trip to visit an absent classmate they confront their bitter memories of the Stalinist period.

Człowiek z marmuru Man of marble ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2003 in Polish and held by 17 libraries worldwide
In 1976, a young woman in Krakow is making her diploma film, looking behind the scenes at the life of a 1950s bricklayer, Birkut. She studies his stint as a proletariat hero, how that heroism was created, and what became of him.

Stajnia na Salvatorze ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2010 in Polish and held by 16 libraries worldwide
The Gestapo arrest and torture a member of the Polish resistance. He must save his girlfriend, who has also been captured, and his fellow resistance fighters from the same fate. Bonus features include director and cast biographies.

Przypadek Le hasard by Krzysztof Kieślowski ( Visual )
3 editions published in 2003 in Polish and held by 14 libraries worldwide

Ambulance ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2007 in Polish and held by 14 libraries worldwide
In this haunting short fiction film, a group of Jewish children and their teacher are herded into an ambulance by Nazis; the vehicle, ordinarily representing comfort and safety, becomes the group's death chamber. Morgenstern's presentation of the incident serves as a metaphor for the horror of the Holocaust and provides a powerful trigger for discussion of the disturbing issues raised by the film. The figure of the children's teacher specifically parallels Janusz Korčak (1879-1942), a famous Jewish educator who ran an orphanage in the Warsaw Ghetto and died with his young charges at Treblinka.