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Controlled Conversations
''Calls Controlled'' (Polish: ''Rozmowy kontrolowane'') is a Polish black comedy film directed by Sylwester Chęciński and released in 1991. It is a sequel to the 1980 film ''Teddy Bear'' and was followed in 2007 by '' Ryś'' (lynx). Synopsis In December 1981, Ryszard Ochódzki (nicknamed "Miś"—teddy bear), a communist sympathizer and president of the sports club "Tęcza", is tasked with infiltrating the Solidarity trade union by his acquaintance, Colonel Zygmunt Molibden, with whom he has various clandestine interests, and whose wife he is sleeping with. Equipped with a Solidarity ID card and a photo taken with Lech Wałęsa, Ochódzki goes to Suwałki, where he falls under martial law. Through a series of unlikely incidents, he finds himself on the run from the secret police (SB). Meanwhile, General Zambik, Molibden's superior, informs him that he is aware of his dealings with Ochódzki. Out of concern for his own career and safety, Molibden decides to have Miś killed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylwester Chęciński
Sylwester Chęciński (21 May 1930, Skwarki – 8 December 2021, Wrocław) was a Polish film and television director. He was born in Susiec, Poland, on 21 May 1930. Chęciński died in Wrocław on 8 December 2021, at the age of 91. Biography Chęciński was born 21 May 1930 in Skwarki. In 1950, he graduated from the 1st Secondary School of General Education named after Jędrzej Śniadeckiego in Dzierżoniów, and in 1956 the Directing Department of the State Film School in Łódź. He is best known for the trilogy Sami swoi, Nie ma mocnych and Kochaj albo rzuć. He directed his first film ''Historia żółtej ciżemki'' in 1961. In the years 1976–1980 he was the deputy artistic director of the film group "Iluzjon", and in the years 1988–1991 the deputy artistic director of the film group "Kadr". For lifetime achievement, he received "Platinum Lions" at the 39th Gdynia Film Festival (2014) and the Polish Academy Life Achievement Award (2017). Chęciński died on December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Public Security (Poland)
The Ministry of Public Security ( pl, Ministerstwo Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego), commonly known as UB or later SB, was the secret police, intelligence and counter-espionage agency operating in the Polish People's Republic. From 1945 to 1954 it was known as the Department of Security (, UB), and from 1956 to 1990 as the Security Service (, SB). The initial UB was headed by Public Security General Stanisław Radkiewicz and supervised by Jakub Berman of the Polish Politburo. The main goal of the Department of Security was the swift eradication of anti-communist structures and socio-political base of the Polish Underground State, as well as the persecution of former underground soldiers of the Home Army () and later anti-communist organizations like Freedom and Independence (WiN). The Ministry of Public Security was established on 1 January 1945 and ceased operations on 7 December 1954. It was the chief secret service in communist Poland during the period of Stalinism. Throughout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In Warsaw
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Polish-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Films
The year 1991 in film involved some significant events. Important films released this year included '' The Silence of the Lambs'', ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''Thelma & Louise'', ''JFK'' and '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1991 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events *February 14 – '' The Silence of the Lambs'' is released and becomes only the third film after ''It Happened One Night'' (1934) and '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975) to win the top five categories at the Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Director ( Jonathan Demme); Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins); Best Actress (Jodie Foster); and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ted Tally). It is also the first, and to date only, Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film. * July 3 – '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic. *August 7 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Polish Language Films
There are two lists of Polish language films: # Alphabetical by Polish title # Alphabetical by title of English release Alphabetical by Polish title * ''Austeria'' * '' Bilans kwartalny'' * '' Człowiek na torze'' * '' Człowiek z Marmuru'' * '' Człowiek z Żelaza'' * ''Dekalog'' * ''Dług'' * '' Eroica'' * '' Faraon'' * ''Golem'' * '' Jak być kochaną'' * ''Kanał'' * ''Klincz'' * ''Lotna'' * '' Miś'' * '' Nóż w wodzie'' * ''Ogniem i Mieczem'' * '' Ostatni dzień lata'' * ''Pan Wołodyjowski'' * '' Pasażerka'' * '' Pianista'' * '' Pociąg'' * '' Pokolenie'' * '' Popiół i Diament'' * '' Potop'' * '' Pożegnania'' * '' Pręgi'' * '' Przez dotyk'' * ''Quo Vadis'' * ''Rejs'' * '' Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie'' * '' Sanatorium Pod Klepsydrą'' * ''Seksmisja'' * '' Trzy Kolory: Bialy'' * '' Zemsta'' * '' Ziemia Obiecana'' Alphabetical by title of English release * ''Ashes and Diamonds'' * ''Austeria'' * ''Blind Chance'' * ''By Touch'' * ''Camera Buff'' * '' Colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Poland
The history of cinema in Poland is almost as long as the history of cinematography, and it has universally recognized achievements, even though Polish films tend to be less commercially available than films from several other European nations. After World War II, the communist government built an auteur-based national cinema, trained hundreds of new directors and empowered them to make films. Filmmakers like Roman Polański, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Agnieszka Holland, Andrzej Wajda, Andrzej Żuławski, Andrzej Munk, and Jerzy Skolimowski impacted the development of Polish film-making. In more recent years, the industry has been producer-led with finance being the key to a film being made, and with many independent filmmakers of all genres, Polish productions tend to be more inspired by American film. History Early history The first Movie theater, cinema was founded in Łódź in 1899, several years after the invention of the Cinematograph. Initially dubbed ''Living Pictures Thea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Bończak
Jerzy Bończak (born 29 July 1949 in Bieżuń) is a Polish actor. He appeared in the television series ''Aby do świtu...'' in 1992. He also played Daniel Czapliński in the Polish movie ''With Fire and Sword''''.'' Selected filmography * ''Teddy Bear'' (1980) * ''Olympics 40'' (1980) * ''The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober'' (1988) * ''Nothing Funny'' (1995) * ''A Trap'' (1997) * ''With Fire and Sword (1999)'' * ''Battle of Warsaw 1920 ''Battle of Warsaw 1920'' (''pol. Bitwa warszawska 1920'') is a Polish historical film directed by Jerzy Hoffman depicting the events of the Battle of Warsaw (1920) of the Polish–Soviet War. It was released in September 2011. It was filmed in ...'' (2011) References 1949 births Living people Polish male film actors Polish male television actors 20th-century Polish male actors Polish male soap opera actors Polish male stage actors People from Żuromin County {{Poland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marian Opania
Marian Opania (, born 1 February 1943) is a Polish film actor and singer. He has appeared in more than 50 films since 1965. Biography He was born on 1 February 1943 in Puławy as the second son of Julian and Jadwiga. His father was a forester and an infantry officer in the Polish Army, he died in the Warsaw Uprising. In the years 1964–1971 he performed at the Classic Theater in Warsaw, then at the Studio Theater (1971–1977), the Kwadrat Theater (1978) and the Komedia Theater (1979–1981). Since 1981, he has been an actor at the Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw. In 2015, he recorded an album with songs by Leonard Cohen and Jaromir Nohavica — ''Opania Cohen Nohavica.'' Married to Anna, with whom they met in 1960. Awards * Zbigniew Cybulski Award (1970) * Meritorious Activist of Culture (1988) * Order of Polonia Restituta (2003) * Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (2009). Selected discography * ''Fascynacje'' (2013) Selected filmography * '' Pearl in the Crown'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bożena Dykiel
Bożena Dykiel () (born 26 August 1948) is a Polish theater and film actress. References External links * 1948 births Polish actresses Living people Polish stage actresses Polish film actresses Polish television actresses 20th-century Polish actresses Recipients of the Bronze Cross of Merit (Poland) Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw alumni {{Poland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Turek
Jerzy Turek (17 January 1934 – 14 February 2010) was a Polish actor and performer. Turek was born on 17 January 1934 in the eastern village of Tchórzowa. He died on 14 February 2010 in Warsaw at the age of 76. Selected filmography * '' Kwiecień'' (1961) * '' I Hate Mondays'' (1971) * ''Calls Controlled ''Calls Controlled'' (Polish: ''Rozmowy kontrolowane'') is a Polish black comedy film directed by Sylwester Chęciński and released in 1991. It is a sequel to the 1980 film ''Teddy Bear'' and was followed in 2007 by '' Ryś'' (lynx). Synopsis ...'' (1991) External links *Jerzy Turek obituary 1934 births 2010 deaths Male actors from Warsaw Polish male film actors Polish male stage actors People from Węgrów County Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta {{Poland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palace Of Culture And Science
A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which housed the Imperial residences. Most European languages have a version of the term (''palais'', ''palazzo'', ''palacio'', etc.), and many use it for a wider range of buildings than English. In many parts of Europe, the equivalent term is also applied to large private houses in cities, especially of the aristocracy; often the term for a large country house is different. Many historic palaces are now put to other uses such as parliaments, museums, hotels, or office buildings. The word is also sometimes used to describe a lavishly ornate building used for public entertainment or exhibitions such as a movie palace. A palace is distinguished from a castle while the latter clearly is fortified or has the style of a fortification, whereas a pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
