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- DirectorJerzy AntczakStarsJadwiga BaranskaMariusz DmochowskiStanislaw Jasiukiewicz"The Countess Cosel" is based on the true story of the beautiful Anna Constantia von Brockdorff, a German noblewoman who became mistress of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony in 1704. Against the backdrop of life at Augustus' court the movie follows the arrival at Dresden of 24-year-old Anna Constantia von Brockdorff, who is an inordinately beautiful and scrupulously devout young married woman; her romance with the king and her "ten year reign" as his mistress - a role she consents to in the belief that she has won the king's love and commitment; and finally, her heartbreak, disillusion and struggle against him. The conflict between Anna and the king arises from the fact that Anna takes seriously not only the relationship, but the written promise of marriage which she manages to secure from him during their courtship. Neither the relationship nor the contract is held in much esteem by Augustus, who replaces her, as he has always done, with another mistress, as soon as she loses for him the charm of novelty. Her valiant refusal to return the marriage promissory note upon request enrages him and delivers her to her miserable fate.Based on Józef Ignacy Kraszewski novel (1873).
7/10 - DirectorZbigniew KuzminskiStarsIwona Katarzyna PawlakAdam MarjanskiMarta Lipinska1880s, Korczyn on the Nemunas. The nobility and peasants are trying to adapt to the new post-uprising reality. Justyna Orzelska meets Jan Bohatyrowicz, who shows her how valuable work is.Based on Eliza Orzeszkowa's novel 'Nad Niemnem' (1888)
8/10 - DirectorJerzy GruzaStarsKatarzyna FiguraStefan KazuroKatarzyna CyganIn the kingdom of Paflaggia, King Valorozo is ruling, who illegally took the throne due to his nephew, Prince Giglio. Giglio loves himself in the daughter of King, Angelika. Angelika wears an enchanted ring on her finger that gives her beauty. During an argument with Giglio, he throws the ring out the window. At this moment, he loses all the charm and the prince stops loving her... "The Ring and the Rose" - a film tale directed by Jerzy Gruza, based on the novel by William Thackeray of the same title.Based on William Thackeray's novel, 'The Rose and the Ring' (1855).
6/10 - StarsAndrzej MayAnna NehrebeckaJan EnglertBased on novel of the same title by Henryk Sienkiewicz.
- DirectorAndrzej WajdaStarsBoguslaw LindaDaniel OlbrychskiGrazyna SzapolowskaIn the early 1810s, Poles, part of Russia's client state of Lithuania, think independence will come if they join forces with Napoleon when he invades Russia. This unity of purpose, in one district, is undermined by two families, feuding since the head of one shot the head of the other twenty years before. There are hopes of a reconciliation through a marriage of Pan Tadeusz, a Soplica, whose father, the murderer, is in hiding somewhere, and Zosia, a teen-aged girl, a Horeszko who lives in the household of Pan's uncle. Other cross-currents - of love, family, politics, village traditions, land reform, and what it means to be Polish - give the film texture. It's an exile's story.Based on epic poem of Adam Mickiewicz (1834).
6/10 - DirectorPawel KomorowskiStarsLukasz GarlickiBartek KasprzykowskiFranciszek Pieczka1890s, Russian-occupied Poland. When Marcin Borowicz begins his gymnasium education, he is confronted with brutal indoctrination and attempts of resistance.Based on novel of the same title by Stefan Żeromski.
There is also a mini TV series (not on IMDB).