Tag: robertwieckiewicz

Tallinn 2021 Review: The WEDDING DAY, Masterful, Provocative High-Wire Act of Genre and Arthouse

Robert Wieckiewicz, Michalina Labacz, and Agata Kulesza star in an unorthodox Holocaust movie, directed by Polish provocateur Wojciech Smarzowski ('Clergy').

Review: AMBASSADA Has An Extremely Poor Sense Of Humor

Apparently, after all those magnificent years of creating hilarious, crowd-pleasing comedies Juliusz Machulski (Vabank, Sexmission, Kiler) has finally lost his comedic touch. His oeuvre is like an almost never-ending bag of laugh-inducing creations and a source of great joy, mostly...

Review: THE STRONG ANGEL INN Has A Serious Drinking Problem

Addiction is a relatively familiar topic in the film world. Even though it might seem quite impossible to depict such a horrible and consumptive, yet extremely human illness without any actual experiences, over the years many artists tried to deal...

Review: WALESA: MAN OF HOPE, A Compelling, Character-Driven Look At An Anti-Communist Hero

Being a charismatic, unhesitating, unstoppable leader and the main driving force of the underground Solidarity movement during the turbulent Communism period in post-war Poland, Lech Walesa has inevitably become a living legend and a symbol of independence not only for...

The First Trailer For AMBASSADA Brings Hitler Into The 21st Century

Juliusz Machulski, the director of many awe-inspiring hit Polish comedies (Vabank, Sexmission, Kiler), is going to tackle the topic that many Polish filmmakers have worked on since time immemorial. Meaning his next has a lot to do with World War...

New Stills for Wojciech Smarzowski's ANIOL Dramatize Alcoholism

Wojciech Smarzowski (Drogowka, Roza, Wesele), one of the most prolific Polish directors of the 21st century, is about to finish shooting his latest film entitled Aniol, a hard-hitting drama about alcoholism and its overpowering ability to destroy a person's life....