A carefully selected program allows you to learn about the most important creators of Polish cinema.
National Center for Film Culture
Targowa 1/3, Łódź
Every Tuesday | 18:30
Ticket price: 22 PLN per screening
10.03.2026 | 18:30
The Peasants (2023), directed by DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman
The Peasants tells the story of Jagna, a young woman determined to forge her own path within the confines of a late 19th century Polish village – a hotbed of gossip and on-going feuds, held together, rich and poor, by pride in their land, adherence to colourful traditions and a deep-rooted patriarchy. When Jagna finds herself caught between the conflicting desires of the village’s richest farmer, his eldest son and other leading men of the community, her resistance puts her on a tragic collision course with the community around her.
The Visit (1974), directed by Marcel Łoziński
One of the most essential Polish short documentaries. A “Polityka” weekly journalist Marta Wesolowska and photo-reporter Erazm Ciolek visit Urszula Flis, who runs a country farm. A young woman living on her own, Flis is an untypical villager in that she is interested in culture, corresponds with writers, etc.
17.03.2026 | 18:30
The Last Stage (1948), directed by Wanda Jakubowska
Poland, during World War II. Martha Weiss, a Jewish woman, arrives at the Auschwitz extermination camp with her family. She is assigned the role of interpreter, but her loved ones are much less fortunate. The film was partly shot on location at Auschwitz concentration camp. The film is based on director Wanda Jakubowska's personal experiences as a prisoner at Auschwitz. She claimed that what helped her to survive Auschwitz was constantly thinking about the documentation of her experiences.
24.03.2026 | 18:30
Passenger (1967), directed by Andrzej Munk
A German woman on a ship returning to Europe notices a face of another woman which brings recollections from the past. She tells her husband that she had been an overseer in Auschwitz during the war, but she has actually saved a woman’s life.
The Roll-Call (1971), directed by Ryszard Czekała
A penal gymnastics session is underway during a roll call in a concentration camp. A brutal voice shouts furious commands: “nieder - auf!” (down – up!). One of the prisoners will not obey the commands, another one will almost survive.
31.03.2026 | 18:30
How to be Loved (1962), directed by Wojciech Jerzy Has
An actress travels from Warsaw to Paris and during the trip reflects on the last few years of her life. It goes back to the German occupation and her hiding of a fellow actor who has supposedly killed a collaborator.
14.04.2026 | 18:30
Interrogation (1982), directed by Ryszard Bugajski
In Stalinist Poland, cabaret singer Tonia decides to spend the evening drinking with a group of friends. The next morning, she awakes to find that, for reasons unknown to her, she has been jailed as a political prisoner. As prison officials interrogate, torture and humiliate her, she fights for survival and to maintain her innocence by refusing to sign a false confession. As her years of imprisonment pass, her relationship with her captors grows more complicated.
From a Night Porter’s Point of View (1979), directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
One of the most essential Polish short documentaries. At the time of the Polish social regime, a security officer is promoted to work at a prison yard. Introducing concurrently with the narrator; he speaks of himself, his thoughts, his point of view.
21.04.2026 | 18:30
The House of Fools (1984), directed by Marek Koterski
The feature film debut of director Marek Koterski. Thirty-year-old Adaś Miauczyński visits his parents, which ends with his nervous breakdown.
Resurrection (2022), directed by Luiza Budejko
10-year-old Magda loses her younger brother. The father is deeply grieved, the mother is cold and unavailable. Magda decides to revive Marcel and has a great idea for it that must work.
28.04.2026 | 18:30
Family Life (1970), directed by Krzysztof Zanussi
A young industrial designer named Wit reluctantly returns to his family home to look after his gravely ill father. Upon entering the dark confines of a house he has not visited in six years, Wit once again finds himself exposed to the idiosyncratic pathologies of his father, sister, and aunt.
Close Ties (2016), directed by Zofia Kowalewska
Forty five years of marriage is an impressive anniversary. Barbara and Zdzisław could be proud of themselves if not for the fact that the husband left the wife for his lover eight years ago. But now they are together again, although Barbara claims that if it were not for his infirm legs, Zdzisław would still be chasing skirts around Kraków. Despite the past resentment, everyday problems with paying bills, an occupied bathroom and rearranging furniture, they have a hard to define bond.
5.05.2026 | 18:30
The Moth (1980), directed by Tomasz Zygadło
This psychological drama by Tomasz Zygadło begins as a straightforward story. Jan is the host of a nightly talk show in which he counsels people who call in with their problems. He is dedicated to helping these lonely souls but becomes increasingly disturbed when his co-workers and supervisors at the radio station do not appreciate his program; they seem unable to grasp the importance of what he is doing. Aside from that, Jan’s private life is frayed around the edges. His wife is a heavy drinker and his mistress has no comprehension about who he is or what he is doing. Jan’s frustration over this lack of recognition builds to an explosive level, threatening to upset the balance of his daily life.
19.05.2026 | 18:30
Escape from the Liberty Cinema (1990), directed by Wojciech Marczewski
The screening of a movie “Daybreak” at the “Liberty” Cinema is interrupted by an unusual event - actors come to life on the screen, start conversations among themselves, draw the audience into them. Crowds gather around the cinema, the relevant authorities and services wonder what to do in this complicated situation. Also arriving is the censor, a man reaching his fifties, a one-time literary critic and journalist. The line between fiction and reality begins to blur.
Dancing in the Corner (2024), directed by Jan Bujnowski
After the fall of communism in 1989, colour TVs are no longer a luxury good in Poland. The screens in many Polish homes are beginning to look more like the reality outside the window. But is reality truly colourful?
26.05.2026 | 18:30
Walkover (1965), directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
A young boxer Andrzej Leszczyc not only has to face a tough boxing opponent but needs to make some serious personal and professional choices. An extraordinarily stylized tale of a prizefighter who ducks a fight to romance a beautiful blonde.
9.06.2026 | 19:30
A Short Film about Love (1988), directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
19-year-old Tomek whiles away his lonely life by spying on his opposite neighbour Magda through binoculars. She’s an artist in her mid-thirties, and appears to have everything - not least a constant stream of men at her beck and call. But when the two finally meet, they discover that they have a lot more in common than appeared at first sight…
