50th Anniversary of the Polish Film School vol. 2 (5-DVD)

1. Zezowate szczescie (Bad luck), directed by Andrzej Munk, 1960
2. Eroica, directed by Andrzej Munk, 1958

3. Pociag (Night train), directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz, 1959

4. Krzyz walecznych (The cross of brave), directed by Kazimierz Kutz, 1959
5. Nikt nie wola (Nobody's Calling), directed by Kazimierz Kutz, 1960

50th Anniversary of the Polish Film School
vol. 2 (5-DVD box-set)

Studio: Best Film Co
Number of disks: 5
Condition: Brand New, Sealed, Mint
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: 16:9 / 4:3
Total time:  470 minutes
Language version: Polish
Subtitles: English
Region: 0 (PAL). European or multi-system DVD player is required to see this DVD.

In celebration of 50th Anniversary of the Polish Film School, Best Film Co. with great support from the Polish Film Institute, released a special collection of 20 films from the history of the Polish Film School, selected specially for this occasion. The collection consists of four volumes, with each volume containing five movies on five separate DVDs. Each volume of the collection was issued as a luxury box with five DVD's and esseys written by film critics exploring in deep each film from the collection.  Both films as well as esseys are in Polish and English language versions (English subtitles for the movies).  The artwork for the DVDs uses original movie posters from particular films.

This is the second in a series of four special editions of the most important movies in the history of the Polish Film School and includes following five movies:

1. Zezowate szczescie (Bad luck), directed by Andrzej Munk, 1960
2. Eroica, directed by Andrzej Munk, 1958

3. Pociag (Night train), directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz, 1959

4. Krzyz walecznych (The cross of brave), directed by Kazimierz Kutz, 1959
5. Nikt nie wola (Nobody's Calling), directed by Kazimierz Kutz, 1960

The interactive companion to DVD collections is website http://www.polskaszkolafilmowa.pl with many details about the movies, directors as well with film clips from each movie from the series.

DVD 1

Zezowate szczescie (Bad luck), directed by Andrzej Munk, 1960

Plot: The story is an odyssey of a little man through Poland of 1930 to 1950. It shows his attempts to cope with a changing world which seems to have no place for him. He has no consciousness of any kind but is always on the verge of turning into a more coherent human being, only to be slapped down. It begins with the hero's childhood. Then comes the first love marred by his unwilling involvement in fascict politics, him being taken for a Jew because of his nose. Later he decides to join the army to charm the girl, but arrives too late for any fighting. He is arrested by entering German troops while he dresses in officer's uniform and mistakenly sent to POW camp as an officer.

Cast:  Bogumil Kobiela, Maria Ciesielska, Helena Dabrowska, Barbara Kwiatkowska

Eroica, directed by Andrzej Munk, 1958

Plot: Two sketches covering episodes from the World War II. In the first novel, "Scherzo alla polacca", a shrewd son, trying to preserve his skin, ultimately becomes a hero and finds a reason for fighting. He initially tries to avoid underground training to avoid the Warsaw uprising. His drunkenness, disregard for safety and cowardice when sober stated with humorous effect come out as something sane in the world gone mad. His will to survive is more acceptable than any desire for heroic death. The second novel, "Ostinato lugubre", details a hopeless attempt at escape from a prison camp by a man who can no longer stand the confinement and idiocy of the professional soldiers trying to keep up the military preneses in prison. Nevertheless, his escape boosts the morale of his fellow prisoners, while the "escapee" lies hidden from Germans and comrades alike."

Cast: Edward Dziewonski, Ignacy Machowski, Leon Niemczyk, Roman Wilhelmi

DVD 3

Pociag (Night train), directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz, 1959

Plot: A man, Jerzy, enters a train set for the Baltic coast. He seems to be on the run from something. He has to share sleeping-compartment with a woman who also seems to be on the run. Eventually we get to know that the police are looking for an escaped murderer. Is it really Jerzy they are looking for?

Cast: Lucyna Winnicka, Leon Niemczyk, Teresa Szmigielówna, Zbigniew Cybulski

DVD 4

Krzyz walecznych (The cross of brave), directed by Kazimierz Kutz, 1959

Plot: Unconventional and provocative debut from director Kazimierz Kutz. The war from the point of common man.  Director's modesty in expression often results in unusually strong dramatic effects.

Cast: Bogdan Baer, Zbigniew Cybulski, Zenon Burzynski, Bronislaw Pawlik

DVD 5

Nikt nie wola (Nobody's Calling), directed by Kazimierz Kutz, 1960

Plot: A psychological drama: the story of a man who is looking for escape from the consequences of the war, wishing to start a new life.  Running out, he settlee in the town in western Poland, looking for solitude and oblivion. When he becomes aware that members of hostile to him underground organizations are on his trail, he hastily leaving town, but everything indicates that the returns to his love Leona...

Cast: Zofia Marcinkowska, Henryk Boukolowski, Barbara Krafftówna, Halina Mikolajska