Pawel Delag Movies
One of the most expensive Polish films ever made, Jerzy Kawalerowicz directs the ancient Roman filmmaking staple Quo Vadis. This remake follows in the style of the MGM Hollywood epic directed by Mervyn Le Roy in 1951. Set in 64 A.D., the story begins with officer Marcus Vinicius (Pawel Delag) returning to Rome to relax with his uncle Petronius (Boguslaw Linda), who works for Emperor Nero (Michal Bajor). Vinicius becomes interested in Jesus when he goes to a Christian gathering in order to see his sweetheart Lygia (Magdalena Mielcarz). Emperor Nero is opposed to the Christians, which leads the way to a firey, explosive, and violent conclusion. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Pawel Delag, Magdalena Mielcarz, (more)
- 1996
Director Andrzej Zulawski's adaptation of Manuela Gretkowska's controversial screenplay reaches new extremes in the depiction of brutality, explicit sex, and passion as it tells the story of an anthropology professor Michal's (Boguslaw Linda) growing obsession with a mummified shaman; spirituality; and the enigmatic, sexually voracious, violently disturbed beauty known only as "The Italian" (Iwona Petry). Along with very explicit erotic scenes, the film contains Zulawski's usual deliberate assaults on conventional morality, Catholicism, and Polish censorship -- any of which may offend certain viewers. ~ Yuri German, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Boguslaw Linda, Iwona Petry, (more)
- 1994
In Central Europe during the 1980's an important Hungarian intellectual inexplicably committed suicide. His was only one of many enigmatic deaths and disappearances at that time. His true story provides the basis for this film. The story begins during 1988 when Hungary was still a Communist state. Tibor was a chemical researcher who discovered how to use poisonous gases in chemical weapons. The Russians attempted to get him to give details about the research, but he refused. The KGB arrest him and then drown him in a bathtub. His body is subsequently discovered in the shallows of Lake Balaton. The Hungarian police claim it was suicide, but his son Peter is not convinced. He begins to unravel the mystery and meets with tragedy. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Anna Romantowska, Jan Englert, (more)
