Andrzej Pieczynski Movies
- 2003
Director Jerzy Hoffman brings one of Poland's most famous legends to the screen with this tale of a cruel prince determined to hold onto power, and a brave young warrior who longs to marry a beautiful princess. The time was the 9th Century, and various Slavic tribes wandered the land that would later be known as Poland. As opposed to praising a single deity that united them all, each tribe worshipped their own distinct god. Popiel was a cruel prince who, along with his scheming wife, nefariously plotted to find a means of passing control of the land to their sun and heir. Recognizing the crimes that he is ordered to carry out in order to make this transition of power possible, the commander of Popiel's army - a noble soul named Piastun - decides to part ways with the corrupted ruler. But Popiel strikes back at Piastun with such ferocity that the prince's former aid nearly loses his life. Nursed back to health by a young hunter and warrior named Ziemowit Pastowic, Piastun ultimately makes a full recover. Ziemowit has only recently returned to his homeland after years of sailing the sea with Vikings, and now he has fallen for a pretty merchant's daughter named Dziwa. Later, as Ziemowit asks for Dziwa's hand in marriage, he is devastated to learn that her controlling father Wisz is determined to ensure that his daughter will become a high priestess in a local temple. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Michal Zebrowski, Malgorzata Foremniak, (more)
- 1986
Rafal (Roman Wilhelmi) becomes a vigilante when police fail to track down the drunken truck driver who killed his wife and son in this violent action drama. When the police investigation is shelved, Rafal takes the law into his own hands and jumps on a motorcycle to follow the trucker across Poland. He becomes the focus of a police investigation when he leaves a bloody path of dead truck drivers in his murderous wake. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Roman Wilhelmi, Jan Peszek, (more)
- 1978
The coming-of-age of an eighteen-year-old, solitary orphan is the focus of this interesting drama by Roland Graef. Peter (Andrzej Pieczynski) loves motors and engines and although he is still young he has a job in the construction industry with an eye to becoming a truck driver. Thanks to his appealing good looks, Peter never has to worry about lacking female company -- if he were more aware, he would be worried about understanding women a little better. One of these women is a friend from the orphanage who has opted out of any relationship with the immature young man. Another is Sabine, who falls madly in love with him and eventually pays the consequences. A third is a social worker who finally writes him a letter with a fateful "P.S." that makes Peter take his first steps into manhood. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Andrzej Pieczynski, Jutta Wachowiak, (more)
- 1977
These three films by young directors follow the adventures of two young aspiring film stars, Pawel and Anka. The first "Anka," (Daria Trafankowska) shows her as a slightly overweight girl, just graduating from school, making plans to attend her first screen tests. She has an exploitative affair with a boy during the summer holiday. The story of "Pawel" shows a stage-struck youth, just entering adulthood, who has a brief affair with a mature woman. He is outraged when she will not leave her husband and child for him. In "Anka and Pawel," the two meet at the film try-outs, and become finalists together. They also have a brief affair. However, when Anka uses her experiences with him as the basis for a requested improvisational scene, Pawel furiously flees and rides around the countryside sulking. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Andrzej Pieczynski
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