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1980s Polish-language films

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Sophie's Choice
1982 film directed by Alan J. Pakula
A Short Film About Killing
1988 film by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Man of Iron
1981 film directed by Andrzej Wajda
The Decalogue
Dekalog (, also known as Dekalog: The Ten Commandments and The Decalogue) is a 1989 Polish drama television miniseries directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and co-written by Kieślowski with Krzysztof Piesiewicz, with music by Zbigniew Preisner. It consists of ten one-hour films, inspired by the decalogue of the Ten Commandments. Each installment explores characters facing one or several moral or ethical dilemmas as they reside in an austere housing project in 1980s Poland.
Sexmission
Sexmission () is a 1984 Polish politically satirical cult comedy science fiction action film. It was directed by Juliusz Machulski based on a screenplay he co-wrote with Jolanta Hartwig and Pavel Hajný. Sexmission has earned the title of a cult film over time, although due to the film's association of women's emancipation with the communist dictatorship of the era of the Polish People's Republic, it was the subject of feminist criticism.
Blind Chance
1981 Polish film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
A Short Film About Love
1988 film by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Shoah
1985 French documentary film about the Holocaust
A Year of the Quiet Sun
1984 film by Krzysztof Zanussi
To Be or Not to Be
1983 US film directed by Alan Johnson
The Quack
1982 film by Jerzy Hoffman
No End
1985 film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization
1985 Polish drama science fiction film directed by Piotr Szulkin
Vabank
Vabank is a 1981 Polish comedy heist film written and directed by Juliusz Machulski, set in 1934 Warsaw (although actually filmed in Łódź and Piotrków Trybunalski).
Interrogation
1982 film by Ryszard Bugajski
On the Silver Globe
1988 film by Andrzej Żuławski
Teddy Bear
1980 film directed by Stanisław Bareja
Decalogue III
1988 film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
The Calm
1980 film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
The Orchestra Conductor
1980 Polish film by Andrzej Wajda
Kingsajz
270px|thumb|Quotation from film 'Kingsajz' advertising XXXIV Polish Film Festival in Gdynia 2009 270px|thumb|Some of the surviving huge props used in the film, displayed in Łódź in 2010 Kingsajz is a 1988 cult Polish comedy fantasy film directed by Juliusz Machulski. The action takes place in late communist Poland and in a fictional Lilliputian kingdom called Szuflandia (Drawerland), hidden deep underground the Quaternary Research Institute. The movie is an allegory of a communist regime and thus was received very enthusiastically by anti-communist society.
Yesterday
1985 film by Radosław Piwowarski
A Love in Germany
1983 film by Andrzej Wajda
Short Working Day
1981 film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Decalogue II
1988 second part of the television series The Decalogue directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Decalogue I
1989 film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
The Constant Factor
1980 film directed by Krzysztof Zanussi
Curse of Snakes Valley
1987 film by Marek Piestrak
Moonlighting
1982 film by Jerzy Skolimowski
300 Miles to Heaven
1989 film by Maciej Dejczer
Decalogue IV
1988 film from cycle directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Decalogue X
1989 film from cycle directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Decalogue IX
1988 Film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Chronicle of Amorous Accidents
1986 film by Andrzej Wajda
Decalogue VII
1988 film from cycle directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Decalogue VI
1988 film from cycle directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Jezioro Bodenskie
1986 film by Janusz Zaorski
Decalogue VIII
1988 Film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
The Young Magician
1986 film by Waldemar Dziki
Hands Up!
1981 film by Jerzy Skolimowski
Decalogue V
1988 film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Konopielka
Konopielka is a 1982 Polish drama film directed by Witold Leszczyński.
The War of the Worlds: Next Century
1981 film by Piotr Szulkin
Fever
1981 film directed by Agnieszka Holland
Axiliad
Axiliad () is a 1986 Polish drama film directed by Witold Leszczyński. The film was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
The inn
Austeria (aka The Inn) is a Polish feature film directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz, produced by Zespół Filmowy "Kadr" and released in 1983.
Alex Holeh Ahavah
1986 film by Boaz Davidson
The Mother of Kings
1987 film
A Woman Alone
1987 film by Agnieszka Holland
Olympics 40
1980 film
Ga, Ga: Glory to Heroes
1986 film by Piotr Szulkin
Hero of the Year
1987 Polish film by Feliks Falk
Dreszcze
1981 film by Wojciech Marczewski
Kontrakt
Kontrakt (English: The Contract) is a Polish drama telefilm written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. Starring Leslie Caron, Maja Komorowska and Tadeusz Łomnicki, the film was released in 1980.
An Uneventful Story
1982 film by Wojciech Jerzy Has
Kornblumenblau
Kornblumenblau is a 1989 Polish drama film directed by Leszek Wosiewicz. The film was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
The Hostage of Europe
1989 Polish film by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Alice
1982 film by Jerzy Gruza, Jacek Bromski
Magnat
1987 film by Filip Bajon
Stan posiadania
1989 film by Krzysztof Zanussi