Andrzej Kondratiuk

Director

July 20, 1936 (79 years)

† June 22, 2016

Pińsk, Polska , (obecnie Białoruś)

Biography

Andrzej Lech Kondratiuk (20 July 1936 – 22 June 2016) was a Polish film director, screenwriter, actor, and cinematographer. He graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 1963. Kondratiuk created low-budget films, and, in scenarios, often used threads from his biography. He often selected actors and individuals from the immediate surroundings, including amateurs.

Filmography

8.0

Professor Tutka Club

Professor Tutka is a storyteller in little café.

6.0

Hydro-Puzzle

Warsaw is mysteriously running out of water during the summer heat wave. This mystery can only be solved by a Polish superhero known as As.

6.7

Big Bang

A UFO lands at night in a typical Masovian village. The villagers feel honored and want to be as hospitable as possible for the unexpected alien guests.

10.0

Scorpio, Virgo and Sagittarius

Three young friends travel round Poland, making a living by acting out religious scenes at fairs and selling photographs. Problems arise when a mysterious man joins them.

6.3

Milky Way

An elderly man looks to a mysterious old woman to help him regain his youth, but the woman has her own agenda.

5.3

The Spinning Wheel of Time

A filmmaker and his wife, an actress visit their cabin in the woods for the first time in 10 years. He sets about filming whatever he can in the area, including an alluring blonde who lives nearby.

7.3

How It's Done

Two ambitious men - one a self-described director, another a self-described writer, meet on a train to Zakopane and decide to make a movie together.

8.0

A Hole in the Ground

An ambitious, enthusiastic young geologist is entangled in bureaucratic red tape when he tries to drill for oil. Frustrated with the situation, he torches an abandoned mill, ignores his girlfriend, and fights with his friends who do not share his exuberance about the project.

7.4

Full Moon

A ruminative, understated drama on the nature of overwork versus an "unachieving" life away from the city, Pelnia examines the experience of one man. After leaving his high-pressured existence as a successful architect, the newly resolved dropout goes to live in a small community of cabins and summer homes in a lake-filled region north of Warsaw. His interactions with the villagers, including a drunkard and other eccentrics, provide an informative background for what happens next. The ex-architect's wife is a professional singer who has not abandoned the city or her life -- and she soon arrives to spend some time with her very changed husband.

4.5

The Sundial Clock

The story of a married couple, actress and director, who live in the bosom of nature, in a stream hut, and realize a story about their own lives, thoughts and fantasies. Working on a film is a naive attempt to search for meaning in life.

7.0

Bugler's Monologue

A film grotesque whose protagonist is a poor clerk lost in the modern world. He buys a trumpet to express his personality via music.

6.6

Stardust

An odd couple of old people lead their simple lives close to nature. The man is an amateur constructor and his goal now is to build a small river dam to produce electricity for his country house.

7.5

The Ascended

Two simple men win the lottery and decide to spend the money on their first plane flight and some other pleasures. But all that does not bring enough happiness to their lives.

10.0

Córa marnotrawna

Polish comedy from 2001, describing Polish capitalism with a grain of salt. The title character was brought up in the People's Republic of Poland, she left the country. He comes back home with the money and tries to find a new reality.

6.0

Balon

Two friends enjoy a balloon ride.

7.4

I Would Like to Have a Shave

A macabre film about the experiences of a client who is shaved by a hairdresser-psychopath.

6.5

A Colorful Lie

The protagonist dreams of a better life, and his dreams take the form of colorful magazines.

4.2

The Four Seasons

A portrait of the director's family painted against a backdrop of changing seasons. A deep reflection on the meaning of existence and the inevitability of passing time and death.

N/A

The Diary of Andrzej Kondratiuk

A very personal reflection on life and passing away. The director made it in 2006; after he suffered a massive stroke in spring 2005. He describes his struggle with a serious illness, returning with memories to the time when he was healthy. The documentary is interspersed with archival footage from Gzów, as well as excerpts from the director's previous films (Stardust and Time Spindle).

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