Stanisław Bareja
Also Known As: Станислав Барэя
Biography: Stanisław Sylwester Bareja (5 December 1929 – 14 June 1987) was a Polish filmmaker. Some of his films (mostly comedies) have reached cult status in Poland. His most famous film is Teddy Bear (Miś), filmed in 1980. His last work was Zmiennicy, a TV series completed in 1986 and aired in 1987. On 21 September 2006 Bareja was posthumously awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta by President Lech Kaczyński and in 2005, a street in Warsaw was named after Stanisław Bareja.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Warsaw, Poland
Birthday: December 05, 1929
Deathday: June 14, 1987
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Gender: Male
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Eroica
Overview: Tells two tales set during WWII: A seemingly feckless and selfish man finally takes up arms in the national struggle against the Nazis. Set in a POW camp, Polish inmates cling to their hopes for an eventual escape, encouraged by the legendary escape of one of their own.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1958-01-04
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The Marriage of Convenience
Overview: Małżeństwo z rozsądku ("Marriage of Convenience") is a Polish musical comedy from 1966 directed by Stanisław Bareja.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Szkice węglem
Overview: The dark drama of a peasant family from the second half of the 19th century: Seduced by a municipal clerk (in exchange for a promise to release her husband from military service), the woman dies at the hands of her jealous husband.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1957-11-25
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Trzy starty
Overview: Three separate short stories about young athletes who lose their chances of success. Young swimmer - because of unhappy love. Boxer because of a fight with hooligans, for which the judges will disqualify him. But the cyclist must decide for himself what is more important for him: victory or friendship.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-10-25
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Winter Twilight
Overview: Rumsza, the elderly railwayman, leading a sedate life with his wife, misses his only remaining son (two older boys were killed in the war). Joziuk finally returns from the military in the first scene but with the pregnant Zosia, while Rumsza expected him to marry Celinka, the daughter of Krywka, his only friend and neighbour. The hero will not accept the new situation; he throws his son and Zosia out of his house. Celinka is distressed but she still harbours hope for Joziuk. The birth of the child changes the situation: Rumsza accepts his son's relationship but Celinka decides to leave.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1957-02-01
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Gangsters and Philantropists
Overview: The movie consists of two satirical novels based on the same idea: both the "gangsters" and "philanthropists" end up in the courtroom.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1963-02-15
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Miasteczko
Overview: A young couple wants to break free of the antagonistic nature of their home village.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1960-03-17
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Nikodem Dyzma
Overview: Nikodem Dyzma is a poor dancer who comes to Warsaw to find a job. The problem is that nobody wants to hire him. One day he finds an invitation to the party with very important people and decides to attend. A small accident at the party makes him the hero of the night and becomes the beginning of his career.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1956-10-29
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Inspekcja pana Anatola
Overview: PZU Inspector Anatol Kowalski is sent to the city of Paryżew on a special mission to catch a gang of bathing suit robbers.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1959-08-31
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Kapelusz pana Anatola
Overview: Anatol Kowalski is an old man who works in a bank and loves his old-fashioned hat. One day the hat gets lost and Anatol decides to buy a new one.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1957-11-11
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Adventure with a Song
Overview: Przygoda z piosenką (Pol. Adventure with song) is a Polish film musical comedy from 1969 directed by Stanisław Bareja.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1969-06-27
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Brunet Will Call
Overview: Modest editor, has shipped his wife and kids for the weekend, and is trying to relax in his house at the outskirts of Warsaw. His quiet evening is only disturbed by the accidental forecast made by a Gypsy woman, that at evening time he will murder a mysterious brunet.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1976-10-18
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What Will You Do When You Catch Me?
Overview: Tadeusz Krzakoski, the director of a failing state-owned company, is married with problems. His mistress, the daughter of a Communist party bigwig, says she's pregnant and Tadeusz knows he'll have to marry her to save his reputation and his job. But divorce is never simple and Bareja's screwball comedies are never boring.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1978-12-08
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Eagle
Overview: Based on a true story of Polish submarine "Orzel" (The Eagle): September 1939, "Orzel" is coming to Estonian neutral harbor in Tallin. Under pressure from Germany Estonians have intern the ship. Commander Grabinski decides to escape to England through the Baltic Sea, without any maps that has been confiscated and with only small amount of fuel on board.
Genres: War
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1959-02-07
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Man - Woman Wanted
Overview: Stanisław Maria Rochowicz, a bumbling art historian, is falsely accused of stealing a painting. The alleged thief faces five years in prison. Desperate, he decides to hide in disguise as a woman until he can paint a copy of the stolen canvas. Lacking means to live, he has to work for some time, of course, as a woman. He gets a job as a domestic helper. However, he has no luck with employers.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1973-04-22
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