Sound of Music

5 films
This year, together with the Film Music Festival, we are joining the ‘50 for the 50th’ project to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. In the open-air Pod Wawelem Cinema, we will present five pictures in which music plays the lead. It includes both the scores composed for specific films and the music that inspired film creation. During the screenings, you will hear compositions performed by Rysiek Riedel and the band Dżem, Paktofonika and Mieczysław Kosz, as well as those written by renowned film music composers: Leszek Możdżer, Mikołaj Trzaska, Jan Komar and Mikołaj Majkusia.

  • Destined for Blues (Skazany na bluesa)

    dir. Jan Kidawa-Błoński
    fab2005
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  • Icarus. The Legend of Mietek Kosz (Ikar. Legenda Mietka Kosza)

    dir. Maciej Pieprzyca
    fab2019

    Inspired by true events, this is the story of a blind pianist who loses his sight as a child and ends up in the centre in Laski, where he discovers music as a way of telling stories about the world. Although he starts with classical music, jazz wins his heart. His life turns around when he meets Zuza, a charismatic singer who changes his destiny forever.

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  • Kulej. All That Glitters Isn't Gold (Kulej. Dwie strony medalu)

    dir. Xawery Żuławski
    fab2024

    The story of Jerzy and Helena Kulej. He was a legendary boxer, two-time European champion and eight-time Polish champion, the only Polish boxer to win two Olympic gold medals. Although he was never defeated in the ring, he failed many times in his life. She was a strong woman who always stood by his side but did not want to remain in his shadow forever.

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  • Scarborn (Kos)

    dir. Paweł Maślona
    fab2023

    Spring 1794. General Tadeusz ‘Kos’ Kościuszko returns to Poland to incite an uprising against Russia. He unites the nobility and peasants, becoming a symbol of the struggle for freedom and equality. The film is a dynamic tale about revolution, betrayal and hope for independence.

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  • You Are God (Jesteś Bogiem)

    dir. Leszek Dawid
    fab2012

    A film about Paktofonika, a band that changed the face of Polish hip-hop. It focuses on the story of Magik, Rahim and Fokus, who became the voice of a generation of young Poles with such famous songs as ‘Jestem Bogiem’ (‘I Am God’).

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