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Wojciech Jerzy Has's best films

The top 3 according to 20 votes from people: The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973) · Farewells (1958) · Shared Room (1959). (Updated Apr 9, 2022.)

A master of literary adaptation and dreamlike cinema, from The Noose to The Fabulous Journey of Balthazar Kober: Has's films according to Polish Radio, the Polish Film Academy and Filmweb.

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Automatically translated (original in Polski). See the original

Top 14

  1. 1

    The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973)

    From Bruno Schulz; Jury Prize at Cannes.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  2. 2

    Farewells (1958)

    A Łódź love story before and after the war.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  3. 3

    Shared Room (1959)

    From Zbigniew Uniłowski.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  4. 4

    Gold (1961)

    On a building site in Nowa Huta.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  5. 5

    The Saragossa Manuscript (1964)

    Zbigniew Cybulski, from Jan Potocki; one of Martin Scorsese's favourite films.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  6. 6

    The Noose (1957)

    His debut, from Marek Hłasko: an alcoholic's last day.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  7. 7

    Partings (1960)

    An actress returns home for a funeral.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  8. 8

    The Write-Off (1984)

    A writer imprisoned in a fortress.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  9. 9

    The Codes (1966)

    A father returns from exile to learn his son's fate.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  10. 10

    A Boring Story (1983)

    From Chekhov.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  11. 11

    The Fabulous Journey of Balthazar Kober (1988)

    His last film: a boy in a medieval world.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  12. 12

    The Doll (1968)

    Mariusz Dmochowski as Wokulski, from Bolesław Prus.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 2

    -1
  13. 13

    How to Be Loved (1962)

    Barbara Krafftówna and memories of the Occupation.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1
  14. 14

    Memoirs of a Sinner (1985)

    From James Hogg.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1

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