简介：TheoriginalmoviepreparedbythePolishTelevisionforthecelebrationofAugust80events.Filmconsists13etudesrealizedbyprominentPolishdirectors,whosharetheirreflectionsconnectedwith25.anniversaryofNSZZ"Solidarity".Everyetudeisthestand-aloneartisticstatement,differentinformandthecontent.Somehavedocumentalcharacter,otherareplotbasedshorts,oneisevenrealizedasavideoclip.Mockeryshuffleswithpathos,seriousnesswithgrotesque,nostalgiaandemotionwithdisappointment,sorrowandanger.Theypresentratherbitterviewonpolishlatesthistory.Distortedideals,lostheroes,unnecessarysymbols-itshouldn'tbethisway.Butthoughthemovementdidn'tstampeditsinfluenceonthesociety,andyounggenerationthinkaboutthe"Solidarity"moreofteninthecategoryofcareeristsanddirtypoliticsthandemocracyandjustice,itwasthetimeofsocialunity,hopeandbelief,whichmajorityofusneverbeforeexperienced,andprobablywon'tneveragain. JuliuszMachulski-Sushi ThemovieisopenedbykeptincomedytoneJuliuszMachulski'setude"Sushi".MovieproducerMarek(MarekKondrat)receivestheproposalofrealizingshortfilmabout"Solidarity".Heengageshisfriends(KatarzynaHerman,RobertWięckiewicz)-expertsinadvertisementtohelphim.Theywonder,whatexactly"Solidarity"gavethem. AndrzejJakimowski-Bag Inthesecondshortstory,AndrzejJakimowski's"Bag",inthetrain,twothieves(KrzysztofKiersznowski,RafałGuźniczak)stealafellow-traveller's(LeszekŻurek)bag.Totheirdisappointment,thereareonly"Solidarity"leafletscopiedontheduplicatorinit. JerzyDomaradzki-Blackboards JerzyDomaradzki'sdocument"Boards"talesahistoryoftheboards,onwhich-withhelpoftwostudents(BartekTurzyński,DanielZawadzki)-strikersfromDanzig'sShipyardmadealistoftheirpostulates,andtheyhungitonashipyard'sgate. JanJakubKolski-TheGreatBear ActionofJanJakubKolski'sshorttakesplaceinthesummerof1980inItalianAlps.ThreeyoungPolishcavers,Janek(MaciejZakościelny),Rudy(CezaryŁukaszewicz)andStaszek(ErykLubos),duringexplorationofthecavebecomeimprisonedundertheground.Whilewaitingforhelp,theyfindoutfromcolleaguesaboutsignatureofAugustagreements.Itbecomespretexttoconversationaboutsocio-politicalsituationinPoland,theirhopesanddreams.Oneofthem,studentJanek,isthelaterdirectorofthisshort. PiotrTrzaskalski-Ballpen Theheroof"Ballpen",Janusz(WaldemarCzyszak),wantstoearnonhuge,plasticballpenswithpope'spicture,howevernobodywantstobuythem. FilipBajon-Petrol Inetude"Petrol"inAugust1980twoyoungmen:Tomek(MaciejStuhr)andFilip(MarcinDorociński)meetinthetraingoingtocoast.BothreadTadeuszKonwicki's"SmallApocalypse".Filiptransportswithhimacanofpetrol.DuringaconversationTomekgetstosuspectthathisfellow-travellerwantstocommitsuicidebytheself-immolation.Inferventwordshetriestostophim. KrzysztofZanussi-Tanks Indocumentaletude"Tanks"KrzysztofZanussicomesbacktotime,whenherealizedJohnPaulII'sbiography-"FromaFarCountry"inthewinterof1981inCracow.TheprobabilityofSovietarmiesenteringPolandcaused,thatwheninonesceneextrashadtoputonSovietandGermanuniforms,allhandsdrewoutforGerman. RobertGlinski-Scenery RobertGliński's"Scenery"portraystheDanzigShipyardasadepressingmetaphorofwhathappenedwith"Solidarity".Rustinghalls,emptydocks,litterraisedbywind.Onlyforeigntripsgoaroundhistoricalcradleoftheunion.Formerworkersareinthemajorityunemployed. RyszardBugajski-WhatHappenedtoOurSolidarity? RichardBugajskiproposedvideoclip"WhatHappenedtoOurSolidarity??",inwhichGrzegorzMarkowski,togetherwithtwoyoungrappers,(BzykandGuzikfromWu-Haeband),dramaticallysinglatest40yearsofPolishhistory. JacekBromski-AndYouKnowWhat? Intheshortstory"Andyouknowwhat?"Roman,businessmanandformerpoliticalprisoner(KrzysztofStroiński),goestobanktoapplyforacredit.Thepresidentofbank,formerpartydignitaryandprocurator(JanuszGajos),whoarrestedtheoppositionmembers,includingRoman,willnowagaindecideabouthisfuture.NervousRoman'swife(AnnaRomantowska)waitsoutside. FeliksFalk-ShortStoryofOneBlackboard FeliksFalkpreparedtheblackandwhiteanimatedetude"ShortStoryofOneBlackboard",realizedbythetechniqueofcollage.Itisaboutawhiteboardwiththecharacteristic,redlettername"Solidarity"writtenon.Aftertheperiodoffightandtheeuphoriaofvictorythemythsandthesymbolsgoawayinobliviongradually. AndrzejWajda-ManofHope "Manofhope"isarecordofthe"ManofIron"creatorandmainperformers-KrystynaJandaandJerzyRadziwiłowicz-withLechWałęsąinagreat,emptyhallofDanzigcinemaNeptun.In1980,whilecongratulatingAndrzejWajdahismovieaboutAugusteventsWałęsaencouragedhimtofilmupnextone-the"Manofhope".Filmhasn'tbeenyetmade.Whatwoulditbeaboutiffilmednowadays? MalgorzataSzumowska-Father Cycleof"Solidarity"etudesisclosedbythefabulariseddocument"Father"byMałgorzataSzumowska,inwhicharchivalmaterialssetbyherfather,well-knowndocumentalistareused.Thirty-yearwoman(MajaOstaszewska)tellshow"Solidarity"alteredthelifeofherfamily,andespeciallyfather(KazimierzBorowiec),idealist,whohasn'tgainedanyprofitsandhonorslikemanyotheroppositionists,buthisdaughtercanliveinafreecountry.…