Movies: Jerzy Hoffman
- 1954
Are You Amongst Them? (1954)
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This film criticizes various types of vandalism and behavior that is socially harmful: people spitting on the street, housewives wasting water, teenagers destroying sockets, passengers storming buses without paying attention to others, pedestrians de...
- 1955
Look Out, Hooligans! (1955)
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A staged documentary that started the Polish Black Series. The film takes the form of a warning against indifference to the rogue behavior of hooligan groups and their pernicious effect on young people flowing into the cities....
- 1958
Merry-Go-Round in Łowicz (1958)
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A documentary impression in color showing the attractions of the Łowicz region. With curiosity, the camera captures scenes from a fair and an amusement park. The atmosphere of the place is created by artists wearing national costumes, especially wome...
- 1960
News Out From The Frying Pan (1960)
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The title pan (‘patelnia’ means pan) is a terrace on Gubałówka, where people can sunbathe even in the middle of winter. ‘Standing in the sunlight, everyone is only what they are’ - convinces the narrator. The sight is breathtaking....
- 1959
Gaudeamus (1959)
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A report from a student’s festival in Kraków. The history of this event dates back to the 15th century in Poland. Statues and knights at Wawel remain unmoved until they fall into the rhythm of joyful fun....
- 1963
Visitez Zakopane (1963)
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A documentary impression from the capital of the Tatra Mountains. All the winter attractions of Zakopane rhythmically presented by the camera: sleigh rides, skis, dances, sunbathes, bonfires. Visit Zakopane!...
- 1957
On the Roads of Armenia (1957)
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A reportage created by a well-known duo of documentary filmmakers - Jerzy Hoffman and Edward Skórzewski. The men and their Polish Film Chronicle crew went to Armenia. Breathtaking, mountainous landscapes and historic cities remembering the first cent...
- 1957
Sopot 1957 (1957)
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After the 1957 jazz festival in Sopot, the city is still hectic. However, the resort is a bit different. Tourists rest on the beach, in the afternoon they stroll along the pier and the promenade. In the evening, they have fun in clubs....
- 1960
Postcards from Zakopane (1960)
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Zakopane is the winter capital of Poland, where Marszałkowska Street smoothly changes into Krupówki. Hitchhiking, views from Gubałówka, mountaineering – all of them, from a male perspective, could be an opportunity to meet a beautiful woman....
- 1962
Havana '61 (1962)
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Havana, 1961. After the success of the Cuban revolution, the city was no longer just a capital of nightlife. The city was changing for the benefit of the local population: it opened beaches, built blocks of flats, guarded the coast....
- 1991
Departure (1991)
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Hilda and Augusta - mother and daughter - live in a nursing homei. Daughter feels Pole, and mother - German. Thus they are not liked by surrounding people. Augusta decides to return home after many years. But it is not so easy......
- 1966
The Miracle Fair (1966)
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A color-coded testimony of a bygone era. In the documentary, director Jerzy Hoffman presents the magical world of a folk marketplace. As a result, groups of imposters, specialists in black magic, home-grown inventors and charismatic healers are gathe...
- 1961
Two Faces of God (1961)
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A document about a religious sect founded in Silesia in the 1950s - the Holy See of God and the Lamb of the Apostles in Spirit and Truth, Alpha and Omega, The Beginning and the End, an informal Christian denomination whose members consider themselves...
- 1956
Hansel and Gretels (1956)
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In Masuria, trade moves to the water during summer. Tourists who enjoy sailing and canoeing are served by the “Jaś” floating shop. Bread, canned food and drinks are sold there. A full-day tour of the waterways and marinas becomes an opportunity to pr...
- 1959
Picks For Today (1959)
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A look at the horse races at the famous track in Sluzewiec, Warsaw....