Walerian Borowczyk Movies

  • 1967
    The Games of Angels

    The Games of Angels

    The Games of Angels

    5.51967HD

    Animated short. Abstract forms in a setting evocative of a concentration camp created by the universe. Based on a series of paintings by the Polish...

    The Games of Angels
  • 1990
    Almanac of Addresses of the Ladies of Paris

    Almanac of Addresses of the Ladies of Paris

    Almanac of Addresses of the Ladies of Paris

    01990HD

    During the French Revolution, a young aristocrat finds an almanac in a book store which contains the prettiest and strangest prostitutes living in...

    Almanac of Addresses of the Ladies of Paris
  • 1977
    The Greatest Love of All Time

    The Greatest Love of All Time

    The Greatest Love of All Time

    6.41977HD

    A portrait of Serb erotic surrealist painter Ljubomir "Ljuba" Popović.

    The Greatest Love of All Time
  • 1983
    The Art of Love

    The Art of Love

    The Art of Love

    4.81983HD

    Young student Claudine has a dream in which the Roman student Cornelius, fascinated by the beautiful wife of the commander, attends lectures on the...

    The Art of Love
  • 1957
    Once Upon a Time

    Once Upon a Time

    Once Upon a Time

    5.11957HD

    An oddball pair try to find their identity and place in an abstract world.

    Once Upon a Time
  • 1967
    Diptych

    Diptych

    Diptych

    61967HD

    A short film by Walerian Borowczyk in two parts. The first 'panel' follows the morning routine of Leon Boyer who, despite being almost 100 years old,...

    Diptych
  • 1967
    Theatre of Mr. and Mrs. Kabal

    Theatre of Mr. and Mrs. Kabal

    Theatre of Mr. and Mrs. Kabal

    6.21967HD

    "Theatre of Mr. and Mrs. Kabal" is Walerian Borowczyk’s first feature-length film and his last animated film. It consists of a sequence of...

    Theatre of Mr. and Mrs. Kabal
  • 2015
    Return to Méliès: Borowczyk and Early Cinema

    Return to Méliès: Borowczyk and Early Cinema

    Return to Méliès: Borowczyk and Early Cinema

    02015HD

    This six-minute short from director Daniel Bird takes a look at the silent cinema pioneers that influenced the work of Walterian Borowczyk. We take a...

    Return to Méliès: Borowczyk and Early Cinema
  • 1966
    Joachim's Dictionary

    Joachim's Dictionary

    Joachim's Dictionary

    6.51966HD

    A light-hearted animated romp through the alphabet, with each letter identified by both a word and a visual interpretation of that word, by the...

    Joachim's Dictionary
  • 1975
    Venus on the Half-Shell

    Venus on the Half-Shell

    Venus on the Half-Shell

    61975HD

    Borowczyk’s portrait of the painter Bona Tibertelli de Pisis and her erotic fusions of men, women and molluscs.

    Venus on the Half-Shell
  • 1969
    The Phonograph

    The Phonograph

    The Phonograph

    6.91969HD

    An old phonograph assembles itself, plays songs on wax drums before self destructing. In many ways The Phonograph is a companion piece to...

    The Phonograph
  • 2018
    Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk

    Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk

    Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk

    02018HD

    A documentary celebrating the work of Walerian Borowczyk, a director of unparalleled sensitivity, revered in the 1970s, who was later labeled as a...

    Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk
  • 1991
    The Expert Halima

    The Expert Halima

    The Expert Halima

    01991HD

    Kamar, who just arrived at Bassra, falls in love with the young wife of the old Obeid. But, until now, nobody has survived to be able to praise...

    The Expert Halima
  • 1966
    Rosalie

    Rosalie

    Rosalie

    6.61966HD

    Based on a short story by Guy de Maupassant, Borowczyk relates the plight of a servant girl who killed and buried her child in the garden.

    Rosalie
  • 1990
    A Justified Treatment

    A Justified Treatment

    A Justified Treatment

    01990HD

    From Boccaccio's "La précaution inutile". Jean, a rich old merchant, is blessed with a young and beautiful wife. Although Bianca is absolutely...

    A Justified Treatment
  • 1957
    Banner of Youth

    Banner of Youth

    Banner of Youth

    51957HD

    A short film advertising the newspaper Sztandar Młodych (The Banner of Youth), noteworthy for its abstract elements painted directly onto film...

    Banner of Youth
  • 1968
    Gavotte

    Gavotte

    Gavotte

    5.81968HD

    Two bored dwarves fight over a cushion.

    Gavotte
  • 1972
    A Private Collection

    A Private Collection

    A Private Collection

    5.21972HD

    A witty and eye-opening tour through Borowczyk's own collection of vintage erotica. Originally intended as part of his 'Contes immoraux', it was...

    A Private Collection
  • 1991
    The Golden Lotus

    The Golden Lotus

    The Golden Lotus

    01991HD

    Ximen Qing, a rich mandarin, deserts his wives to play with the courtesans. One of his young spouses, tired of languishing, consoles herself with a...

    The Golden Lotus
  • 1958
    Love Requited

    Love Requited

    Love Requited

    41958HD

    About the work of the naive painter J. Plaskocinski. A playful tale about the requited love of a shy young man.

    Love Requited