Krzysztof Kieślowski – The First News

News & Politics
Business
Art & Culture
Science
Sport
History
Life
Start-ups

"I must have been inspired" Joseph Conrad

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Actress gets 8.6 million euros to build ‘world’s first coma-curing’ clinic

Actress Ewa Błaszczyk’s new clinic has also been awarded a grant of over PLN 37 million (8.6 million euros) from the Justice Fund run by the Ministry of Justice, which will cover the clinic’s construction and equipment. Piotr Nowak/PAP

Following on from the success of her Budzik clinic where children in a coma receive treatment, care and rehabilitation, actress Ewa Błaszczyk now plans to build a similar clinic for adults in a coma.

Coffee, cigarettes and film: the punishing lifestyle of Krzysztof Kieślowski

Famous film director existed on little more than copious amounts of coffees and cigarettes when working, claims new biography.

Films by Wajda and Kieślowski are two of the greatest of all time, according to BBC

Kieślowski and Wajda are household names of Polish movie industry, acknowledged worldwide for their depiction of Poland’s political and social transformation.

The Double Life of a Filmmaker’s Reputation

Kieślowski, who would have been 77 today, won adulation abroad… but not necessarily at home.

Top 5 articles:

Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
HERO! Polish chef tackles London Bridge terrorist with 1.5-metre narwhal tusk
Old black and white photos of Warsaw Uprising brought to life in incredible colour
One of Egypt’s oldest churches dating back to the 4th century found hidden behind ancient basilica wall

History

EXCLUSIVE: 'My mum was kidnapped by Hitler's SS!'

During WW II, the Germans kidnapped up to 200,000 ‘racially suitable’ Polish children for adoption by senior Nazis. In a harrowing, exclusive interview, TFN speaks to the son of one of the ‘Lebensborn’. What makes his story unusual though, is that with no real family of her own in Poland, Dariusz Dziekan’s mother quickly got back in contact with her German adopted mother after the war and Dziekan grew up knowing this woman simply as Grandma.

The first report:

PM criticises Supreme Court head's non-adjudication appeal
Poland suspends retail tax for another six months
Climate neutrality attainment pace must be diversified - PM
Estonian president welcomed by President Duda
More than quarter of Poles considering purchase of electric car

Vanishing lives: Descendants of 17th century bearded radicals who fled to Poland from Russia to avoid religious persecution are now facing a new crisis as their numbers slowly dwindle out

It is easy to miss their presence - the three-barred crosses, the wooden banyas and the modest churches – unless you know what to look for. TFN travelled to the regions of Mazury and Suwalszczyzna in north-east Poland to track down the Old Believers, a minority which has almost disappeared, yet which still lingers among the hills, fields and virgin forests in the land of a thousand lakes.

Dan Session
Today we take a look at the Polish musicians who have been recording for ECM.

Why So Serious?
Sergiusz takes a look at two of Poland’s phenomenal female writers.

Events

27/09 - 15/12 Interwar architecture exhibition showcases five themes in five cities
05/11 - 14/01 Fascinating story of Vasa kings brought to life at Warsaw’s Royal Castle
27/01 Royals, world leaders to attend Auschwitz liberation anniversary
21/04 March of the Living to be held on April 21
29/07 - 15/11 Epic Polish painting to be exhibited at National Gallery in London

Cookie policy
About Us

Contact
Terms and conditions
Privacy Policy

This site uses "cookies". By staying on it, you agree to the use of cookies.

Accept

Learn more