Walerian Borowczyk Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1965
    Grandma's Encyclopaedia

    Grandma's Encyclopaedia

    Grandma's Encyclopaedia

    5.61965HD

    A short film by Walerian Borowczyk. This first volume looks at the first three letters in Grandma's encyclopaedia: A for 'Automobile', B for...

    Grandma's Encyclopaedia
  • 1967
    Renaissance

    Renaissance

    Renaissance

    6.81967HD

    To the sound of trumpets, a collection of pulverised antique bric-a-brac begins to reassemble itself, revealing a stuffed owl, a cornet, a hamper,...

    Renaissance
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1967
    The Concert

    The Concert

    The Concert

    5.11967HD

    A short film by Walerian Borowczyk. Ostensibly a film of a concert given by the round, unassuming Monsieur Kabal and his spiky, terrifying wife, it's...

    The Concert
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1968
    Gavotte

    Gavotte

    Gavotte

    5.81968HD

    Two bored dwarves fight over a cushion.

    Gavotte
  • 1958
    School

    School

    School

    5.41958HD

    Animated photographs (made with Jan Lenica) with elements of animated cartoon. A display of military drill.

    School
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1957
    Strip-Tease

    Strip-Tease

    Strip-Tease

    01957HD

    Borowczyk and Lenica are at their most expressive in this crude paper miniature.

    Strip-Tease
  • 1966
    Le Petit Poucet

    Le Petit Poucet

    Le Petit Poucet

    01966HD

    An animated advert made by Walerian Borowczyk for a French pasta company.

    Le Petit Poucet
  • 2013
    Obscure Pleasures: A Portrait of Walerian Borowczyk

    Obscure Pleasures: A Portrait of Walerian Borowczyk

    Obscure Pleasures: A Portrait of Walerian Borowczyk

    02013HD

    During a hospital stay in 2001, the Polish painter, sculptor and filmmaker Walerian Borowczyk compiled a handwritten list of the objects and animals...

    Obscure Pleasures: A Portrait of Walerian Borowczyk
  • 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