Close, but no cigar! There was always something – politics, money, or the works of the great masters of cinema – that stood in the way of a Polish triumph at the Academy Awards. Culture.pl presents ...

Mara Tamkovich’s debut film is first and foremost a tale of love and the price one has to pay for freedom. Beautiful and sad ...

Netflix’s adaptation of ‘The Doll’ impresses with the sheer cheek its makers have shown the original novel. Superbly acted ...

In a story about mourning and experiencing loss, Matuszyński combines psychological drama with the road movie, comedy and an ...

The Shakespeare-inspired teenage melodrama in Skonieczny’s film transforms into a tribute to turn-of-the-century Wrocław. His ‘Wrooklyn Zoo’ is an impressive but incoherent film, pulsating with energy ...

Wojciech Bogusławski’s Singspiel, with music by Jan Stefani, is considered the most artistically perfect Polish opera work of ...

An international argument between Poland and the USSR nearly erupted due to an unusual triumphant gesture from the pole vault ...

One of the most important family holidays in Poland, Zaduszki sees people all over the country gather to visit the graves of their loved ones. Throughout Poland, cemeteries glow with lights.

A good piece of advice: Beware of Easter Monday in Poland. Although this advice might seem strange, you really should take it to heart, cause otherwise… you’ll get soaked! The tradition of ...

Internet memes offer us a crooked reflection of ourselves and our times, sometimes perpetuating stereotypes, sometimes highlighting uncomfortable truths. In recent years, a little ill-drawn circle ...

This year’s Gwangju Biennale revolves around change. However, this change doesn’t signify a turning point, but rather a slow process that takes place within the body, within our memory, or in the ...

The Polish Poster School was largely free of the rigours posters are subject to in free-market economies – its artistic quality was of more concern than its advertising power. Here we take a look at ...