Agata Kulesza and Agata Trzebuchowska; Ida, 2013. D: Pawel Pawlikowski. C: Ryszard Lenczewski/Lukasz Zal

“Tarkovsky was sitting in the corner of the screening room watching the film with me, but he got up as soon as the film was over and looked at me with a shy smile. I said to him, “It’s very good. It’s a frightening movie.” He seemed embarrassed but smiled happily. Then the two of us went to a film union restaurant and toasted with vodka. Tarkovsky, who does not usually drink, got completely drunk and cut off the speakers at the restaurant, then began singing the theme of Seven Samurai at the top of his voice. I joined in, eager to keep up. At that moment, I was very happy to be on Earth.” Akira Kurosawa on Solaris and Andrei Tarkovsky

Jared Harris; Chernobyl, 2019. D: Craig Mazin (HBO). C: Jakob Ihre

Grazyna Szapolowska; Krótki film o milosci (A Short Film About Love) 1988. D: Krzysztof Kieślowski. C: Witold Adamek

Irène Jacob; La double vie de Véronique, 1991. D: Krzysztof Kieślowski. C: Slawomir Idziak

Irène Jacob; La double vie de Véronique, 1991. D: Krzysztof Kieślowski. C: Slawomir Idziak

Irène Jacob; La double vie de Véronique, 1991. D: Krzysztof Kieślowski. C: Slawomir Idziak

Irène Jacob; La double vie de Véronique, 1991. D: Krzysztof Kieślowski. C: Slawomir Idziak

Viktoria Miroshnichenko; Dylda (Beanpole), 2019. D: Kantemir Balagov. C: Kseniya Sereda

Viktoria Miroshnichenko; Dylda (Beanpole), 2019. D: Kantemir Balagov. C: Kseniya Sereda

Polish poster for the film Amator (Camera Buff) by Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1979

Tadeusz Lomnicki, Krzysztof Kieslowski & Boguslaw Linda on the set of Blind Chance, 1987

Adam Ferency & Boguslaw Linda; Przypadek (Blind Chance) 1987. D: Krzysztof Kieslowski. C: Krzysztof Pakulski

Boguslaw Linda; Przypadek (Blind Chance) 1987. D: Krzysztof Kieslowski. C: Krzysztof Pakulski

Franciszek Pieczka; Blizna (The Scar) 1976. D: Krzysztof Kieslowski. C: Slawomir Idziak

Krzysztof Kieslowski

Grazyna Szapolowska; No End, 1985. D: Krzysztof Kieslowski. C: Jacek Petrycki