TheoriginalmoviepreparedbythePolishTelevisionforthecelebrationofAugust80events.Filmconsists13etudesrealizedbyprominentPolishdirectors,whosharetheirreflectionsconnectedwith25.anniversaryofNSZZ"Solidarity".Everyetudeisthestand-aloneartisticstatement,differentinformandthecontent.Somehavedocumentalcharacter,otherareplotbasedshorts,oneisevenrealizedasavideoclip.Mockeryshuffleswithpathos,seriousnesswithgrotesque,nostalgiaandemotionwithdisappointment,sorrowandanger.Theypresentratherbitterviewonpolishlatesthistory.Distortedideals,lostheroes,unnecessarysymbols-itshouldn'tbethisway.Butthoughthemovementdidn'tstampeditsinfluenceonthesociety,andyounggenerationthinkaboutthe"Solidarity"moreofteninthecategoryofcareeristsanddirtypoliticsthandemocracyandjustice,itwasthetimeofsocialunity,hopeandbelief,whichmajorityofusneverbeforeexperienced,andprobablywon'tneveragain.<br/> JuliuszMachulski-Sushi<br/> ThemovieisopenedbykeptincomedytoneJuliuszMachulski'setude"Sushi".MovieproducerMarek(MarekKondrat)receivestheproposalofrealizingshortfilmabout"Solidarity".Heengageshisfriends(KatarzynaHerman,RobertWięckiewicz)-expertsinadvertisementtohelphim.Theywonder,whatexactly"Solidarity"gavethem.<br/> AndrzejJakimowski-Bag<br/> Inthesecondshortstory,AndrzejJakimowski's"Bag",inthetrain,twothieves(KrzysztofKiersznowski,RafałGuźniczak)stealafellow-traveller's(LeszekŻurek)bag.Totheirdisappointment,thereareonly"Solidarity"leafletscopiedontheduplicatorinit.<br/> JerzyDomaradzki-Blackboards<br/> JerzyDomaradzki'sdocument"Boards"talesahistoryoftheboards,onwhich-withhelpoftwostudents(BartekTurzyński,DanielZawadzki)-strikersfromDanzig'sShipyardmadealistoftheirpostulates,andtheyhungitonashipyard'sgate.<br/> JanJakubKolski-TheGreatBear<br/> ActionofJanJakubKolski'sshorttakesplaceinthesummerof1980inItalianAlps.ThreeyoungPolishcavers,Janek(MaciejZakościelny),Rudy(CezaryŁukaszewicz)andStaszek(ErykLubos),duringexplorationofthecavebecomeimprisonedundertheground.Whilewaitingforhelp,theyfindoutfromcolleaguesaboutsignatureofAugustagreements.Itbecomespretexttoconversationaboutsocio-politicalsituationinPoland,theirhopesanddreams.Oneofthem,studentJanek,isthelaterdirectorofthisshort.<br/> PiotrTrzaskalski-Ballpen<br/> Theheroof"Ballpen",Janusz(WaldemarCzyszak),wantstoearnonhuge,plasticballpenswithpope'spicture,howevernobodywantstobuythem.<br/> FilipBajon-Petrol<br/> Inetude"Petrol"inAugust1980twoyoungmen:Tomek(MaciejStuhr)andFilip(MarcinDorociński)meetinthetraingoingtocoast.BothreadTadeuszKonwicki's"SmallApocalypse".Filiptransportswithhimacanofpetrol.DuringaconversationTomekgetstosuspectthathisfellow-travellerwantstocommitsuicidebytheself-immolation.Inferventwordshetriestostophim.<br/> KrzysztofZanussi-Tanks<br/> Indocumentaletude"Tanks"KrzysztofZanussicomesbacktotime,whenherealizedJohnPaulII'sbiography-"FromaFarCountry"inthewinterof1981inCracow.TheprobabilityofSovietarmiesenteringPolandcaused,thatwheninonesceneextrashadtoputonSovietandGermanuniforms,allhandsdrewoutforGerman.<br/> RobertGlinski-Scenery<br/> RobertGliński's"Scenery"portraystheDanzigShipyardasadepressingmetaphorofwhathappenedwith"Solidarity".Rustinghalls,emptydocks,litterraisedbywind.Onlyforeigntripsgoaroundhistoricalcradleoftheunion.Formerworkersareinthemajorityunemployed.<br/> RyszardBugajski-WhatHappenedtoOurSolidarity?<br/> RichardBugajskiproposedvideoclip"WhatHappenedtoOurSolidarity??",inwhichGrzegorzMarkowski,togetherwithtwoyoungrappers,(BzykandGuzikfromWu-Haeband),dramaticallysinglatest40yearsofPolishhistory.<br/> JacekBromski-AndYouKnowWhat?<br/> Intheshortstory"Andyouknowwhat?"Roman,businessmanandformerpoliticalprisoner(KrzysztofStroiński),goestobanktoapplyforacredit.Thepresidentofbank,formerpartydignitaryandprocurator(JanuszGajos),whoarrestedtheoppositionmembers,includingRoman,willnowagaindecideabouthisfuture.NervousRoman'swife(AnnaRomantowska)waitsoutside.<br/> FeliksFalk-ShortStoryofOneBlackboard<br/> FeliksFalkpreparedtheblackandwhiteanimatedetude"ShortStoryofOneBlackboard",realizedbythetechniqueofcollage.Itisaboutawhiteboardwiththecharacteristic,redlettername"Solidarity"writtenon.Aftertheperiodoffightandtheeuphoriaofvictorythemythsandthesymbolsgoawayinobliviongradually.<br/> AndrzejWajda-ManofHope<br/> "Manofhope"isarecordofthe"ManofIron"creatorandmainperformers-KrystynaJandaandJerzyRadziwiłowicz-withLechWałęsąinagreat,emptyhallofDanzigcinemaNeptun.In1980,whilecongratulatingAndrzejWajdahismovieaboutAugusteventsWałęsaencouragedhimtofilmupnextone-the"Manofhope".Filmhasn'tbeenyetmade.Whatwoulditbeaboutiffilmednowadays?<br/> MalgorzataSzumowska-Father<br/> Cycleof"Solidarity"etudesisclosedbythefabulariseddocument"Father"byMałgorzataSzumowska,inwhicharchivalmaterialssetbyherfather,well-knowndocumentalistareused.Thirty-yearwoman(MajaOstaszewska)tellshow"Solidarity"alteredthelifeofherfamily,andespeciallyfather(KazimierzBorowiec),idealist,whohasn'tgainedanyprofitsandhonorslikemanyotheroppositionists,buthisdaughtercanliveinafreecountry.





