1.  As staged by the Polish director Antoni Libera, the performances were superb.

2.  Jerzy Grotowski, the Polish director who was one of the most important and influential theatrical innovators of his time, died Thursday in Pontedera, Italy.

3.  Not known for his thespian ability, the noted Polish director brings this provincial French cop to life.

4.  So she went to the Folksbiene, which she had heard about from a Polish director.

5.  Stark, chilly and devoid of moralizing, this effort by the late Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski is also deeply disturbing.

6.  It is only the second time a Polish director has taken the top prize at Cannes.

7.  It was just the kind of unexpected good news Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski needed after hearing about car insurance rates in Poland.

8.  Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski told stories of ordinary people confronted with moral dilemmas and made cyclical movies that won critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination.

9.  The festival will also include a retrospective of the cinematic works of Polish director Andrzej Munk and Frenchman Guy Debord.

10.  Among its teachers are other top Polish directors such as Agnieszka Holland, Krzysztof Zanussi and Marcel Lozinski, as well as several foreign directors.