Andrzej Wajda

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Afterimage
7

Afterimage

Oct. 22, 2016

Afterimage

In 1945, as Stalin sets his hands over Poland, famous painter Wladislaw Strzeminski refuses to compromise on his art with the doctrines of social ...
Walesa: Man of Hope
6.5

Walesa: Man of Hope

Sep. 23, 2013

Walesa: Man of Hope

How was it possible that a single man influenced contemporary world so significantly? This film is an attempt to capture the phenomenon of a ...
Sweet Rush
6.3

Sweet Rush

Apr. 23, 2009

Sweet Rush

As an aging woman married to a workaholic doctor by chance meets a young man who makes her feel young again. All of this is films by a director ...
The Revenge
5.7

The Revenge

Oct. 04, 2002

The Revenge

A winter day at a Polish castle, half owned by a fatalistic notary and half by a volcanic old soldier’s niece. The old soldier, Cupbearer, ...
Korczak
7.4

Korczak

May. 06, 1990

Korczak

The story of Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war.
The Possessed
6.3

The Possessed

Feb. 24, 1988

The Possessed

Russia, 1870. A group of young anarchist revolutionaries set out to overthrow the Czarist regime through violence. Their attacks create a climate ...
Chronicle of Amorous Accidents
6.7

Chronicle of Amorous Accidents

Set in the summer months preceding the September 1939 outbreak of World War II in Polish part of Lithuania. A young highschool lad, Witek, is ...
Danton
7.4

Danton

Jan. 12, 1983

Danton

Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France’s ruler, ...
Man of Iron
7.3

Man of Iron

Jul. 27, 1981

Man of Iron

In Warsaw in 1980, the Communist Party sends Winkel, a weak, alcoholic TV hack, to Gdansk to dig up dirt on the shipyard strikers, particularly ...
The Maids of Wilko
7.4

The Maids of Wilko

Sep. 04, 1979

The Maids of Wilko

Set in the late ’20s. A thirtyish young man, who heads a small factory, faints at the funeral of a close friend. He decides to go home to ...
The Conductor
6.9

The Conductor

Feb. 27, 1980

The Conductor

A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the US ties up with the world- ...
Without Anesthesia
7.3

Without Anesthesia

Nov. 27, 1978

Without Anesthesia

A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full political skill and knowledge on a television show ...
Man of Marble
7.7

Man of Marble

Feb. 25, 1977

Man of Marble

A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later ...
The Shadow-Line
6.2

The Shadow-Line

Sep. 06, 1976

The Shadow-Line

Andrzej Wajda’s English-language film of a novella by Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, aka Joseph Conrad, about a young man in his first ...
The Promised Land
7.8

The Promised Land

Feb. 21, 1975

The Promised Land

The Polish film based on the book of the same name by Władysław Reymont. Taking place in the nineteenth century town of Łódź, Poland, three ...
Everything for Sale
6.8

Everything for Sale

Jan. 28, 1969

Everything for Sale

Wajda’s homage to Zbigniew Cybulski, the “Polish James Dean” who starred in the director’s ASHES AND DIAMONDS and died ...
Hunting Flies
6.3

Hunting Flies

Aug. 19, 1969

Hunting Flies

Włodek is a young man stuck in a dead-end job at the local library who lives with his harridan wife and critical in-laws in a small apartment. ...
The Ashes
7.1

The Ashes

Sep. 25, 1965

The Ashes

Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the XIX-th century. Story ...
Ashes and Diamonds
7.8

Ashes and Diamonds

Oct. 03, 1958

Ashes and Diamonds

A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. ...
Kanal
7.9

Kanal

Apr. 20, 1957

Kanal

During the last few days of the Warsaw Uprising following World War II, a modest group of Resistance members remains. The band must take refuge ...
A Generation
7.1

A Generation

Jan. 26, 1955

A Generation

Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced ...
Katyn
7

Katyn

Sep. 21, 2007

Katyn

On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The ...