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Andrzej Wajda

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Generation, AGeneration, A (Pokolenie) (1954)
Dir. Andrzej Wajda
Feat. Roman Polanski
Fast–moving account of the Polish Resistance during WWII, as a scrappy young recruit falls in love with his unit leader. Depicts the spirited,…
Wajda's War TrilogyWajda's War Trilogy (A Generation, Kanal, Ashes & Diamonds) (1955-1958) Recommended
Dir. Andrzej Wajda
Polish visionary Wajda's trilogy of war masterworks.
KanalKanal (1956)
Dir. Andrzej Wajda
Feat. Teresa Izewska, Tadeusz Janczar
The darkest chapter of dir. Wadja's WWII 'Trilogy', is an unremitting portrayal of the last gasps of the 1944 Warsaw uprising. With desperate…
Ashes and DiamondsAshes and Diamonds (1958) Recommended
Dir. Andrzej Wajda
Feat. Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyzanowksa
Set on the day after WWII, the striking–looking Zbigniew Cybulski plays a Polish freedom fighter torn between wartime duties and peacetime…
Man of MarbleMan of Marble (1976) Recommended
Dir. Andrzej Wajda
One of dir. Wadja's later masterpieces is a strong attack on the tactics and hypocrisy of the Communist government of the day. A film student…
Man of IronMan of Iron (1981)
Dir. Andrzej Wajda
Feat. Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Krystyna Janda, Marian Opania
Angry sequel to MAN OF MARBLE covers much the same ground with an alcoholic journalist sent to cover the Polish Solidarity strike and to discredit…
DantonDanton (1982) Recommended
Dir. Andrzej Wajda
Feat. Gerard Depardieu
A gripping depiction of the political struggle faced by charismatic revolutionary Danton (Gerard Depardieu), whose campaign for peace and tolerance…
Broken SilenceBroken Silence (2002)
Dir. Andrzej Wajda, Pavel Chukhrai, Luis Puenzo
Five 55–minute films concerning the Holocaust, and its role in the history of five respective countries. 'Some Who Lived' (dir. Puenzo)…
KatynKatyn (2007) Recommended
Dir. Andrzej Wajda
Feat. Maja Ostaszewska, Artur Żmijewski, Pawel Malaszynski
Andrzej Wajda cements himself as Poland’s greatest director with this late–career triumph, a war story addressing the eradication of some…

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