Artistic recognition Andrzej Wajda



andrzej wajda (center), c. 1970


the 1970s prolific artistic period wajda, made on ten films: landscape after battle (1970), pilate , others (1971), wedding (1972) – film version of famous polish poetic drama stanisław wyspiański, promised land (1974), man of marble (1976) – film takes place in 2 time periods, first film showing episodes of stalinism in poland, shadow line (1976), rough treatment (the other title: without anesthesia) (1978), orchestra conductor (1980), starring john gielgud; , 2 psychological , existential films based upon novels jarosław iwaszkiewicz – birch wood (1970) , maids of wilko (1979). birch wood entered 7th moscow international film festival wajda won golden prize direction.


wajda continued work in theatre, including play strindberg, dostoyevsky s possessed , nastasja filippovna – wajda s version of idiot, november night wyspiański, immigrants sławomir mrożek, danton affair or dreams of reason.



wajda during filming in 1974


wajda s later commitment poland s burgeoning solidarity movement manifested in man of iron (1981), thematic sequel man of marble, solidarity leader lech wałęsa appearing himself in latter film. film sequence loosely based on life of anna walentynowicz, hero of socialist labor stakhanovite turned dissident , alludes events real life, such firing of walentynowicz shipyard , underground wedding of bogdan borusewicz alina pienkowska. director s involvement in movement prompt polish government force wajda s production company out of business. film, wajda won palme d or @ cannes film festival.


in 1983, directed danton, starring gérard depardieu in title role, film set in 1794 (year 2 of french republican calendar) dealing post-revolutionary terror. made against backdrop of martial law in poland, wajda showed how revolution can change terror , start eat own children. film wajda honoured louis delluc prize , césar award best director. in 1980s made love in germany (1983) featuring hanna schygulla, chronicle of amorous incidents (1986) adaptation of tadeusz konwicki s novel , possessed (1988) based on dostoyevsky s novel. in theatre prepared interpretation of dostoyevsky s crime , punishment (1984) , other unique spectacles such antygone, sequential hamlet versions or old jewish play dybbuk. in 1989, president of jury @ 16th moscow international film festival.








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