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Honoring Polish Filmmaker Andrzej Wajda
Andrzej Wajda, Polish film and theatre director, passed away on October 9, 2016.
Recipient of an Honorary Oscar and the Palme d’Or, he was a prominent member of the “Polish Film School“. He was known especially for his trilogy of war films consisting of A Generation (1954), Kanał (1956) and Ashes and Diamonds (1958).
Four of his films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film: The Promised Land (1975), The Maids of Wilko (1979), Man of Iron (1981) and Katyń (2007).
To celebrate Wajda and his contributions to Polish Cinema, we’ve highlighted relevant titles below.
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Honoring Polish Cinema
A Polish film “Ida” directed by Paweł Pawlikowski and written by Pawlikowski and Rebecca Lenkiewicz wins Oscar Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
The drama tells a story of a young novitiate nun Anna in 1960s Poland, who is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a dark family secret dating back to the years of the Nazi occupation. Read more on the plot, cast & production.
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To celebrate Berghahn Books is proud to present a selection of titles on Polish Cinema:
POLISH FILM AND THE HOLOCAUST
Politics and Memory
Marek Haltof