The Film Society of Lincoln Center will present an eleven-film tribute to the late Polish master (February 9-16) in partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute New York.
“Poland’s greatest filmmaker… Mr. Wajda made movies that had to be seen. His subject may have been 20th-century Poland—but that is to say, the 20th century itself.” – J. Hoberman, The New York Times
Andrzej Wajda passed away on October 9, 2016 in Warsaw at the age of 90, nearly a month after the world premiere of his last film, Afterimage. For more than half a century, Wajda crafted a filmography that encapsulated the essence of postwar Poland and constitutes, quite simply, one of the great legacies of world cinema.
The Film Society presents a selection of the influential Polish director’s films in celebration of his monumental life’s work, including his acclaimed “war trilogy,” comprised of his first feature A Generation, Kanał, and Ashes and Diamonds; Man of Marble, his political treatise on the Solidarity movement, and its Palme d’Or-winning sequel Man of Iron; The Conductor, his first U.S.-shot film; Rough Treatment, co-written by Agnieszka Holland; and more. Highlighting the series is the New York premiere of Afterimage, an impassioned memorial to the great avant-garde artist Władysław Strzemiński.
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