Andrzej Wajda: Portraits of History and Humanity
He was equally committed to portraying complex human relationships, moral responsibility and fortitude – often under duress – as he was in exploring the role of art and artists in revealing suppressed truths. Setting many films around sensitive national moments, his cinema sought a powerful visual language and remains both relevant and influential.
To mark the centenary of Wajda’s birth and 10 years since his passing, we celebrate this visionary filmmaker, who was not only an important storyteller of Polish culture and history, but also of the human condition.
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