Synopsis
In 1945, as Stalin sets his hands over Poland, famous painter Wladislaw Strzeminski refuses to compromise on his art with the doctrines of social realism. Persecuted, expelled from his chair at the University, he's eventually erased from the museums' walls. With the help of some of his students, he starts fighting against the Party and becomes the symbol of an artistic resistance against intellectual tyranny.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic75/100
86 audience votes
Key crew
- Andrzej WajdaDirector
- Andrzej PanufnikOriginal Music Composer
- Andrzej MularczykScreenplay
- Andrzej WajdaScreenplay
Cast
- Bogusław LindaWładysław Strzemiński
- Bronisława ZamachowskaNika Strzemińska
- Zofia WichłaczHania
- Aleksandra JustaKatarzyna Kobro
- Krzysztof PieczyńskiJulian Przyboś
- Mariusz BonaszewskiMadejski
- Rafał ZawieruchaShop Assistant
- Jacek BelerCast
- Filip GurłaczKonrad
- Aleksander FabisiakRajner
- Paulina GałązkaWasinska
- Irena MelcerJadzia
Stills
Themes
workchanceresistancepaintingartistrejectioncommunitymanjoseph stalinvisionartpoland