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Ashes and Diamonds

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Original title

Popiól I Diament

Year

1958

Running time

98 min.

Country

Poland

Director

Andrzej Wajda

Screenwriter

Andrzej Wajda, Jerzy Andrzejewski

Cast

Music

Filip Nowak

Cinematography

Jerzy Woljcik (B&W)

Producer

Grupo Kadr

Genre

Drama. War. Romance | II World War. Friendship

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Andrzej Wajda Trilogy of War

Synopsis

The third and last chapter of Andrzej Wajda's thematic (wartime) trilogy (coming after A Generation and Kanal), Ashes and Diamonds, a study on the political and social chaos felt at the end of the WWII, follows the story of Maciek and Andrzej, who are sent to kill a Polish Communist leader in the last day of the Second World War.

Rankings Position

#6 Best Polish Movies of all time
#60 Best War Movies/War Film
#63 Best Movies and TV Series about the Second World War

Awards: 1959: Venice Film Festival: FIPRESCI Award

1959: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Film and Best Foreign Actor (Cybulski)

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Critics' reviews

"Only Wajda could muster such a mood, with everyone feeding on smoke and booze, and the assembled company, at the end, dancing to a cracked polonaise."

Anthony Lane: The New Yorker
"Its technical knowhow, fine acting and directorial prowess make this an above average drama."

Variety Staff: Variety
"Honest, brutally powerful and often shocking."

Time Magazine
"Wajda's deeply romantic and personal vision, inspired by both Italian neo-realism and by the more baroque images of Expressionism, makes Ashes and Diamonds a gripping experience."

Derek Malcolm: The Guardian
"When you watch 'Ashes And Diamonds', remember, you're not just seeing a film: you're looking at a manifesto that has found a voice and a face and speaks for a whole deceived generation."

London Evening Standard
"Wajda's way is the sweet smell of excess, but some scenes remain powerfully memorab"

Time Out

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5 My Favorite Polish Films (26)

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