MAN OF IRON

Born in Suwalki, Poland, in 1926. He studied at Kraków Academy of Fine Arts, and in the mid-1950’s, after the World War II, led the Polish School movement to create a modern film industry in his country. Features such as A Generation (1954), Canal (1956) and Ashes and Diamonds (1958), about the Home Army resistance; Man of Marble (1976) and Man of Iron (1981), which chronicles the tensions between the working class and the government; and Walesa. Man of Hope. (2013), about the political rise of Solidarity leader, are essential to understand Poland’s history in recent years. Winner of a Palme d’Or, Wajda was also honored by the Academy with a lifetime achievement award. At its 40th edition Mostra organizes a retrospective of his films. He died in October this year.

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA