A Legacy of Hope: Andrzej Wajda, 1926-2016
He studied and documented his country’s history, politics, and national myths in both film and theater, and was a beloved mentor to countless young filmmakers. * * * Andrzej Wajda[…]
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Sheila Skaff is a specialist in Polish cinema and the author of The Law of the Looking Glass: Cinema in Poland, 1896-1939 (Ohio University Press, 2008). She lives in New York City, where she works as a full-time university administrator and adjunct professor of film studies. He studied and documented his country’s history, politics, and national myths in both film and theater, and was a beloved mentor to countless young filmmakers. * * * Andrzej Wajda[…]
One member of the meeting, Bohdan Poremba, called Interrogation a “premeditated lie” and, in perhaps the strangest criticism of the film, expressed his disappointment that it only showed a few[…]
Of Pornography and beyond The recurring release of Krzysztof Kieslowski’s films in various collections attests to more than English speakers’ enduring love of the work of the late master: it[…]
