Afterimage

Afterimage

2016 · 98 min · PL · 6.5 (87 votes)
Dir. Andrzej Wajda · Starring Bogusław Linda, Bronisława Zamachowska, Zofia Wichłacz, Aleksandra Justa, Krzysztof Pieczyński, Mariusz Bonaszewski · Music Andrzej Panufnik

“The Artist Who Opposed The Soviet Dictatorship.”

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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.

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A stark, somber portrayal of an artist's unwavering spirit against crushing political dogma. It feels like a quiet, intellectual battle waged in hushed tones, a testament to the enduring power of vision amidst pervasive censorship and personal hardship.

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