Wajda: Re-visions: The Promised Land (1974)

“WAJDA: re-visions. Review of films by Andrzej Wajda on the 100th anniversary of his birth”

A series of ten films by one of the most outstanding creators of world cinema. It is not only a tribute to the director's achievements, but also a new look at his works: read anew today, in a different historical and social context, they continue to move, provoke and inspire.

THE PROMISED LAND

A daring vision of emerging capitalism and a ruthless game of interests in 19th century Łódź, and at the same time a monumental work about the birth of modernity and the price people pay for it.

“WAJDA: re-visions. A Retrospective of Andrzej Wajda's Films on the 100th Anniversary of His Birth”

It is an invitation to engage in dialogue with the classics - to rediscover films that helped shape our cinematic language and collective sensibility. A retrospective is addressed both to audiences who grew up with Wajda's films and to younger viewers, for whom this will be their first opportunity to experience his work on the big screen.

THE PROMISED LAND

A sweeping vision of emerging capitalism and ruthless economic struggle in nineteenth-century Łódź, and a monumental portrait of the birth of modernity and the human cost it demands.

screenwriter/written by: Andrzej Wajda based on a novel by Władysław Reymont/based on a novel by Władysław Reymont

Photos/DOP: Witold Sobociński, Edward Kłosiński, Wacław Dybowski,

music/music: Wojciech Kilar,

cast/cast: Daniel Olbrychski, Wojciech Pszoniak, Andrzej Seweryn, Anna Nehrebecka, Kalina Jedrusik

awards/awards: Golden Lions/Golden Lions at FPFF in Gdańsk, Grand Prix at IFF in Moscow, Valladolid and Cartagena/Moscow, Valladolid and Cartagena IFFs, nomination for Oscar /nomination to Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film