Wajda: re-visions. Promised Land

TypeHall 1 - Cinema

Hour

08.11

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13.45 hours |

Bravely executed adaptation of an almost forgotten novel by Władysław Reymont, depicting the fate of three friends against the backdrop of Łódź, rapidly developing at the end of the 19th century: the German Max, the Jew Moryc and the Pole Karol. The heroes decide to set up their own textile factory in the city, which is not to the taste of Jewish, German and Russian competition.

Polish language with English subtitles.

THE PROMISED LAND, directed by Andrzej Wajda, Poland, 1975, 179'

Ten

dazzling artistically, narratively and actorily the film wins in all

rankings for the best film in the history of Polish cinematography. The Power of Directing

Andrzej Wajda, the ability to accommodate in one film so many plots and

enormous staging wealth has earned the highest laurels. The sequence itself in

Theatre is today regarded as one of the greatest achievements of cinema

narrative, within which the director, in a small space, managed to combine

dozens of characters and plots. The only thing missing among the awards was the Oscar, because although the film

was the favorite, then as a result of unauthorized accusations of anti-Semitism, he lost

Fight for this statue.