Polish helmer Andrzej Wajda is one of the world’s most celebrated filmmakers, having received kudos at Berlin, Cannes, Venice and an honorary Oscar. His latest film, “Walesa: Man of Hope,” screens at the Toronto Film Festival.
“Walesa” is a portrait of former dockworker, Solidarity founder and Polish president Lech Walesa. It was the most difficult subject Wajda has tackled in a career encompassing more than 50 films over 60 years, he says. Why?
“I had to face the issue of reconciling feature scenes with documentary footage of that time. How history was making Lech into the person he, eventually, became and how Walesa was making history,” Wajda says. “Those events may not be so distant, but today’s cinema audiences live in a different world, so another difficulty to overcome is the question: How much of what they see will they understand?”
Wajda has said he would like the film to reach the younger audience,...
“Walesa” is a portrait of former dockworker, Solidarity founder and Polish president Lech Walesa. It was the most difficult subject Wajda has tackled in a career encompassing more than 50 films over 60 years, he says. Why?
“I had to face the issue of reconciling feature scenes with documentary footage of that time. How history was making Lech into the person he, eventually, became and how Walesa was making history,” Wajda says. “Those events may not be so distant, but today’s cinema audiences live in a different world, so another difficulty to overcome is the question: How much of what they see will they understand?”
Wajda has said he would like the film to reach the younger audience,...
- 9/7/2013
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety - Film News
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