The story of charismatic painter Wladyslaw Strzeminski, who opposed social realism and maintained his own artistic freedom in spite of political obstacles.
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Andrzej Wajda
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| Boguslaw Linda | ... | Wladyslaw Strzeminski | |
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Bronislawa Zamachowska | ... | Nika Strzeminska |
| Zofia Wichlacz | ... | Hania | |
| Krzysztof Pieczynski | ... | Julian Przybos | |
| Mariusz Bonaszewski | ... | Madejski | |
| Szymon Bobrowski | ... | Wlodzimierz Sokorski | |
| Aleksander Fabisiak | ... | Rajner | |
| Paulina Galazka | ... | Wasinska | |
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Irena Melcer | ... | Jadzia |
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Tomasz Chodorowski | ... | Tomek |
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Filip Gurlacz | ... | Konrad |
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Mateusz Rusin | ... | Stefan |
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Mateusz Rzezniczak | ... | Mateusz |
| Tomasz Wlosok | ... | Roman | |
| Adrian Zaremba | ... | Wojtek | |
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The great Polish director Andrzej Wajda returns with this passionate biopic about avant-garde artist Wladyslaw Strzeminski (brilliantly played by Polish superstar Boguslaw Linda), who battled Stalinist orthodoxy and his own physical impairments to advance his progressive ideas about art.
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Julian Przybos: I spoke about this with Milosz. He also believes that an artist who can't speak with a full voice should be silent. Artists can be killed in two ways: either by talking about them too much or not at all.
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Written by Andrzej Panufnik
Performed by Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach
Conducted by Piotr Komorowski
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The paintings featured as the works by Wladyslaw Strzeminski's students of the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz, created by Jakub Stepien, follow i.a. the art of Artur Nacht-Samborski ("Leaves in a White Vase on a Table", c. 1970, National Museum in Warsaw) and Jan Cybis ("Still Life", 1971, National Museum in Warsaw). See more »Quotes
Wladyslaw Strzeminski: They praise the ones who suck up. They're silent about the real artists.Julian Przybos: I spoke about this with Milosz. He also believes that an artist who can't speak with a full voice should be silent. Artists can be killed in two ways: either by talking about them too much or not at all.
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