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Afterimage

Original title: Powidoki
  • 20162016
  • 1h 38m
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Afterimage (2016)
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The story of charismatic painter Wladyslaw Strzeminski, who opposed social realism and maintained his own artistic freedom in spite of political obstacles.The story of charismatic painter Wladyslaw Strzeminski, who opposed social realism and maintained his own artistic freedom in spite of political obstacles.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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3.1K
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    • Andrzej Wajda
    • Andrzej Wajda(idea)
    • Andrzej Mularczyk(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Boguslaw Linda
    • Zofia Wichlacz
    • Bronislawa Zamachowska
    • Andrzej Wajda
    • Andrzej Wajda(idea)
    • Andrzej Mularczyk(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Boguslaw Linda
    • Zofia Wichlacz
    • Bronislawa Zamachowska
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    • 18User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
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    Tomasz Wlosok in Afterimage (2016)
    Bronislawa Zamachowska in Afterimage (2016)
    Christoph Pieczynski and Bronislawa Zamachowska in Afterimage (2016)
    Boguslaw Linda and Zofia Wichlacz in Afterimage (2016)
    Boguslaw Linda in Afterimage (2016)
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    Boguslaw Linda
    Boguslaw Linda
    • Wladyslaw Strzeminski
    Zofia Wichlacz
    Zofia Wichlacz
    • Hania
    Bronislawa Zamachowska
    • Nika Strzeminska
    Andrzej Konopka
    Andrzej Konopka
    • 'Personal' in PWSSP
    Christoph Pieczynski
    Christoph Pieczynski
    • Julian Przybos
    • (as Krzysztof Pieczynski)
    Mariusz Bonaszewski
    Mariusz Bonaszewski
    • Madejski
    Szymon Bobrowski
    Szymon Bobrowski
    • Wlodzimierz Sokorski
    Aleksander Fabisiak
    Aleksander Fabisiak
    • Rajner
    Paulina Galazka
    Paulina Galazka
    • Wasinska
    Irena Melcer
    • Jadzia
    Tomasz Chodorowski
    • Tomek
    Filip Gurlacz
    • Konrad
    Mateusz Rusin
    Mateusz Rusin
    • Stefan
    Mateusz Rzezniczak
    Mateusz Rzezniczak
    • Mateusz
    Tomasz Wlosok
    Tomasz Wlosok
    • Roman
    Adrian Zaremba
    Adrian Zaremba
    • Wojtek
    Mateusz Bieryt
    • Student
    Barbara Wypych
    • Activist
      • Andrzej Wajda
      • Andrzej Wajda(idea)
      • Andrzej Mularczyk(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Official submission of Poland for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 89th Academy Awards in 2017.
    • 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.

    • Connections
      References Man of Marble (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      Landscape
      Written by Andrzej Panufnik

      Performed by Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach

      Conducted by Piotr Komorowski

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    10/10
    The last film from this great director
    The Polish film Powidoki was released in the United States with the translated title Afterimage (2016). It was directed by the late Andrzej Wajda. (Wadja lived long enough to see the film completed, but he died before it was released.) I think that it's more than a coincidence that Wajda chose as his final film the story of a great artist who died without ever losing his dedication to art.

    The avant-garde Polish artist Wladyslaw Strzeminski was highly regarded in art circles all over the world. However, when Poland was dominated by the Soviet Union, he was forced out of his teaching post. Ultimately, he could not find work, and his lack of funds caused him to die in poverty from tuberculosis in 1952.

    This is a hard film to watch. We see Strzeminski forced from his role as professor, forced to separate from his students, and forced out of the artist's guild. He's told that in Communist Poland, only those who work get to eat. The problem is that the government won't let him work, so basically he is sentenced to death, although he was never charged with a crime.

    Boguslaw Linda portrays Strzeminski, and his acting is superb. He's an experienced Polish actor, who has worked with Wadja before. A movie like this will stand or fall on the merits of the star. Linda makes us believe in the character. We see him continually making choices. He himself sees no choices--he lives for his art and he dies for it.

    We watched this movie in Rochester's wonderful Dryden Theatre at the George Eastman Museum. It will work well on the small screen. Afterimage was shown at the Grand Opening of part two the outstanding 2017 Rochester Polish Film Festival.

    Earlier this year, the Dryden screened A Generation. That was Wajda's first film, and this was his last. What an opportunity to follow the development of a talented director from the beginning to the end of his career.
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      • January 13, 2017 (Poland)
      • Poland
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      • Akson Studio (Poland)
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      • Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Akson Studio
      • EC1 Lódz - Miasto Kultury
      • NINA
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    • 1 hour 38 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Atmos

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