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Man Of Marble

Directed by Andrzej Wajda

“A Milestone!” —Variety
“Winner! Palm D’or Cannes Film Festival!

Wajda introduces us to a young woman in Krakow, Agnieszka, who is making her thesis film. She is looking behind the scenes at the life of a 1950’s bricklayer, Birkut, who was briefly elevated to the status of a communist hero. She wants to know how his heroism was created and what became of him. She gets a hold of censored footage and interviews with the man’s friends and ex-wife, and the filmmaker who made him a hero. The young filmmakers hard driving style and the content is getting too close to a political nerve. The film project is killed but the young filmmaker pushes forward against all odds to finish her film.

Cast:
Jerzy Radziwilowicz
Krystyna Janda
Tadeusz Lomnicki
Jacek Lomnicki
Michal Tarkowski
Piotr Cieslak

Poland 1976
165 Minutes, Color
Drama
Polish with English Subtitles
Not Rated

DVD UPC 658769 341836
CAT# VF3418
$19.95 SRP