Afterimage

– In 1945, as Stalin sets his hands over Poland, famous painter Wladislaw Strzeminski refuses to compr..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 38 Minutes
Release Year:
2016
Original Name:
Powidoki
Afterimage (2016) - Also known as Powidoki

In 1945, as Stalin sets his hands over Poland, famous painter Wladislaw Strzeminski refuses to compromise on his art with the doctrines of social realism. Persecuted, expelled from his chair at the University, he's eventually erased from the museums' walls. With the help of some of his students, he starts fighting against the Party and becomes the symbol of an artistic resistance against intellectual tyranny.

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Producing Country:
Filming Locations:

Afterimage (2016) - Trailer

Release Date:

13 Jan 2017

Language:

Polish

Director:

Andrzej Wajda

Writer:

Andrzej Wajda (idea), Andrzej Mularczyk (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Boguslaw Linda, Bronislawa Zamachowska, Zofia Wichlacz, Krzysztof Pieczynski

Plot:

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.

Awards:

1 win & 12 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10
Metacritic:
75%