Afterimage
The film stands as an imposing monument to the memory of a great artist.
-- Dan Fainaru, Screen Daily
Afterimage
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.
"Built on a classical narrative structure, Afterimage really puts the emphasis on its remarkable lead actor, Boguslaw Linda, a legendary performer in Poland, who has, in the past, starred in films by the country's greatest directors." – Dorota Hartwich, Cineuropa
"Andrzej Wajda's film is a lean, unwavering look at the effects of artistic idealism in the face of fascist doctrine." -- Clayton Dillard, Slant Magazine
"Built on a classical narrative structure, Afterimage really puts the emphasis on its remarkable lead actor, Boguslaw Linda, a legendary performer in Poland, who has, in the past, starred in films by the country's greatest directors." – Dorota Hartwich, Cineuropa
"Andrzej Wajda's film is a lean, unwavering look at the effects of artistic idealism in the face of fascist doctrine." -- Clayton Dillard, Slant Magazine
Genre
Bio-pic,
Drama,
History,
Art & Artists,
Auteur Cinema
Runtime
98
Language
Polish
Director
Andrzej Wajda
Cast
Aleksandra Justa,
Bronislawa Zamachowska
FEATURED REVIEW
Stuart Klawans, Nation
Andrzej Wajda, age 90 and full of honors, died on October 9, 2016, about a month after critics at the Toronto International Film Festival watched the premiere of his final contribution to world cinema, 'Afterimage,' and decided that it wasn’t what they wanted to see. 'La La Land' was evidently more ...
Played at
Royal 5.26.17 - 6.01.17
Playhouse 7 5.26.17 - 6.01.17
Lumiere Music Hall 6.02.17 - 6.08.17
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