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7.4·1958·103 min·pl·Directed by Andrzej Wajda
Touched with the fire and rebellion of a new generation of Polish film makers
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A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He meets Krystyna, a girl working as a barmaid in the restaurant of the "Monopol" hotel. His affection for her makes him even more aware of the senselessness of killing at the end of the war. Loyalty to the oath he took, and thus the obligation to obey the order, tips the scales.
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Maarten Delfgou★8/10Feb 26, 2022
The original title of the film is Popiól i Diament.
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binarystar81VIP★10/10Feb 26, 2026
it's a classic, but like most classic movies it's lost on us when we see it. Whatever this pioneered has been redone so many times that and improved that it's difficult to understand why this was so well thought of in the first place. As old movies goes, it's good, I just don't appreciate older cinema like others may.
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elclarkey★5/10Jan 31, 2025
Supposedly, this Polish movie is in Martin Scorcese and Francis Ford Coppolla's top 10. I dont get it. The lead actress, Ewa Krzyżewska, WOW! What a beautiful woman.
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soonertboneVIP★6/10Aug 6, 2024
Thrilling opening sequence, beautiful cinematography throughout. The lead character oozed charisma, he was like a Polish James Dean in that jacket. I don't think I saw this in a version that had the best subtitles, as the action on screen sometimes felt a little opaque (although some of that surely was intended?) Overall I wanted to like this more than I did, and would want to rewatch with better subtitles.
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