''Afterimage'' () is a 2016 Polish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Andrzej Wajda
Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "P ...
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It was screened in the Masters section at the
2016 Toronto International Film Festival
The 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 September 2016. The first announcement of films to be screened at the festival took place on 26 July. Almost 400 films were shown.
Awards
The festival's final awards were ...
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It was selected as the Polish entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
89th Academy Awards
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but it was not nominated.
It was the Opening film at Indian Film Festival. It is the final film by Wajda who died in October 2016.
Cast
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Bogusław Linda
Bogusław Linda (; born 27 June 1952) is a Polish actor known from films such as ''Pigs (1992 film), Psy'' and ''Tato''. He appeared in Andrzej Wajda's ''Man of Iron'' and ''Danton (1983 film), Danton'' and in Krzysztof Kieślowski's ''Blind Chan ...
–
Władysław Strzemiński
*Bronislawa Zamachowska – Nika Strzemińska
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Zofia Wichłacz – Hania
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Andrzej Konopka – personalny
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Krzysztof Pieczyński
Krzysztof Pieczyński (born 27 March 1957) is a Polish actor. He has appeared in more than fifty films since 1979.
Filmography
References
External links
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1957 births
Living people
Polish male film actors
Polish male television a ...
– Julian Przyboś
*Szymon Bobrowski – Włodzimierz Sokorski
*Mariusz Bonaszewski – Madejski
*Anna Majcher – Strzemiński's neighbor
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Paulina Gałązka as Wasińska
*Aleksander Fabisiak – Rajner
*Magdalena Warzecha – museum worker
*Irena Melcer – Jadzia
*Tomasz Chodorowski – Tomek
*Filip Gurłacz – Konrad
*Mateusz Rusin – Stefan
*Mateusz Rzeźniczak – Mateusz
*Adrian Zaremba – Wojtek
*Tomasz Włosok – Roman
Plot
The start of the film begins in 1948 with
Strzemiński as an influential lecturer at the School of Visual Arts,
Łódź
Łódź is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located south-west of Warsaw. Łódź has a population of 655,279, making it the country's List of cities and towns in Polan ...
. However he refuses to renounce abstract art despite the new
Stalinist
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regime demanding only
Socialist Realist art be taught. This results in him being stripped of his position at the school, and his works (including his famous "Neo-Plastic Room" at the
Museum of Art, Łódź) were either withdrawn from public view or simply destroyed. Then the bureaucracy denied him his ability to make a living as a sign-painter, prevented him buying art supplies, and collecting food stamps.
Reception
The film has an approval rating of 86% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 42 reviews, and an average rating of 6.80/10. The website's critical consensus states,"Afterimage's punishing narrative pays dividends through Andrzej Wajda's still-formidable control and a message that, while certainly grim, is undeniably worthy". On
Metacritic
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the film has a score of 75 of 100 based on 14 reviews, indicating "Generally favorable reviews".
See also
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List of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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References
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2016 films
2016 drama films
2016 biographical drama films
Polish biographical drama films
2010s Polish-language films
Biographical films about painters
Cultural depictions of 20th-century painters
Cultural depictions of Polish people
Films directed by Andrzej Wajda
Films set in Łódź
Akson Studio films
Films produced by Michał Kwieciński