Man of Marble (U)
Solidarity and suppression collide – a powerful milestone in Polish cinema.
Sat 11 Apr
14:00
Sat 11 Apr
14:00
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Sat 11 Apr
In the 1970s, young filmmaker Agnieszka investigates the life of a 1950s bricklayer and worker’s hero. When she learns that the facts behind his story were suppressed, she has to decide whether to pursue the truth or not.
Man of Marble is a thought-provoking examination of the moral responsibility of an individual and art in challenging dominant ideology, censorship and oppressive authorities. It’s a powerful milestone in Polish cinema.
- Director
- Andrzej Wajda
- Cast
- Jerzy Radziwiłowicz, Krystyna Janda, Tadeusz Łomnicki
- Duration
- 161 min
- Opening
- Sat 11 Apr
- Year
- 1976
- Country
- Poland
- Language
- Polish
- Subtitles
- English
Certificate: U
Original title: Człowiek z marmuru