Sunday, October 9, 2016

A veteran of Polish film: Academy award winner Andrzej Wajda is dead – n-tv.de NEWS

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Monday, 10. October 2016

“The promised Land”, “Danton” and “man Of marble” are one of Wajda’s best-known works. At the age of 90 years, the Director dies – shortly after the completion of his last film.

The Polish Director and Oscar winner Andrzej Wajda is dead. He died on Sunday evening at the age of 90 years, as Polish media reported. The filmmaker is said to have been sick for a long time and a few Day to go to the hospital, as it was called. To include Wajda’s greatest works, The promised Land, “” Danton, “or” man Of marble””. Only a few months ago he had completed the Work to his last work. The Film “Powidoki” (afterimages) to go as Poland’s candidate for best foreign language Oscar race. The Golden Statue was awarded Wajda already in the year 2000 for his life’s work.

“Without him will not be the Polish cinema the same,” mourned Polish media, the death of the theatre – and film Director. Condolences were of Polish actors and film-makers, as well as the President of the firm, the Wajda on Twitter as an “extraordinary Director” acknowledged.

the theme of Wajda’s works was the complex, dramatic history of Poland. He was considered one of the greatest Directors in the history of the Polish cinema and was a co-founder of the Polish film school.

in Suwalki in North-Eastern Poland-born Director studied at the film school in Lodz. Already his first films – “A Generation” (1955), “The canal” (1957) and “ashes and diamonds” (1958) are still regarded as masterpieces and classics of the “Polish film school”. In these films the Director has dealt with the war and the takeover by the Communists after 1945.

source: n-tv.de

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