Man of Iron

rediscovering classic film before the Cannes Classics premiere.

a passionate, classic Palme d'Or-winning masterpiece that captured the portrait of Poland's Solidarity movement, mix of raw and intense dialogue, documentary footage and flashbacks providing contexts of historical events.

rediscovering classic film before the Cannes Classics premiere.

a passionate, classic Palme d'Or-winning masterpiece that captured the portrait of Poland's Solidarity movement, mix of raw and intense dialogue, documentary footage and flashbacks providing contexts of historical events.

mam nadzieje ze pozniej zyli razem dlugo i szczesliwie💔

mam nadzieje ze pozniej zyli razem dlugo i szczesliwie💔

Très belle surprise le cinéma de Wajda, hâte de voir cendre et diamant ou kanal ! 

P’tit film polonais sur les ouvriers et la classe populaire, un film engagé politiquement que demander de plus, c’est magnifique

Très belle surprise le cinéma de Wajda, hâte de voir cendre et diamant ou kanal ! 

P’tit film polonais sur les ouvriers et la classe populaire, un film engagé politiquement que demander de plus, c’est magnifique

Oh to fall in love in the backdrop of political breakthrough

Oh to fall in love in the backdrop of political breakthrough

Imagine my relief finding this hidden gem with English subtitles after over a year of searching!!! I even asked a Polish friend's dad. The funny thing is, he had a copy of the film! On VHS. AND without subtitles...

Anyways, I believe this was a classic case of a perfectly good movie being marred by too-high expectations. I expected something similar to Costa-Gavras' scathing, incendiary thrillers. Parts of the film were like that, but Wajda focused on individuals and their experiences rather than the entire political scene at play. It was wholly entertaining and kept my attention for (pretty much) the full runtime.

Also who was going to tell me that this is a sequel??? I've got to track down Man of Marble now!

Imagine my relief finding this hidden gem with English subtitles after over a year of searching!!! I even asked a Polish friend's dad. The funny thing is, he had a copy of the film! On VHS. AND without subtitles...

Anyways, I believe this was a classic case of a perfectly good movie being marred by too-high expectations. I expected something similar to Costa-Gavras' scathing, incendiary thrillers. Parts of the film were like that, but Wajda focused on individuals and their experiences rather than the entire political scene at play. It was wholly entertaining and kept my attention for (pretty much) the full runtime.

Also who was going to tell me that this is a sequel??? I've got to track down Man of Marble now!