Pros: Engaging subject matter, excellent performances, good costumes and interior sets Cons: Too obviously a dramatization of history, poor crowd scenes, poor dubbing for the Polish actors
Here's a film that will transport you back to Paris, at the height of the French Revolution, during the reign of terror. It's not one of the best historical epics that I've ever encountered, but you can't beat the subject matter and the ...
In America, Polish director Andrzej Wajda remains completely obscure. In Europe, it is a different story, where many of his movies have received awards at film festivals. While American recognition has been slow in coming, he will receive an Honorary...
Biographical Feature DVD - In 1982, legendary Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda fled his homeland and relocated in France to direct this powerful story a...More at Barnes and Noble
A dramatic metaphor for the revolutionary events unfolding in his native Poland Andrzej Wajda's adaptation of Stanislawa Przybyszewska's play is a bri...More at Family Video
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