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Afterimage

Afterimage

2016, Movie, 1h 38min

In 1945, as Stalin sets his hands over Poland, famous painter Wladislaw Strzeminski refuses to compromise on his art with the doctrines of social realism. Persecuted, expelled from his chair at the University, he's eventually erased from the museums' walls. With the help of some of his students, he starts fighting against the Party and becomes the symbol of an artistic resistance against intellectual tyranny.

Country: Poland

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Bogusław Linda,

Andrzej Konopka,

Krzysztof Pieczyński,

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"Afterimage" is a powerful and thought-provoking film that tells the story of Władysław Strzemiński, a renowned Polish painter who refused to compromise his artistic vision to conform to the Soviet Union's oppressive regime during the 1940s and 1950s. Despite the risk of persecution, Strzemiński continued to create abstract art, which was deemed subversive by the authorities, and he became a symbol of resistance against intellectual tyranny. Through the lens of director Andrzej Wajda, the film masterfully captures the struggles and triumphs of a man who remained unbroken in the face of adversity, and it is a testament to the enduring power of art and the human spirit.

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