Film: Man of Marble

Yale Film Archive: Andrzej Wajda Film Series Man of Marble (Andrzej Wajda, 1977, DCP, 160 mins) Wajda enters the disco era, and his star is a sly and swaggering Krystyna Janda in her arresting big-screen debut. When an aspiring filmmaker sets out to make a thesis film about a once-celebrated socialist laborer, her pursuit of the truth builds into a riveting political detective story that asks how history is written and erased. With a synth-funk soundtrack and an audacious juxtaposition of ‘50s and ‘70s visual languages, Man of Marble “evokes the comic creation, and tragic desecration, of a national hero with savage brilliance” (Michael Blowen). Introduction by Jeremi Szaniawski. In Polish with English subtitles. Man of Vision: Andrzej Wajda Centenary Film Series celebrates the Polish director through six of his greatest films. Yale Film Archive screenings are always free and open to the public. See the full film schedule here.