A selection of films by Andrzej Wajda, screening in partnership with the KINOTEKA Polish Film Festival in London, to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth. 

One of the most influential filmmakers of post-war Europe, Wajda understood cinema as a moral, civic and political act. His films confront the defining experiences of the twentieth century: war, occupation, totalitarianism and the struggle for freedom while asking enduring questions about individual responsibility, compromise and resistance. In a time of renewed geopolitical tension and historical revisionism, Wajda’s work remains urgently relevant.

This season also includes a screening of Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession (1981), screening as part of a double bill with Wajda’s Man of Iron – part of a wider season curated by Polish film critic Michal Oleszczyk, which juxtaposes a film of the older master (Wajda) with one from his one-time assistant. Michal will introduce the screenings, both taking place on Sunday 8th March.

Filmhouse would like to sincerely thank Kinoteka Polish Film Festival and the Polish Cultural Institute in London for their considerable support in arranging this Kinoteka touring programme.