Other lives:Bafta award-winning film editor who worked on documentaries, drama and features
April 2024
The Promised Land review – Andrzej Wajda’s anti-capitalist comic opera is still razor sharp
Wajda takes three young entrepreneurs and follows their greed and ambition to toxic capitalism’s logical conclusion in this queasily disturbing satire
December 2016
Toni Erdmann sweeps the board at European film awards 2016
Maren Ade’s comedy, the first film directed by a woman to win best picture, also scores prizes for two leads, screenwriting and direction
October 2016
Andrzej Wajda’s portrayal of grim reality opened my eyes to the power of cinema
Letter: As a teenager, I had pretty typical young tastes in film – cowboys, space, war etc. Then one night, for reasons that escape me, I stayed up to watch Kanał, the second film of Wajda’s war trilogy
The Guardian view on Andrzej Wajda: a voice for humanity
Editorial: The great Polish film director survived two terrible dictatorships to bring a message of courage, truth and hope
Andrzej Wajda obituary
Film blog
Andrzej Wajda: great director had Poland written on his heart
Acclaimed Polish film director Andrzej Wajda dies aged 90
May 2016
Andrei Tarkovsky: it's time to immerse yourself in the work of a true auteur
The Russian director’s debut is the perfect place to start to gain an appreciation of a film-maker of extraordinary influence and cinematic vision
March 2016
Polish TV broadcaster criticised for its treatment of Ida screening
The European Film Academy joins the protest against TVP’s critical introduction to its broadcast of Paweł Pawlikowski’s Oscar-winning film Ida
February 2016
Andrzej Żuławski obituary
Uncompromising film director with a taste for depicting the extremes of human behaviour
December 2015
Four-day marathon public reading of War and Peace begins in Russia
Coordinated by Tolstoy’s great-great-granddaughter, readers around the world will each read two to three minutes, streamed on Russian state television
April 2015
Martin Scorsese's Polish cinema restorations – video
Martin Scorsese: my passion for the humour and panic of Polish cinema
May 2014
Philip French's classic DVD
Man of Marble – Philip French on the Polish film that anticipated Solidarity
As exciting as a thriller, Wajda's film inspired a generation of Polish film-makers, writes Philip French
October 2013
Wałęsa: Man of Hope – review
A full-tilt biopic tribute to the Polish trade-union leader and founder of the Solidarity movement is very enjoyable, writes Peter Bradshaw
March 2012
Film blog
Alexei Sayle: why I love Polish cinema
Thanks to artists such as Zbigniew Cybulski and Andrzej Wajda, the world of vintage Polish film is stranger than anything else you will ever encounter
April 2011
Film blog
A short history of Polish cinema
New Europe: Poland
Andrzej Wajda film will shine new light on Lech Walesa