Afterimage
Legendary director Andrzej Wajda's final film is a passionate portrait of renowned avantgarde painter Wladyslaw Strzeminski, who challenged Stalinist orthodoxy. In post-war Poland, Strzeminski works as a professor at the National School of Fine Arts in Lodz. His students treat him like the "messiah of modern painting," but university authorities and the Ministry of Culture have a differing opinion. Refusing to comply with Party regulations, he is eventually expelled from the university and the artists' union. As the Communist authorities continue their efforts to ruin him, Strzeminski remains steadfast in his political and artistic convictions.
Director & Cast
- Director: Andrzej Wajda
- Starring: Boguslaw Linda
- Starring: Aleksandra Justa
- Starring: Bronislawa Zamachowska
- Starring: Zofia Wichlacz
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Reviews
- "The film stands as an imposing monument to the memory of a great artist."
- "Built on a classical narrative structure, Afterimage really puts the emphasis on its remarkable lead actor, Boguslaw Linda, a legendary performer in Poland, who has, in the past, starred in films by the country's greatest directors."
- "Afterimage is as elegantly assembled as all of Wajda's work: beautifully lit, tastefully art-directed, and handsomely shot by Pawel Edelman, who was Oscar-nominated for his work on Polanski's The Pianist. "
Special Jury Prize
Polish Film Festival
Masters Programme
Toronto Int'l. Film Festival
Chicago Int'l. Film Festival
Rome Film Festival
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Venue |
City |
State |
Begins |
Ends |
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Chicago International Film Festival | Chicago | IL | October 13, 2016 | October 27, 2016 |
Palm Springs International Film Festival | Palm Springs | CA | January 2, 2017 | January 16, 2017 |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Santa Barbara | CA | February 1, 2017 | February 11, 2017 |
Portland International Film Festival | Portland | OR | February 8, 2017 | February 25, 2017 |
Miami International Film Festival | Miami | FL | March 3, 2017 | March 12, 2017 |
Sonoma International Film Festival | Sonoma | CA | March 29, 2017 | April 2, 2017 |
Cleveland International Film Festival | Cleveland | OH | March 29, 2017 | April 9, 2017 |
Wisconsin Film Festival | Madison | WI | March 30, 2017 | April 6, 2017 |
Sarasota Film Festival | Sarasota | FL | March 31, 2017 | April 9, 2017 |
Movies of Delray | Boca Raton | FL | April 2, 2017 | April 2, 2017 |
Minneapolis/SP International Film Festival | Minneapolis | MN | April 13, 2017 | April 29, 2017 |
The Montclair Film Festival | Montclair | NJ | April 28, 2017 | May 7, 2017 |
Honolulu Museum of Art | Honolulu | HI | April 30, 2017 | April 30, 2017 |
New York Polish Film Festival | New York | NY | May 2, 2017 | May 2, 2017 |
Seattle International Film Festival | Seattle | WA | May 18, 2017 | June 11, 2017 |
Lincoln Plaza Cinemas | New York | NY | May 19, 2017 | June 1, 2017 |
Gene Siskel Film Center | Chicago | IL | May 26, 2017 | June 1, 2017 |
Laemmle's Playhouse 7 | Pasadena | CA | May 26, 2017 | June 2, 2017 |
Laemmle Royal | Los Angeles | CA | May 26, 2017 | June 1, 2017 |
Cinema Arts Centre | Huntington | NY | May 26, 2017 | June 1, 2017 |
Tower Theater-Miami | Miami | FL | May 26, 2017 | June 8, 2017 |
Cinetopia Film Festival | Ann Arbor | MI | June 1, 2017 | June 11, 2017 |
The Cary Theater | Cary | NC | June 1, 2017 | June 8, 2017 |
Laemmle's Music Hall | Beverly Hills | CA | June 2, 2017 | June 8, 2017 |
Oklahoma City Museum of Art | Oklahoma City | OK | June 2, 2017 | June 4, 2017 |
Denver Film Society | Denver | CO | June 2, 2017 | June 8, 2017 |
Lake Worth Playhouse | Lake Worth | FL | June 2, 2017 | June 8, 2017 |
Bear Tooth Theatre | Anchorage | AK | June 5, 2017 | June 5, 2017 |
Oxnard Film Society | Oxnard | CA | June 5, 2017 | June 5, 2017 |
Miami Beach Cinematheque | Miami Beach | FL | June 9, 2017 | June 15, 2017 |
The Ryder | Bloomington | IN | June 9, 2017 | September 16, 2017 |
Crandell Theatre | Chatham | NY | June 11, 2017 | June 11, 2017 |
Cinema Paradiso | Fort Lauderdale | FL | June 16, 2017 | June 22, 2017 |
The Screen | Santa Fe | NM | June 16, 2017 | June 24, 2017 |
Cinema Art | Fairfax | VA | June 25, 2017 | June 25, 2017 |
Lark Theater | Larkspur | CA | June 30, 2017 | July 6, 2017 |
Guild Cinema | Albuquerque | NM | June 30, 2017 | July 3, 2017 |
Film Noir Cinema | New York | NY | July 7, 2017 | July 16, 2017 |
Wexner Center for the Arts | Columbus | OH | July 14, 2017 | July 15, 2017 |
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center | Lincoln | NE | July 21, 2017 | July 27, 2017 |
International House Philadelphia | Philadelphia | PA | July 22, 2017 | July 22, 2017 |
Traverse City Film Festival | Traverse City | MI | July 25, 2017 | July 30, 2017 |
Tropic Cinema | Key West | FL | August 9, 2017 | August 9, 2017 |
Minneapolis/St. Paul Film Society | Minneapolis | MN | August 11, 2017 | August 17, 2017 |
Taos Center for the Arts | Taos | NM | August 27, 2017 | August 30, 2017 |
Milwaukee Film | Milwaukee | WI | September 28, 2017 | October 12, 2017 |
Polish Film Festival Los Angeles | Santa Monica | CA | October 18, 2017 | October 26, 2017 |
George Eastman House | Rochester | NY | November 7, 2017 | November 7, 2017 |