Films about corrupt politicians, dictators, etc.
Jun 20, 2018 23:44:50 GMT
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Post by london777 on Jun 20, 2018 23:44:50 GMT
Many of Andrzej Wajda's films have a political background and in some politicians occupy centre stage:
In Ashes and Diamonds (1958) the former resistance fighters of the bourgeois-led Home Army and those of the workers' resistance army, who generally maintained a wary alliance while fighting the Nazis, now turn on each other in the attempt to gain political power. Those who cannot adapt, like our hero, become enemies of both factions.
In Man of Marble (1977) a student film-maker uncovers the real story of Birkut, a bricklayer who was built up into a proletarian hero, then destroyed, by unscrupulous politicians.
If this was not included in our "Movies about making movies" thread, then it should have been.
Danton (1983) shows how our hero (played by Gérard Depardieu) was out-maneuvered by Robespierre and eventually executed.
In Ashes and Diamonds (1958) the former resistance fighters of the bourgeois-led Home Army and those of the workers' resistance army, who generally maintained a wary alliance while fighting the Nazis, now turn on each other in the attempt to gain political power. Those who cannot adapt, like our hero, become enemies of both factions.
In Man of Marble (1977) a student film-maker uncovers the real story of Birkut, a bricklayer who was built up into a proletarian hero, then destroyed, by unscrupulous politicians.
If this was not included in our "Movies about making movies" thread, then it should have been.
Danton (1983) shows how our hero (played by Gérard Depardieu) was out-maneuvered by Robespierre and eventually executed.
