(Popiól i diament, Poland 1958) directed by Andrzej Wajda, starring Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyzewska, Adam Pawlikowski, b/w, 103’, 35mm original language with Italian subtitles

May 1945. Maciek, a Nationalist who fought the Germans, is ordered to kill a young Communist leader who is coming back to Poland after years of secret political action. But a girl's love for Maciek amplifies the moral doubts that start to creep into the young activist. A seminal work in Polish Cinema, the film made a name internationally for his director and foreshadowed many of the cinematic New Waves to come. According to Martin Scorsese, "one of the best film ever made."

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