AFTERIMAGE (2016) by Andrzej Wajda

Why we picked it

“It’s a fitting swan song for the master filmmaker who himself continued to work in uncertain economic and political climates… Uncompromisingly sympathetic, Wajda’s final feature is a work of grounded humanity free from melodrama.” – John Fink, The Film Stage “AFTERIMAGE is mounted in a classical, beautifully understated style that throughout conveys the assurance of a true master. It’s one of those films that doesn’t ask to be liked or admired, but only to be heard... It’s the testimony of an artist who has seen the worst of Polish history and demands that it not be forgotten.” – Godfrey Cheshire, RogerEbert.com “I can think of a few examples… in which a director’s final film was indeed, consciously or not, a kind of spiritual summation. And so it is with AFTERIMAGE, a movie about a man whose fate stands as a condemnation of so much that is abhorrent in the wider world.” – Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor *** [Peter] Being an artist is great fun when you live in a studio l