Landscape After the Battle 1970
Synopsis
American troops liberate a concentration camp in Germany and transform it to a refugee camp. The liberated prisoners, though, are still not allowed to leave. One of them is a young Pole, Tadeusz. He writes poems and reads zealously, experiencing at the same time a strong psychological and ideological crisis due to his stay in the camp. Is it possible for a man who survived the hell of a concentration camp ever to forget? The atmosphere in the camp is tense, with constant disputes and rows breaking up. Tadeusz is unable to communicate with the Polish inmates, who embody national vices and mutual envy... One day women come to the camp. Tadeusz makes friends with one of them – a young Polish Jew named Nina. The girl encourages him to run away with her.
Awards
1971 – Cineteca Italiana International Film Festival in Mediolan – "Golden Globe" Award
1971 – Warsaw Mermaid Award of the Club of Film Critics of the Polish Journalists Association – in the feature film category
1971 – "Summer of Films" Film Festiwal, Łagów – Best Direction (Andrzej Wajda)
1972 – International Film Festival in Colombo – Main Prize
1971 – "Summer of Films" Film Festiwal, Łagów – Best Actress in a Leading Role (Stanisława Celińska)
1971 – "Summer of Films" Film Festiwal, Łagów – Best Sound (Wiesława Dembińska)
1971 – "Summer of Films" Film Festiwal, Łagów – the Audience Award
1970 – Golden Duck (granted by the "Film" magazine) in the category of Best Polish Film
About
Year of production:
1970
Genre:
historical/psychological drama
Premiere:
08-09-1970
Technical specs:
Color, 101 min.
Production:
Wektor Film Production
Filmmakers
Directed by:
Andrzej Wajda
Written by:
Andrzej Wajda, Andrzej Brzozowski
Cinematography by:
Zygmunt Samosiuk
Edited by:
Halina Prugar
Sound by:
Wiesława Dembińska
Set Decoration by:
Jerzy Szeski
Costume Designer:
Jerzy Szeski, Renata Własow
Production Manager:
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Cast
Daniel Olbrychski (Tadeusz),
Stanisława Celińska (Nina),
Aleksander Bardini (Professor),
Tadeusz Janczar (Karol),
Zygmunt Malanowicz (Priest Editor),
Mieczysław Stoor (warrant officer),
Leszek Drogosz (Tolek),
Stefan Friedmann (gypsy),
Jerzy Obłamski (prisoner),
Jerzy Zelnik (American commandant),
Małgorzata Braunek (German woman on a bike),
Anna German (American woman),
Agnieszka Fitkau (Nina\'s friend),
Alina Szpak (German woman in barracks),
Józef Pieracki (cook),
Andrzej Piszczatowski (American security guard),
Józef Pitorak (archbishop),
Bohdan Tomaszewski (Polish liaison officer),
Józef Harasiewicz (trusty),
Wojciech Lewandowski (major),
Stanisław Michalski (American soldier),
Leonard Mokicz (colonel),
Konrad Wawrzyniak,
A Boksiński (priest), Leszek Kowalski,
Tomasz Lengren (American soldier)