Ashes and Diamonds is a cornerstone of world cinema, cited by directors like Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola as a major influence. Watch as the late, great Andrzej Wajda – one of the giants of European cinema – reflects on his 1958 masterpiece, five decades after its release. Wajda discusses the iconic performance of Zbigniew Cybulski, the film’s revolutionary visual style, and the ‘Polish Film School’ movement that changed cinema forever.
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