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Man of Marble (Polish: Człowiek z marmuru) is a 1977 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It chronicles the fall from grace of a fictional heroic Polish bricklayer, Mateusz Birkut (played by Jerzy Radziwiłowicz), who became the Stakhanovite symbol of an over-achieving worker, in Nowa Huta, a new (real life) socialist city near Kraków.
Feb 25, 1977 · Man of Marble: Directed by Andrzej Wajda. With Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Krystyna Janda, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Jacek Lomnicki. A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.
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- Drama
- Andrzej Wajda
- 1977-02-25
Mar 17, 2020 Full Review Michael Blowen Boston Globe Man of Marble, a 1977 Polish film by Andrzej Wajda, evokes the comic creation, and tragic desecration, of a national hero with savage...
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- Krystyna Janda
- Andrzej Wajda
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Summaries. A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared. In 1976, a young woman in Krakow is making her diploma film, looking behind the scenes at the life of a 1950s bricklayer, Birkut, who was briefly a ...
About this movie. Man of Marble is a 1977 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It chronicles the fall from grace of a fictional heroic Polish bricklayer, Mateusz Birkut, who became the...
Apr 20, 2008 · Birkut, the titular marble man of Wajda’s film, exists in contradistinction in that he remains an object of a controlling discourse that shapes and distorts perceptions of his life and work.
Film Details. Also Known As. Czlowiek z Marmuru, homme de marbre. Genre. Drama. Release Date. 1977. Location. Poland. Technical Specs. Duration. 2h 40m. Sound. Mono. Color. Black and White, Color. Synopsis.
