Andrzej Wajda-Ashes and Diamonds (1958)

Maciek, a young Resistance fighter, is ordered to kill Szczuka, a Communist district leader, on the last day of World War II. Though killing has been easy for him in the past, Szczuka was a fellow soldier, and Maciek must decide whether to follow his orders. (http://imdb.com/title/tt0052080/plotsummary)



Rural Poland, on the last day of Word War II. The Nazis have surrendered, and the Red Army has criss-crossed the country. With the battle against the Nazis over, a new struggle emerges: the struggle against the Communists. A group of Polish patriots boldly set out to assassinate a mid-level Communist party functionary. Maciek, a James Dean in dark glasses, is the trigger-man. But when he spots a gorgeous blonde behind the bar, his priorities change...


"Ashes and Diamonds" is a visionary work. Zbigniew Cybulski, who plays Maciek, delivers one of the most startling breakthrough performances in film history -embodying both the savage beauty and the perplexed desire of his generation.



"Ashes and Diamonds", the final segment of Andrzej Wajda's celebrated war trilogy("A Generation" and "Kanal" preceded it) explores the effects of World War II on Poland's disillusioned youth. Wajda's unglorified vision of warfare and it's bitter aftermath, is informed with moral and historical ambiguity, leaving the viewer with several independent decisions to make. (http://imdb.com/title/tt0052080/usercomments)


After a first viewing, "Ashes and Diamonds" is a story of violence and love, skillfully-plotted and compulsively told; a typical suspense thriller with it's perilous assignments and stylish black and white cinematography suggesting noir. On another level, the film contains elements of high tragedy. (http://imdb.com/title/tt0052080/usercomments)


Is it wrong to kill wrong people for the right cause? Is there a right cause to kill people? Would you rather make love to a beautiful woman or put somebody a bullet between the eyes and risk being hunted down and killed? Wajda embarks on the journey to prove that death is meaningless and awkward business in this cinematographic masterpiece. (http://imdb.com/title/tt0052080/usercomments)


This is not the film about "bad communists" and "good patriots". No, in this movie Wajda shows a deep tragedy of a Polish society split after the WWII. Some people like Szczuka are on the Soviet Side, some support anti-Russian guerrillas, but no one here is good or bad. The main hero, Maciek, is supposed to shoot that Communist activist Szczupak, but first he kills two innocent people by mistake, then he falls in love with a bar maid, and so - what is the outcome of his brutal killings? No result - many people are dead, no one is happy, the country is ruined and split, and the new ( and a very abominable elite) is drinking most disgustingly and dancing to a falsely played Polonez. The people who really awake disgust are those sly, heartless leaders of the country, not the sincere Szczupak or even cruel but unhappy Maciek. This is a deep, thoughtful film for all who do not hold on to stereotypes. (http://imdb.com/title/tt0052080/usercomments)


Title of this film is from a poem by -Cyprian Kamil Norwid
"Will ash and chaos be left in the end, that follows a storm into abyss. Or may a diamond be found in the ash, a dawn of an everlasting victory"
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