"Ashes and Diamonds" for Victor

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Finally finished watching it last night.
I would call it a really humane film. I was surprised to see that it was made in the late 50s and probalby even shown in USSR at that time, since it was dubbed in Russian, probably when the window was opened a little bit during Hrusshiov's ottepel'.
As far as the performances - Cybulski was an actor of the highest caliber(I don't like the term superstar, since it's inflicted by the critics and implies all the accompanying nonsense) and his performance in this film is the one of merit. In fact - all the actors were perfect. Eva Krzyewska, who I haven't seen in any other films is the minor-toned heroine slapped by the war. I also thought that the whole absurd of the celebratory gathering(almost derived from that Soviet svadba film with Martinsson;remember-V Grezii vsio est'!?) was played to a tee. There are some overtones that overlap with the French Realist films from that time, like Hiroshima Mon Amour, especially the scenes in which the two heroes are alone; but Ashes is much more profound.
How about that overturned gigantic crucifix in the bombed out church?! Priceless.
I really don't have any cohesive things to say about this film without sounding like one of those people on Public TV, but I know one thing - I'll watch it again.
I read that it was a 3rd and final film in Wajda's war triptych, but I doubt that I'll be able to find the other two.

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Topic - "Ashes and Diamonds" for Victor - Dmitry 09:13:46 10/16/00 (6)

Re: "Ashes and Diamonds" for Victor - Victor Khomenko 12:30:40 10/16/00 (5)

Re: "Ashes and Diamonds" for Victor - Dmitry 17:13:16 10/16/00 (4)

How could I forget! - Dmitry 17:30:23 10/16/00 (3)

Did you know she was born in Belorussia? - Victor Khomenko 19:27:59 10/16/00 (2)

Re: And Cybulski in Ukraine. - Dmitry 20:45:17 10/16/00 (1)

Re: And Cybulski in Ukraine. - Victor Khomenko 05:20:03 10/17/00 (0)

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