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Ashes and Diamonds

Ashes and Diamonds

Andrzej Wajda, 1958

Spine #285

Picked by 3 guests

Drama / War / Romance

Criterion TMDB

Directed by Andrzej Wajda

Written by Jerzy Andrzejewski, Andrzej Wajda

Cinematography Jerzy Wójcik

Edited by Halina Nawrocka

Cast Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyżewska, Wacław Zastrzeżynski, Adam Pawlikowski, Bogumił Kobiela, Jan Ciecierski, Stanisław Milski, Artur Młodnicki

Picked by

Marianne Jean-Baptiste & Mike Leigh

“And then I’m going to have Ashes and Diamonds, a film haven’t seen for a thousand years. I loved it, and I... Never thought to have it. It’s great. Wajda, Andrzej Wajda.”

Marianne Jean-Baptiste & Mike Leigh
Willem Dafoe

“Ashes and Diamonds. I remember seeing that as a kid and I thought, 'Oh, cool, black and white, love the hair, dudes, love the glasses,' but didn't quite get it. I should probably look at that again because I saw it when I was too young.”

Willem Dafoe
Jerzy Skolimowski

“Oh here is another friend of mine, unfortunately also dead, Andrzej Wajda. Ashes and Diamonds.”

Jerzy Skolimowski