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Pokolenie (A Generation) (1954)

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Release Date: Jan 26, 1955 Wide

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A Generation is the first of Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda's "underground trilogy"-and also Wajda's first-ever feature film. Originally titled Pokolenie, the film dissects the impact that World War II had on the youth of Poland. Tadevsz Lomnicki plays an impressionable young Warsaw resident who falls in love with resistance leader Ursula Modrzinska. The passion they feel towards their cause is inextricably entwined with the intensity of their feelings towards one another. During several crucial

Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Andrzej Wajda

Written By: Bohdan Czeszko

In Theaters: Jan 26, 1955 Wide

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Wajda's Warsaw is a striking panorama of burgeoning political consciences unfortunately weighted down by studied Film School Shots

July 30, 2010 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

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Wajda's expressionism is a powerful force, even if his symbolism veers from the tacky to the profound

May 13, 2005 Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk

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James Kendrick

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The first film of Wajda's War Trilogy. It's a very good for Wadja's first film, but there are some amateur mistakes. The story is about a young man who starts out stealing coal from the Nazi's to leading a Polish Resistance. Very good story with great characters. The problem is some of the staging of the action. It

March 2, 2009

cody franklin

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The first in Andrzej Wajda's War Trilogy. A Generation tells the story of a group of Communist youths attempting to fight against the Nazis in occupied Poland. Not the most exciting film but the short running time means you don't get bored. Also look out for a very young Roman Polanski.

July 6, 2008

Emily B.

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