ID 3740 - Andrzej Wajda and Cinema of Poland

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

This course will present culture, history, political struggles, and triumphs of Poland through the prism of the National School of Cinema of Poland, which is often called the Cinema of Moral Concern. Andrzej Wajda. whose films span from 1954 through 2012, and who won the American Oscar for his career contribution, expressed in letters to Alexander Soifer his enthusiastic support and provided copies of his rare films especially for this course. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement.