On 9 October, 2016, one of the greatest icons of Polish cinema, Andrzej WAJDA, left us. He had been making his mark on Polish and international cinema since the 1950’s, as proved by his Oscar win in 2000. The last film which he produced is entitled Afterimage (Powidoki). A preview of the film will be shown on Monday 13 March at Flagey. The screening will be introduced by the critic Louis DANVERS. 
This screening takes place as part of the Andrzej WAJDA Retrospective, a joint-project by Flagey, Cinematek and the Polish Institute in Brussels. 

PRACTICAL INFORMATION 
>>> Flagey (place Sainte-croix, 1050 Brussels), Studio 5 – see map 
>>> Monday 13 March 2017 – 19:30
>>> €7,5 | €5 
>>>   Preview sold out!!! Tickets available for other screenings

+++ other screenings of Powidoki in the framework of the Andrzej Wajda Retrospective

AFTERIMAGE (in Polish: Powidoki)
In post-war Poland, the famous painter Władysław Strzemiński taught at the Lodz Academy of Fine Arts. He had achieved notoriety before the world war broke out due to his nature and the ‘unist’ movement which he helped to found. His students continued to regard him as the “saviour of modern painting” but the Ministry of Culture took an entirely different view. Unlike his counterparts who had complied with the party line and accepted the principles of socialist realism, Strzemiński refused to compromise when it came to his art. He refused to follow party orders, which led to him being expelled from the university and the Union of Artists. In spite of this, his students continued to visit him and take private lessons with him. They noted his theory of vision and set great store by his opinion on their work. Yet Strzemiński, who lost an arm and a leg, and who subsequently found himself without a source of income, slipped into severe poverty and his health declined. This did not prevent the communist authorities from continuing to work on ruining him. 

CASTING

Film and theatrical director; born March 6th 1926 in Suwałki, Poland; Education: Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow; Film School Łódź; Film Director 1954; Theater Dir. Teatr Stary, Cracow 1962-1998; Man. Dir. Teatr Powszechny Warsaw 1989-90; Hon. mem. Union Polish Artist and Designers (ZPAP) 1977; President Polish Film Assoc. 1978-83; ”Solidarity” Lech Wałęsa Council 1981-89; Senator of the Republic of Poland 1989-91; Presidential Council for Culture 1992-94; Founder: Center of Japanese Art and Technology, Krakow 1994
Dr. h. c.: American University Washington 1981; University Bologna 1988; Jagiellonian University Krakow 1989; University Lyon 1995; University Libre Bruxelle 1995; Gdańsk University 2004; University of Warsaw 2005; Membre Institut de France 1997;
Prizes:

• State First Class Prize 1974;
• Order of the Banner of Labor (second class) 1975;
• Konrad Swinarski Prize 1976;
• Premio  David di Donatello Luchino Visconti, Italy 1978;
• Officer’s Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta;
• Order of Kirill and Methodus (first class), Bulgaria 1978;
• BAFTA Fellowship 1982;
• Onassis Prize, Greece 1982;
• Oficier, Legion d`honneur 1982 France;
• Cesar Award, France 1983;
• Pirandello Artistic Award, Italy 1986;
• Kyoto Prize, Japan 1987;
• Felix European Film Awards – Lifetime Achievement Award 1990;
• Order of Rising Sun, Japan 1995; Premium Imperiale, Japan 1997;
• Golden Lion Life Achievement Award, Venice, 1998;
• OSCAR American Film Academy – Lifetime Achievement Award 2000;
• Commandeur, Legion d`honneur  France 2001;
• Golden Bear Life Achievement Award, IFF Berlin 2006;
• European Film Award Prix FIPRESCI 2009.

OTHER SCREENINGS OF POWIDOKI