{"id":19897,"date":"2026-04-24T15:14:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/?p=19897"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:07:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:07:18","slug":"film-screening-ashes-and-diamonds-by-andrzej-wajda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/en\/2026\/04\/24\/film-screening-ashes-and-diamonds-by-andrzej-wajda\/","title":{"rendered":"Film : \u00ab Ashes and Diamonds \u00bb by Andrzej Wajda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19899 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/c09b61366b107acb61040591eaefc55388cbf6a996e78c443414ccb1311851d4-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/c09b61366b107acb61040591eaefc55388cbf6a996e78c443414ccb1311851d4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/c09b61366b107acb61040591eaefc55388cbf6a996e78c443414ccb1311851d4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/c09b61366b107acb61040591eaefc55388cbf6a996e78c443414ccb1311851d4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/c09b61366b107acb61040591eaefc55388cbf6a996e78c443414ccb1311851d4-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/c09b61366b107acb61040591eaefc55388cbf6a996e78c443414ccb1311851d4-1120x630.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/c09b61366b107acb61040591eaefc55388cbf6a996e78c443414ccb1311851d4.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\u00a9 Polish Film Archives<\/h6>\n<p>To mark 2026 as the Year of Andrzej Wajda, the Polish Institute in Brussels, together with the Forum on Central and Eastern Europe and Cinema Zed Leuven, invites you to a screening of one of his early films.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Ashes and Diamonds \/ Popi\u00f3\u0142 i diament<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(1958) by <strong>Andrzej Wajda<\/strong> is one of the most important films of the so-called Polish Film School. Set in post-war Poland, it portrays not only the moral and personal dilemmas of the individual, but also the conflict between generations, ideologies, and competing visions for a new Poland. Shot in a distinctive, highly realistic style enriched with powerful symbolism,\u00a0<em>Ashes and Diamonds<\/em>\u00a0has become a classic of Polish cinema, addressing themes of memory, identity, and the cost of ideals.<\/p>\n<p>The film\u2019s title, taken from lines by poet Cyprian Norwid, poses a haunting question: can any \u201cdiamond\u201d of hope survive the ashes left by war?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The screening will be introduced by Kris Van Heuckelom, <br \/>and will be followed by a discussion with Konrad Klejsa.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19909 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/image-400-798a30e2890e313c9be601ee235e157e-300x229.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/image-400-798a30e2890e313c9be601ee235e157e-300x229.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/image-400-798a30e2890e313c9be601ee235e157e.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Kris Van Heuckelom, PhD,<\/strong> has a background in Slavic and Eastern European Studies and teaches in the MA programs in cultural, literary, and translation studies at KU Leuven. He specializes in late modern Polish literature and culture, with a focus on comparative and transnational perspectives. His teaching covers European literatures and cinemas, Polish\u2013Dutch literary translation, and East\u2013West dynamics in contemporary Europe.<br \/>As a literary translator, he co-edited a Dutch translation of Bruno Schulz\u2019s letters (2017) and several anthologies of contemporary Polish poetry, including works by Adam Zagajewski and Ryszard Krynicki. He is secretary of the Flemish Association for Literary Studies and serves on the editorial board of\u00a0<em>Cahier voor Literatuurwetenschap<\/em>. \u00a9 KULeuven<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19908 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/487787737_1128872942583986_729302517704465058_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"303\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/487787737_1128872942583986_729302517704465058_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/487787737_1128872942583986_729302517704465058_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/487787737_1128872942583986_729302517704465058_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/487787737_1128872942583986_729302517704465058_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/487787737_1128872942583986_729302517704465058_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/>Konrad Klejsa, PhD,<\/strong> is an assistant professor in the Department of Film History and Theory at the University of \u0141\u00f3d\u017a. He is the author of <em>Filmowe oblicza kontestacji<\/em>\u00a0(Warsaw, 2008) and co-editor of several collective volumes, including\u00a0<em>Kino polskie: reinterpretacje. Historia \u2013 ideologia \u2013 polityka<\/em> (with Ewelina Nurczy\u0144ska-Fidelska, Krak\u00f3w, 2007). \u00a9 Maciej Andrzejewski (University of \u0141\u00f3d\u017c). \u00a9 Maciej Andrzejewski (University of \u0141\u00f3d\u017c).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>SCREENING:<br \/><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Monday, May 4 at 5 PM<\/span><br \/><\/strong>Film in Polish with English subtitles<strong><br \/><\/strong><strong>Cinema ZED Leuven<br \/><\/strong>Andreas Vesaliusstraat 9C, 3000 Leuven<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.ticketmatic.com\/widgets\/cinema_zed\/addtickets?event=67650&amp;edit=yes&amp;flow=basketwithcheckout&amp;returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cinemazed.be&amp;saleschannelid=10001&amp;skinid=10001&amp;accesskey=ea4c082d9bdbaff6caf34ea3&amp;signature=eeac8e538363ef9ab1d4520952dbf25b6852df1ca186dca3f335c5955dad037f#!\/addtickets\">TICKETS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20166\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/626646134_1322560463242471_2764833617511199709_n-300x172.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/626646134_1322560463242471_2764833617511199709_n-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/626646134_1322560463242471_2764833617511199709_n-1024x586.png 1024w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/626646134_1322560463242471_2764833617511199709_n-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/626646134_1322560463242471_2764833617511199709_n-1536x879.png 1536w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/626646134_1322560463242471_2764833617511199709_n.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/><br \/>Projection is organized as part of the programme \u201c2026 \u2013 The Year of Andrzej Wajda\u201d<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-19902\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/eb2fc62d-4a74-4fb2-9c7d-44c19149b6a5-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"114\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/eb2fc62d-4a74-4fb2-9c7d-44c19149b6a5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/eb2fc62d-4a74-4fb2-9c7d-44c19149b6a5-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/eb2fc62d-4a74-4fb2-9c7d-44c19149b6a5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/eb2fc62d-4a74-4fb2-9c7d-44c19149b6a5-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/eb2fc62d-4a74-4fb2-9c7d-44c19149b6a5.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 114px) 100vw, 114px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-19903\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/shop_cinema-zed-thumbnail-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/shop_cinema-zed-thumbnail-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/shop_cinema-zed-thumbnail.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9 Polish Film Archives To mark 2026 as the Year of Andrzej Wajda, the Polish Institute in Brussels, together with the Forum on Central and Eastern Europe and Cinema Zed Leuven, invites you to a screening of one of his early films. 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