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Ashes and Diamonds \/ Popi\u00f3\u0142 i diament<\/em>\u00a0(1958) by 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,\u00a0Ashes and Diamonds<\/em>\u00a0has become a classic of Polish cinema, addressing themes of memory, identity, and the cost of ideals.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a9 mat. Filmu Polskiego<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

Set on VE Day, 8 May 1945,\u00a0Ashes and Diamonds<\/em>\u00a0takes place in a provincial Polish town where the end of the war brings not relief but a profound crisis of identity. Adapted from Jerzy Andrzejewski\u2019s novel, the film follows Maciek (Zbigniew Cybulski), a resistance fighter confronting a final assassination mission just as he glimpses the first fragile possibility of life beyond conflict. Poland\u2019s fighters\u2014caught between their wartime loyalties and the uneasy dawn of communist rule\u2014struggle to understand what their sacrifices mean in a landscape where the victors are also former invaders.<\/p>\n

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

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The screening will feature English subtitles, an introduction by Kris Van Heuckelom,
and will be followed by a discussion with Konrad Klejsa.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

\"\"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 Filmowe oblicza kontestacji<\/em>\u00a0(Warsaw, 2008) and co-editor of several collective volumes, including\u00a0Kino polskie: reinterpretacje. Historia \u2013 ideologia \u2013 polityka<\/em> (with Ewelina Nurczy\u0144ska-Fidelska, Krak\u00f3w, 2007). He has received scholarships from the Foundation for Polish Science (2006), the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD, 2007), the weekly\u00a0Polityka<\/em>\u00a0(2008), and the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (2009). He is a recipient of the Boles\u0142aw Micha\u0142ek Award (for\u00a0Filmowe oblicza kontestacji<\/em>) and the Polish Film Institute (PISF) Award (for\u00a0Kino bez tajemnic<\/em>).
\u00a9 Maciej Andrzejewski (University of \u0141\u00f3d\u017c)<\/p>\n

\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

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.
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\u00a0Cahier voor Literatuurwetenschap<\/em>.
\u00a9 KULeuven<\/p>\n

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SCREENING:
<\/strong>Monday, May 9 at 5 PM<\/span>
<\/strong>Film introduction by prof. Kris Van Hueckelom
<\/strong>Q&A with prof. Konrad Klejsa
<\/strong>Cinema ZED Leuven
<\/strong>Andreas Vesaliusstraat 9C, 3000 Leuven
TICKETS<\/a><\/p>\n


\"\"
Projection is organized as part of the programme \u201c2026 \u2013 The Year of Andrzej Wajda\u201d
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He has received scholarships from the Foundation for Polish Science (2006), the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD, 2007), the weekly\u00a0Polityka\u00a0(2008), and the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (2009). He is a recipient of the Boles\u0142aw Micha\u0142ek Award (for\u00a0Filmowe oblicza kontestacji) and the Polish Film Institute (PISF) Award (for\u00a0Kino bez tajemnic).\u00a9 Maciej Andrzejewski (University of \u0141\u00f3d\u017c)\nKris Van Heuckelom, PhD, 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. 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