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Photo of Krystyna Janda

Krystyna Janda

“When Andrzej Wajda first gave me the part in Man of Marble, he told me that in whatever I do, I had to enchant, anger, or Irritate, because I had to carry half the film. And about my being up-to-date-several days later, he said, „Damnit, Americans are making films with just men. What the hell am I doing working with a woman? Can you do it like a man?” And I said, 'I’d be happy to'. That joke started the ball rolling. I suspect at some point Andrzej realized that I behaved on the screen without much thought; I acted on impulse, by instinct, because I knew such girls in my crowd.”

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    LIFE AS A FATAL SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE

    KRZYSZTOF ZANUSSI Poland, 2000

    The final film—which swept the Polish Film Awards—in our Krzysztof Zanussi retrospective brings us to the post-Communist era of Poland today. An eloquent drama about the quest for spiritual harmony while facing death, it asks vital questions about how to accept the world as it changes around you.

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