Bleak Week: Andrzej Wajda: Three War Films – A Generation
- Sun, Jun 7
Director: Andrzej Wajda Run Time: 87 min. Release Year: 1955 Language: Polish
Starring: Janusz Paluszkiewicz, Ryszard Kotys, Tadeusz Janczar, Tadeusz Łomnicki, Urszula Modrzyńska
*Screening as part of Bleak Week, co-presented by the American Cinematheque.
Synopsis: Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others’ lives. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, A Generation delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war.
Showtimes:
Sunday, June 7, 2026: 2:30 PM
Ticket Prices: $13 Regular / $11 Students & Seniors / $9 Members
Trailer: N/A