Second Run celebrates THE WAR TRILOGY: THREE FILMS BY ANDRZEJ WAJDA (review)

Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda made his feature debut with a trilogy of films about the Nazi and Soviet occupation of Poland during World War II that not only wowed the international audience but also formed a new school of Polish filmmaking.  In A GENERATION, young carpenter Stach becomes entangled in first love and revolutionary fervor.  In KANAL, a resistance lieutenant leads his unit through a sewer crowded with the dead, the dying, and victims of nerve gas poisoning while the Nazis loom above.  In ASHES AND DIAMONDS, a hitman stalks his political prey but the revelry surrounding the surrender of the Germans opens up new possibilities for life and love.

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THE WAR TRILOGY - THREE FILMS BY ANDRZEJ WAJDA Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - A Generation (Pokolenie):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• Polish LPCM 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles
  
• Audio Commentary by film historian Michael Brooke
• "Andrzej Wajda on A GENERATION" archival interview
• Introduction by curator and scholar Michał Oleszczyk 
• "The Bad Boy [Zły chłopiec]" 1951 short film by Andrzej Wajda 
• 16-page booklet with new writing by Ewa Mazierska
• Disc Two - Kanal:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• Polish LPCM 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historian Michael Brooke 
• "Andrzej Wajda on KANAL" archival interview Introduction by curator and scholar Michał Oleszczyk 
• "Ceramics from Iłża [Ceramika Iłżecka]" 1951 short film by Andrzej Wajda 
• 12-page booklet with a new essay by Tony Rayns
• Disc Three - Ashes and Diamonds (Popioi i diament):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Pillarboxed Widescreen 
• Polish LPCM 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historian Michael Brooke 
• "Andrzej Wajda on ASHES AND DIAMONDS" archival interview 
• Introduction by curator and scholar Michał Oleszczyk 
• "While You’re Sleeping [Kiedy ty śpisz]" 1953 short film by Andrzej Wajda 
• 20-page booklet with new writing by Peter Hames
• Comes in a limited edition slipcase.