The man of iron
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The man of iron |
| Original title | Człowiek z żelaza |
| Country of production | Poland |
| original language | Polish |
| Publishing year | 1981 |
| length | 147 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
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| Director | Andrzej Wajda |
| script | Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski |
| music | Andrzej Korzyński |
| camera | Edward Kłosiński |
| cut | Halina Prugar |
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The Iron Man ( Człowiek z żelaza in Polish ) is the sequel to the Marble Man . The film was shot during the relatively liberal period between 1980 and the declaration of martial law in Poland (December 1981). A fictional story is told in which the radio editor Winkel is supposed to collect material against Solidarność member Maciek Tomczyk.
content
The radio editor Winkel received an order from the top level to travel to Gdansk to collect material against Solidarność member Maciej Tomczyk. Winkel's goal is to get to the striking Lenin shipyard . While doing research, Winkel met Maciej's wife Agnieszka (played by Krystyna Janda), his mother, and Maciej's old colleague. It is mainly through her that Winkel learns about the trade unionist's career. The chronological review begins with the Polish riots in March in 1968. Maciej was a student leader at the time and tried to persuade his father to persuade the shipyard workers to march with the students. His father refuses. In 1970 there was a workers' uprising in Poland. This time it is the students who refuse to support the protest movement. Maciej's father is shot dead by the ZOMO units of the citizen militia during the unrest . After Maciej has a fit of rage during a student gathering, he is admitted to a mental hospital and decides to drop out of college to become a worker.
Maciej begins to work in the shipyard, but is fired after a short time because he tries to organize the workers and to organize an exhibition about the death of his father in his apartment. Shortly before the exhibition opens, this is prevented by the shipyard's head of personnel. After losing his job, Maciej begins to write protest letters underground. He was caught handing out leaflets and imprisoned for three months. When Maciej is released, he starts to work in the Gdańsk shipyard. He and other workers begin to build a protest movement that breaks out in the fall of 1980. The result of this strike is the establishment of the Solidarność union. As Winkel gradually learns the details of the story, he changes sides. He arrives at the shipyard on which he was struck and quits his job on the radio.
Maciej, his wife and father appear in the first film, The Marble Man . The viewer now learns in full about the tragic end of Mateusz Birkut. At the end of the first film, Agnieszka, a young director, seeks out Maciej, Mateusz Birkut's son. She had made a report about the life of Birkut and now wants to find out what he is doing now. From Maciej she learns about the death of his father. In the very last scene you see Agnieszka and Maciej full of optimism in the corridors of the film and television studio. Only in the sequel do you find out that Agnieszka fails with her project and loses her job.
Reviews
“A politically engaged film, arose from the immediacy of the situation; a passionate plea for human rights, democracy and trust in your own strength. "
Awards
The film entered the competition at the 1981 Cannes International Film Festival and won the Palme d'Or . Andrzej Wajda's film was also nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Foreign Film in 1982 .
literature
- Sabina Brändli: "The man made of iron". in film positions VSETH & VSU , Ed .: Science Fiction. - Andrzej Wajda. Documentation 1990. Association of Students at the University of VSU, Zurich 1990, without ISBN, pp. 66–71
Web links
- Man of Iron in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The iron man on filmpolski.pl with photos
- Article of the Frankfurter Rundschau
Individual evidence
- ↑ The man of iron. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 23, 2017 .