Monday, October 13, 2008

Katyń

"Katyn," The New Yorker, October 20, 2008

The Oscar nominated "Katyń" (2007) tells the story of the Katyn Forest massacre of Polish soldiers by the Russians during World War II. This is considered director Andrzej Wajda's most important film- his father was a victim of the massacre. A Wajda retrospective is being shown at Lincoln Center from Oct. 17 through Nov. 13.

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4 comments:

ilana kohn said...

i love this piece! my new favorite

ilana kohn said...

the background works so nicely with the the figure

jashar said...

thanks, ilana!

Daniel Hertzberg said...

There's just something about guns that make them visually more appealing. This is a great piece Jashar! Great to see the sketches too.