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Ashes and Diamonds

Movie · 1958 · 97 min

A somber, beautifully photographed slow drift through one night of doubt and doomed romance, heavy with the weight of history.

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1958 film by Andrzej Wajda
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Year
1958
Runtime
97 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • love
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Andrzej Wajda
Written by
Andrzej Wajda, Jerzy Andrzejewski
Starring
Zbigniew Cybulski, Bogumił Kobiela, Barbara Krafftówna, Ewa Krzyżewska, Halina Kwiatkowska, Zofia Czerwińska, Tadeusz Kalinowski, Stanisław Milski
Cinematography
Jerzy Wójcik
Runtime
97 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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