Wałęsa by Wałęsa
Poland2015documentary70'Pokaz specjalny (2024)
Lech Wałęsa. One of the most important and at the same time most colourful figures in Polish history. In communist Poland he was a simple electrician, then he led the downfall of communism in Poland, and consequently in other countries of Eastern Europe. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 1983, President of Poland from 1990 to 1995. The film tells the incredible story of Lech Wałęsa and his wife Danuta. This is accompanied by surprising, dramatic and often comical archive footage, which allows us to put the story together almost in a fictional way.
- directed by
- Andrzej Fidyk
Screenwriter and director of more than 40 documentaries, winner of dozens of film festivals. For many years head of the Documentary Department in TVP1. Three-time winner of the Wiktor award in the category of television creator. He ended his cooperation with TVP in 2016. Professor of the art of filmmaking. Head of the Directing Department at the Film School in Katowice. Member of the Polish Film Academy and the European Film Academy.
- cinematography
- Adam Fręśko
- script
- Andrzej Fidyk
- cast
- Lech Wałęsa, Danuta Wałęsa
- music
- Bartłomiej Woźniak
- sound
- Staszek Kolenda
- editing
- Robert Mańkowski
- production
- Klaudiusz Frydrych, Sylwia Wilkos
- Photo
