A 2007 film by Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda reflects on the Katyn Massacre, a mass execution of Polish soldiers by the Russian Red Army in 1940, and will be included when Wajda is honored at New York’s Film Society at Lincoln Center with a retrospective of his many movies. Wajda is known as Poland’s foremost filmmaker, a man with an extensive oeuvre and deep sensibilities, he has long been considered to directly express the struggle, joy, and perseverance of the Polish people.
* Katyn: An appraisal in the NY Times
* The Story and History of the Katyn Massacre
* Andrzej Wajda: The Filmaker’s Official Site
* Wajda’s Movies: IDMb
* Background Information: Katyn, the movie
* The Critics Speak: Rotten Tomatoes
