The exclusive pleasures of being a second generation intelligent: Representation of social class in the films of Andrzej Waja

From: Canadian Slavonic Papers | Date: September 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Moj ojciec... ... inteligentem w pierwszym pokoleniu. Szczyce sie tym, ze ja dzie ki niemu jestem juz inteligentem w drugim pokoleniu.

My father... was a first generation inteligent. I am proud that thanks to him I am an inteligent of the second generation.

Andrzej Wajda, Interview with Manana Chyb

ABSTRACT: This article discusses Wajda's discourse on class. First it identifies the most important problems the concept raises when applied to Wajda's characters and narratives. Next, it discusses the director's representation and evaluation of three types of characters: the intelligentsia, the ...

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