Sweet Rush
- Poland
- 2009
- 85'
- FPFF’s 50 for 51: Wajda’s Actresses
The plot in the film is a structure of multiple narrations happening simultaneously: the life of Marta and a teenager infatuated with her, the film about Marta where its director appears in the flesh, and the real events that happened in the life of Krystyna Janda, who plays Marta. In this film, Andrzej Wajda returns to the theory of Eros and Thanatos, focusing on the different faces of death as the inherent aspect of human fate. This is an absolutely unique film experience that combines adaptations of short stories written by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz and Sándor Márai, and a shocking personal narration from Krystyna Janda.
- Directed by: Andrzej Wajda
- Screenplay: Andrzej Wajda, based on motifs from the short story ‘Tatarak’ (‘Calamus’) by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, confessions of Krystyna Janda, and the short story ‘Rendelés előtt.’
- Photography: Paweł Edelman
- Music: Paweł Mykietyn
- Production Design: Magdalena Dipont
- Costume Design: Magdalena Biedrzycka
- Cast: Krystyna Janda, Paweł Szajda, Jan Englert, Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak, Roman Kłosowski
One of the most brilliant Polish film and theatre directors, one of the originators of Polish Film School. He is the author of such film gems as ‘Kanał / Sewer,’ ‘Popiół i diament / Ashes and Diamonds,’ ‘Człowiek z marmuru / Man of Marble,’ ‘Człowiek z żelaza / Man of Iron,’ or ‘Katyń.’ His films frequently dealt with historic events, memory, and moral dilemmas of individuals, combining artistic cinema with profound social and political commentaries. He received the Honorary Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Palme d’Or Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. 2026 is celebrated as the Year of Andrzej Wajda to commemorate the hundredth birth anniversary of the film director and his outstanding contribution to the history of both Polish and international cinema.
