Story of youth during the German occupation of Poland in World War II who come to adulthood through love and adversity.Story of youth during the German occupation of Poland in World War II who come to adulthood through love and adversity.Story of youth during the German occupation of Poland in World War II who come to adulthood through love and adversity.
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- TriviaFirst feature film directed by Andrzej Wajda.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Stach Mazur: I was born here in the slums, on the outskirts of Warsaw. I grew up in poverty. Here I made my first friends and had my first lessons. I often had it rough as a kid, because I couldn't tell my friends from my enemies. I was too trusting and relied on my swift legs and strong fists. My Ma kept me on a short leash and tried to push me off to work. But I took it as typical woman's nagging, preferring to play knives with my buddies instead.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Zbyszek (1969)
- SoundtracksStändchen
Composed by Franz Schubert
This is a very gritty and realistic movie, which was apparently made to celebrate the anniversary of the Communist Party in Poland. It is interesting how the director, Andrzej Wajda, didn't quite make the movie which the Party had hoped he would make.
On the DVD edition I watched there was an extended interview with Andrzej Wajda which is also very worthwhile. He explains how he did not really know what he was doing when he made A Generation and that the final product was not really what he had been asked to make. After some delay the Party did agree to release the movie.
- terceiro-2
- Feb 4, 2013
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $24,114
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1