Danton

Pros: Engaging subject matter, excellent performances, good costumes and interior sets
Cons: Too obviously a dramatization of history, poor crowd scenes, poor dubbing for the Polish actors

Here's a film that will transport you back to Paris, at the height of the French Revolution, during the reign of terror. It's not one of the best historical epics that I've ever encountered, but you can't beat the subject matter and the ...

Pros: direction, script, cast, costumes
Cons: supporting characters are fully explained

In America, Polish director Andrzej Wajda remains completely obscure. In Europe, it is a different story, where many of his movies have received awards at film festivals. While American recognition has been slow in coming, he will receive an Honorary...