Andrzej Smulski

Tadeusz Kantor's theatre piece "The Dead Class" is to be considered a fundamental work of 20iest century theatre history. Childhood memories, remembrance and the omnipresent sentiment of death are the material for this "dramatic seance" (as Kantor himself called it) that is located in the corner of a dark and indefinite space at the light of a simple bulb. Wajda's 1977 adaptation for TV, is one of the director's most obscure works, but definitely worthwhile.