Walesa on Film
If anyone were to film a biopic on Solidarity hero Lech Walesa, it would have to be famed Polish cinema master Andzej Wajda. The directed was in part motivated to focus on Walesa due to recent conspiracy theories in the press involving the Solidarity activist. "What worries and makes me angry today is the situation where the hero of Solidarity, Lech Walesa, who played such an important role in history, is being attacked by people who are nobodies in comparison with him,” Walesa told Variety recently, adding, “These people have emerged from nowhere. They represent the worst part of our society and I cannot come to terms with that.”
In addition, the script will be written by Agnieszka Holland, who is no stranger to Polish history herself. Holland is currently beginning work on a film she will direct about a World War II-era female spy.