Man of Marble

Man of Marble

Directed by Andrzej Wajda

Produced by Zespół Filmowy "X"

1977153 min7.0 / 10

A cerebral, melancholic investigation into how propaganda and state power erase individual identity, told through a filmmaker's pursuit of a disappeared hero.

A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.

Questions people ask

  • Is Man of Marble sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Man of Marble violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Man of Marble end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Man of Marble easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Man of Marble scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

66/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity84

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise47

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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