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Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of SzukalskiBy Ireneusz Dobrowolski

In a Nutshell

This investigative Netflix documentary from director Ireneusz Dobrowolski spotlights the forgotten genius and controversial history of Polish sculptor Stanisław Szukalski.

Favorite Quote

Is Szukalski a few passages in a journal which nobody really read in the 1930s, or is Szukalski the whole life of Szukalski? The California, the various friends, the re-imagination … of self?

Timothy Snyder, historian

Introduction

Have you ever heard of Polish-American sculptor Stanisław Szukalski?

Despite being regularly compared to the greatest artists of all time, including Leonardo da Vinci and Auguste Rodin, Szukalski's elaborate, provocative, and deeply imaginative work has largely been forgotten.

Ireneusz Dobrowolski is an award-winning Polish director whose films primarily address Polish history and the impact of World War II on the country.

Produced by George DiCaprio and his son, the actor Leonardo DiCaprio – who both knew Szukalski in his later life – this investigative Netflix documentary brings together artists, academics, and Szukalski's friends to consider his life and work.

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