When dreaming big (The Promised Land, 1975)

The Promised Land by Andrzej Wajda is kind of a movie landscape of the city based on the novel written by Władysław Reymont at the end of XIX century. It portraits visual sphere of the city of Łódź in which dominate factory chimneys, smog and crowded streets but the film also vividly considers social classes; highlights capitalistic pursuits and weak morality of wealthy. After Reymont, the director of the movie takes a close look at characters, their hearts and souls and does not fear of being direct or critical. It is quite a masterpiece.