Presents excerpts of Polish film director Andrzej Wajda's lecture 'Pan Tadeusz--Polishness and Universalism in Literature and the Cinema,' given on January 19, 2000 at the Warsaw University in Poland. Film adaptation of poem 'Pan Tadeusz,' by Adam Mickiewicz; Universal character of human nature; Examination of different aspects of cinematic art; Prescription for a successful artist.