Liquid crystal display

A liquid crystal display comprising:

• a pair of substrates provided opposite to each other;
• a liquid crystal having negative dielectric constant anisotropy sealed between the pair of substrates;
• an alignment film formed on each of surfaces of the pair of substrates facing each other for vertically aligning the liquid crystal, the film being formed using a material comprising polyamic acid or polyimide including an epoxy inclusive cross linking agent at a concentration of no more than 0.01% by weight inclusive;
• a polymer layer formed in the vicinity of the alignment film and sandwich between the alignment film and the liquid crystal;
• and
• a pixel electrode on at least one of the pair of substrates;
• wherein the pixel electrode comprises a plurality of linear electrodes intersecting with each other and a plurality of stripe-shaped electrodes obliquely branching from at least one of the plurality of linear electrodes, and a fine slit between adjacent stripe-shaped electrodes.