Nóż w wodzie : Knife in the water /
A middle-aged journalist and his wife invite a footloose young hitch-hiker aboard their sail-boat for a Sunday outing in the Polish lake district. Like two peacocks, the men proceed to flaunt their virility before the woman, revealing a cynical sadism on the part of the husband and a growing resentm...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Polish |
| Language Notes: | In Polish with English subtitles. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
2003 +
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| Edition: | Special ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
215. |
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| Summary: | A middle-aged journalist and his wife invite a footloose young hitch-hiker aboard their sail-boat for a Sunday outing in the Polish lake district. Like two peacocks, the men proceed to flaunt their virility before the woman, revealing a cynical sadism on the part of the husband and a growing resentment in the knife-wielding youth. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1962. Full screen presentation. Aspect ratio 1.33:1. Disc 2 contains a collection of Roman Polanski's short films from 1957-1962, including Murder, Teeth smile, Break up the dance, Two men and a wardrobe, The lamp, When angels fall, The fat and the lean, and Mammals. Special features: New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound; video interview with director Roman Polanski and co-screenwriter, Jerzy Skolimowki; a collection of rare publicity and production skills; English subtitle translation by Roman Polanski. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital mono. |
| Awards: | "Winner of the International Film Critics' Award at the Venice Film Festival in 1962." |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Jerzy Lipman ; editor, Halina Pruger ; music, Krzysztof T. Komeda. |
| ISBN: | 0780023269 |