Przypadek : Blind chance /
Facing an unclear future, Witek, an earnest young Polish medical student, chooses to put his education on hold. What happens next spawns into three successive scenarios depending on whether Witek catches or misses his train--giving him three different futures. Whether as an idealistic Communist Part...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Polish |
| Language Notes: | In Polish with optional English subtitles. |
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New York, NY :
Kino on Video,
[2004]
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| Series: | Films of Krzysztof Kieślowski.
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| Summary: | Facing an unclear future, Witek, an earnest young Polish medical student, chooses to put his education on hold. What happens next spawns into three successive scenarios depending on whether Witek catches or misses his train--giving him three different futures. Whether as an idealistic Communist Party member, an ambivalent dissident or a devoted healer and husband, the young Pole's destiny is shaped by a troubled present poised to engulf him. |
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| Item Description: | "Kino International." Originally produced as a motion picture in 1981; originally released in 1987. Enhanced for 16x9 TVs. Special features: Interview with supervisor/censor Irena Strzakowska -- Interview with filmmaker Agnieszka Holland -- Interview with Kieślowski scholar Annette Insdorf -- Ćwiczenia warsztatowe = Workshop exercises (b&w, 1986, 12 min.), a short film by Marcel Lozinski in Polish with English subtitles -- Kieślowski filmography -- Theatrical trailer -- A Kieślowski trailer gallery. "K356 DVD"--Disc surface. "K356"--Container. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Zdjęcia, Krzysztof Pakulski ; muzyka, Wojciech Kilar ; montaż, Elżbieta Kurkowska. |