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Set in pre-World War II Poland, a man visits the sanatorium where his father is dying and enters the surreal world where he relives some of his past and encounters strangeness at every turn.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Mr. Bongo Worldwide
Other Authors: Has, Wojciech J. (Wojciech Jerzy), 1925-2000 (Director, Screenwriter), Nowicki, Jan, 1939- (Actor), Kondrat, Tadeusz, 1908-1994 (Actor), Orska, Irena (Actor), Schulz, Bruno, 1892-1942
Format: Video DVD
Language:Polish
Language Notes:In Polish with optional English subtitles.
Published: [Poland] : Mr. Bongo Worldwide, [2008]
Subjects:
Surrealism > Poland > Drama.
Sanatoriums > Poland > Drama.
Fathers and sons > Poland > Drama.
Poland > Social life and customs > 1918-1945 > Drama.
Schulz, Bruno, > 1892-1942 > Film and video adaptations.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Polish.
Fantasy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Description
Summary:Set in pre-World War II Poland, a man visits the sanatorium where his father is dying and enters the surreal world where he relives some of his past and encounters strangeness at every turn.
"Surrealistyczna opowieść o przemijaniu i nieuchronności śmierci. Bohater odwiedza sanatorium w którym umarł jego ojciec, wraca pamięcią do swego dzieciństwa usiłując przywrócić tamten świat"--Container.
Item Description:Information taken from container and Internet Movie Database.
Based on the novel by Bruno Schulz.
Originally produced in 1973.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 disc (124 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; PAL.
Audience:Viewer discretion is advised. Contains nudity.
Production Credits:Director, Wojciech J. Has.