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A compelling drama about the difficulty of reconciling political ideals with personal happiness. This unforgettable film follows Witek, a medical student with an uncertain future in Communist Poland; the movie dramatizes Witek's journey as a series of different possibilities, suggesting that ch...

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Other Authors:	Kieślowski, Krzysztof, 1941-1996 (Screenwriter), Linda, Bogusław (Actor), Łomnicki, Tadeusz, 1927-1992 (Actor), Zapasiewicz, Zbigniew, 1934-2009 (Actor), Pawelec, Bogusława, 1954- (Actor), Trybala, Marzena, 1950- (Actor), Ferency, Adam, 1951- (Actor), Byrska, Irena (Actor), Goździk, Monika (Actor), Hübner, Zygmunt (Actor), Stuhr, Jerzy (Actor), Iwińska, Stefania, 1928-1988 (Actor), Pakulski, Krzysztof (director of photography.), Kilar, Wojciech (composer (expression)), Domaniecka, Agnieszka (Costume designer), Kaczmarski, Jacek (Actor, Singer), Sobolewski, Tadeusz, 1947- (interviewee (expression)), Holland, Agnieszka, 1948- (interviewee (expression))
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	Polish
Language Notes:	Polish dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Published:	[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
Edition:	Blu-ray special edition.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 772.
Subjects:	Voyeurism > Drama. Infatuation > Drama. Medical students > Poland > Drama. Infatuation. Medical students. Voyeurism. Poland. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Polish. Feature films. Fiction films. Political films. Drama.

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Summary:	A compelling drama about the difficulty of reconciling political ideals with personal happiness. This unforgettable film follows Witek, a medical student with an uncertain future in Communist Poland; the movie dramatizes Witek's journey as a series of different possibilities, suggesting that chance rules our lives as much as choice. First suppressed and then censored by the Polish government.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1981; originally released in 1987. "This is the 1981 version of the film with censored fragments restored" --Opening screens, English subtitle. New, restored 4k digital transfer of the original uncensored film, approved by cinematographer Krzysztof Pakulski Special features: "Blind chance" unshelved (interview with Polish film critic Tadeusz Sobolewski discussing the film); Agnieszka Holland (interview with filmmaker Agnieszka Holland from 2003 discussing the film); Censored (nine sections from the film originally censored in Poland). Insert includes an essay by film critic Dennis Lim and a 1993 interview about the film with director Krzysztof Kieślowski.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Format:	Blu-ray, region A; widescreen (1.66:1 aspect ratio) presentation; uncompressed stereo.
Production Credits:	Producer, Jacek Szeligowski ; director of photography, Krzysztof Pakulski ; music, Wojciech Kilar ; production designer, Rafał Waltenberger ; editor, Elżbieta Kurkowska ; costume design, Agnieszka Domaniecka ; guest singer, Jacek Kaczmarski.
ISBN:	1681430479 9781681430478