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Krzysztof ZanussiScreenplay:
Krzysztof ZanussiCinematography:
Edward KlosinskiComposer:
Wojciech KilarCast:
Piotr Garlicki, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Christine Paul-Podlasky, Mariusz Dmochowski, Wojciech Alaborski, Joanna Pacuła, Dorota Kaminska, Joanna Żółkowska (more)VOD (1)
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In this dramatic and wickedly subversive portrayal of the tense conflict between students and teachers at a country summer school for linguistics, Krzysztof Zanussi offers a subtle but fierce critique of Communist Party politics and the precariousness of success in a socialist society. (MUBI)
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An excellent film that once again shows the power of older Polish cinema - I should probably check out some new ones. Besides having had the "fortune" to spend some time at a Czech university as an academic staff member and knowing that it still operates very similarly, I must appreciate the excellently developed characters.
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Another Zanussi journey into the depths of the soul of a Polish university student. In The Structure of Crystal, I found it almost charming, in The Illumination somewhat destructive and audience-unfriendly to the point of being unacceptable. And here? The protective coloring may have a noble tendency, but if one is engaged in studying oneself, one could take a very, very negative attitude toward academia. Indeed, it could cause one moral unease.
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