Polish Cinema Classics Vol.III - 3-DVD Box Set ( Rejs / Barwy ochronne / Dreszcze ) ( A Trip Down the River / Camouflage / Shivers )

Polish Cinema Classics Vol.III - 3-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

~~$60.99~~ $54.97

Original Title: Rejs / Barwy ochronne / Dreszcze
Alternate Title: A Trip Down the River / Camouflage / Shivers
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Rotterdam International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Polish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Polish ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
102 min + 44 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
3-DVD Set
Anamorphic Widescreen
Box Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White
Booklet
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1970 - 1981 and produced in:
Poland ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Marek Piwowski
Krzysztof Zanussi
Wojciech Marczewski

Written By:
Andrzej Barszczynski
Janusz Glowacki
Krzysztof Zanussi
Wojciech Marczewski

Actors:
Stanislaw Tym ..... KO Instructor
Jolanta Lothe ..... Young Girl
Wanda Stanislawska-Lothe ..... Mamoniowa
Jerzy Dobrowolski ..... Instructor's Friend
Andrzej Dobosz ..... Philosopher
Feridun Erol ..... Seaman
Jan Himilsbach ..... Sidorowski
Jerzy Karaszkiewicz ..... Angler
Zdzislaw Maklakiewicz ..... Engineer Mamon
Maciej Michalak ..... Passenger
Ryszard Pietruski ..... Captain
Wojciech Pokora ..... Passenger
Roman Suszko ..... Passenger
Waclaw Antczak ..... Commission Member
Janusz Bezamson ..... Passenger
Piotr Garlicki ..... Jaroslaw Kruszynski
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz ..... Jakub Szelestowski
Christine Paul-Podlasky ..... Nelly Livington-Pawluk
Mariusz Dmochowski ..... Vice Dean
Wojciech Alaborski ..... Kiszewski
Mieczyslaw Banasik ..... Jozef
Krystyna Bigelmajer ..... Zofia
Jadwiga Colonna-Walewska ..... Deanery Manager
Alfred Freudenheim ..... Official
Marian Glinka ..... Resort Manager
Anna Grzeszczak ..... Girl in Kitchen
Iwona Sloczynska ..... Ania
Krystyna Sznerr-Mierzejewska ..... Magda
Lech Emfazy Stefanski ..... Assistant Professor
Marek Wojciechowski ..... Franek
Tomasz Hudziec ..... Tomek Zukowski
Teresa Marczewska ..... Girl guide
Marek Kondrat ..... Tutor
Zdzislaw Wardejn ..... Inspector
Wladyslaw Kowalski ..... Father
Teresa Sawicka ..... Mother
Jerzy Binczycki ..... Teacher Cebula
Bogdan Koca ..... Tutor
Zygmunt Bielawski ..... Centre manager
Boguslaw Linda ..... UB-officer
Mieczyslaw Janowski ..... Tutor
Wiktor Grotowicz ..... Headmaster
Marian Opania ..... Zbyszek
Ryszard Kotys ..... Guard
Gosia Dobrowolska ..... Malgosia

Synopsis:

A third volume of our acclaimed POLISH CINEMA CLASSICS series. Second Run DVD presents three celebrated works of Polish Cinema, fully restored and presented from new HD digital transfers with restored picture and sound with new English subtitle translations. All three films are released for the first time ever in the UK. Marek Piwowski THE CRUISE (Rejs, 1970) Regarded as Polish cinema's first cult film, Piwowski's absurdist comedy parodies life in the (then) People's Republic of Poland, reducing a weekend river cruise to a hilarious satire of the entire Communist system. CAMOUFLAGE (Barwy ochronne, 1976) A milestone in Polish cinema, CAMOUFLAGE probes deeply into the moral fabric of the society underlying Poland's regime. SHIVERS (Dreszcze, 1981) SHIVERS is a coming-of-age story set in the 1950s at a Stalinist youth camp. 13 year old Tomek is sent to a camp where he falls under the spell of a an idealistic but manipulative young woman.

A third volume of our acclaimed POLISH CINEMA CLASSICS series. Second Run DVD presents three celebrated works of Polish Cinema, fully restored and presented from new HD digital transfers with restored picture and sound with new English subtitle translations. All three films are released for the first time ever in the UK. Marek Piwowski THE CRUISE (Rejs, 1970) Regarded as Polish cinema's first cult film, Piwowski's absurdist comedy parodies life in the (then) People's Republic of Poland, reducing a weekend river cruise to a hilarious satire of the entire Communist system. Piwowski's gift of observation, humour and an acute awareness of national pathology have made THE CRUISE one of Poland's most popular and widely-known films of the 1970s. Krzysztof Zanussi - CAMOUFLAGE (Barwy ochronne, 1976) A milestone in Polish cinema, CAMOUFLAGE probes deeply into the moral fabric of the society underlying Poland's regime. What Zanussi finds there - corruption, disillusionment, and a generally confused set of public and moral values - marks CAMOUFLAGE among Zanussi s greatest and most politically subversive works. Wojciech Marczewski - SHIVERS (Dreszcze, 1981) SHIVERS is a coming-of-age story set in the 1950s at a Stalinist youth camp. 13 year old Tomek is sent to a camp where he falls under the spell of a an idealistic but manipulative young woman. His captivation with this woman parallels his growing enchantment with Stalinist ideology, and Marczewski's film daringly explores themes of erotic and political fascinations, and of institutional indoctrination and manipulation. All three films are presented in new HD digital transfers with restored picture and sound, and will feature newly filmed, exclusive interviews with the filmmakers + Booklets featuring newly commissioned essays on each film.

A Trip Down the River (1970)
A stowaway on a cruise ship is mistaken for an entertainment director.
Camouflage (1977)
A group of students are spending the summer vacation at a university camp studying the science of linguistics. One of the camp directors, Jaroslaw, is a young professor who prefers the straightforward, intimate approach to students. He is opposed in his liberal views by Jakub, who likes to manipulate people. There is a confrontation from the beginning when Jaroslaw allows to attend the seminar a student who presents the views not according to the official line. In the end, a jury prize is given to mediocre paper, while the suspected school of thought still draws a recommendation. Finally the deputy rector arrives for the closing ceremonies, and since he disfavors the line of thought awarded by the recommendation the tensions rise. They climax when student in question bites the rector in the ear while receiving recommendation. The confrontation results in a scandal and the police is called in.
Shivers (1981)
Set in the early 1950's, during the Stalin's Personality Cult. The story opens in a provincial town. Tomek's father, a former member of the Home Army is arrested so the mother is left with the task of raising two kids alone. The neighbor upstairs commits suicide when her husband is also arrested and transported to the prison camp. It's winter so the kids keep their hands warm at school by hand-beating themselves. The teachers at school are mean, narrow minded idealists, When they ask the kids who goes to church on Sundays, the whole class stands up to defeat the purpose of the propaganda lesson. Tomek is sent to the training school in the summer. There he absorbs most of the ideology pumped into his head, and when his father is released from prison he finds another boy he has left.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 21 April, 2016.