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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| Other Authors / Creators: | Kieślowski, Krzysztof, 1941-1996. Szeligowski, Jacek. Linda, Bogusław. Pawelec, Bogusława, 1954- Łomnicki, Tadeusz, 1927-1992. Trybala, Marzena, 1950- Goździk, Monika. Pakulski, Krzysztof. Kilar, Wojciech. |
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| Other Corporate Authors / Creators: | Zespół Filmowy TOR. Film Polski. MK2 Productions. Kino International Corporation. |
| Format: | DVD |
| Language: | Polish |
| Language notes: | Polish dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Imprint: | New York : Kino on Video, [2004] |
| Series: | Films of Krzysztof Kieślowski.
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| Other title: | Ćwiczenia warsztatowe. |
| 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: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1981, originally released in 1987. Special features: interview with supervisor/censor Irena Strzakowska; interview with filmmaker Agnieszka Holland; interview with Kieślowski scholar Annette Insdorf; "Workshop exercises" (Polish title: Ćwiczenia warsztatowe ; b&w, 1986, 12 min.), a short film by Marcel Lozinski in Polish with English subtitles; Kieślowski filmography; theatrical trailer; a Kieślowski trailer gallery. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details: | DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Krzysztof Pakulski ; editor, Elżbieta Kurkowska ; music, Wojciech Kilar ; costume designer, Agnieszka Domaniecka ; production designer, Rafal Waltenberger. |
| Cast: | Bogusław Linda, Bogusława Pawelec, Tadeusz Łomnicki, Marzena Trybala, Monika Goździk. |