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The Saragossa Manuscript(Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie)

  • Dir: Wojciech Jerzy Has

  • Poland, 1965, Polish, 182mins, DCP

  • Cast: Zbigniew Cybulski, Iga Cembrzyńska, Elżbieta Czyżewska

Among the most spellbinding formal filmic experiments, this Gothic fantasy is an engrossing adventure in meta-narrative and visual invention. Transforming Jan Potocki’s 19th-century picaresque novel into concentric cinematic circles, Has unfolds an endlessly rich tapestry of stories within stories, weaving together Moorish temptresses, a one-eyed madman, bandits, and gypsy storytellers in the labyrinthine plot. Penderecki’s haunting score combines with the ascetic images to create a phantasmagoric world of returning time, evoking a playful meditation on reality and illusion. Admired by Scorsese and Lynch, this cult legend becomes Has’ most enduringly influential achievement.

 

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The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project through the Film Development Fund.
The funding support bears no relationship whatsoever to the content of, or views expressed in this project.

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project through the Film Development Fund.
The funding support bears no relationship whatsoever to the content of, or views expressed in this project.