| Title |
Blind chance / producer, Jacek Szeligowski ; written and directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski. |
| Edition |
Blu-ray special edition. |
| OCLC |
ocn915633173 |
| ISBN |
1681430479 |
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9781681430478 |
| Music number |
CC2529BD The Criterion Collection |
| Publisher |
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015] |
| Description |
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical stereo rda. |
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widescreen (1.66:1) |
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video file Blu-Ray region A rda. |
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Motion picture. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Voyeurism -- Drama.
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Infatuation -- Drama.
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Medical students -- Poland -- Drama.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Political films.
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| System details note |
Blu-ray, region A; widescreen (1.66:1 aspect ratio) presentation; uncompressed stereo. |
| Cast |
Boguslaw Linda, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Boguslawa Pawelec, Marzena Trybala, Jacek Borkowski, Jacek Sas-Uchrynowski, Adam Ferency, Irena Byrska, Monika Godzik, Zygmunt Hübner, Jerzy Stuhr, Kazimiera Nogajówna, Stefania Iwiska, Bogdan Niewinowski, Piotr Skarga, Piotr Loretz, Jacek Kaczmarski, Maciej Maciejewski, Kazimierz Jaworksi, Miroslaw Siedler. |
| Creation/Production credits |
Producer, Jacek Szeligowski ; director of photography, Krzysztof Pakulski ; music, Wojciech Kilar ; production designer, Rafal Waltenberger ; editor, Elbieta Kurkowska ; costume design, Agnieszka Domaniecka ; guest singer, Jacek Kaczmarski. |
| 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. |
| Language note |
Polish dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| General note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1981. |
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"This is the 1981 version of the film with censored fragments restored" --Opening screens, English subtitle. |
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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 Kielowski. |
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New, restored 4k digital transfer of the original uncensored film, approved by cinematographer Krzysztof Pakulski |
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