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1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Criterion collection #772
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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 Witek₂s 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
Originally released as a motion picture in 1981
Widescreen (1.66:1)
Special features: New interview with Polish film critic Tadeusz Sobolewski; Interview with filmmaker Agnieszka Holland from 2003; Nine sections from the film originally censored in Poland; Plus: an essay by film critic Dennis Lim and a 1003 interview about the film with director Krzysztof Kieślowski
Boguslaw Linda
Polish dialogue; English subtitles