Knife in the Water = : Nóz w Wodzie

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Call Number: DVD FLC-POL Knife
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Originally released as a motion picture in 1962.
Disc 2 contains a collection of Roman Polanski's short films from 1957-1962, including Murder, Teeth smile, Break up the dance, Two men and a wardrobe, The lamp, When angels fall, The fat and the lean, and Mammals.
Special features: New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound; video interview with director Roman Polanski and co-screenwriter, Jerzy Skolimowki; a collection of rare publicity and production skills; English subtitle translation by Roman Polanski.
Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, Zgmunt Malanowicz.
A middle-aged journalist and his wife invite a footloose young hitch-hiker aboard their sail-boat for a Sunday outing in the Polish lake district. Like two peacocks, the men proceed to flaunt their virility before the woman, revealing a cynical sadism on the part of the husband and a growing resentment in the knife-wielding youth.
DVD; Dolby digital mono.; RSDL dual layer; 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Contents: Short films, 1957-1962.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Wonderful. submitted by AGAPHD on June 15, 2020, 9:32pm A classic. This film is so beautifully composed and plotted. The soundtrack is also perfect. The extra shorts are worth watching too -- a fascinating glimpse into the themes that still haunt Polanski.