The Saragossa Manuscript [Region 2]
by Wojciech Has
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Actor: Aleksander Fogiel, Iga Cembrzynska-Kondratiuk, Joanna Jedryka, Kazimierz Opalinski, Zbigniev CybulskiDirector: Wojciech Has
DVD: Region Code 2
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Polish (Original Language)
Format: PAL
Running Time: 182 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-12-01
Studio: Mr Bongo Films
Movie Reviews of The Saragossa Manuscript [Region 2]
Movie Review: The Saragossa Manuscript is absolutely delightful
Summary: 5 Stars
The Saragossa Manuscript (Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie) is a classic Polish film directed by Wojciech Has. The story is not straightforward and resembles a complicated tapestry. It begins with two men from opposing armies finding a book during the Napoleonic wars in Spain. The book describes the adventures of one of the soldier's ancestors, Alfonse Van Worden (Zbigniew Cybulski). We watch Van Worden's adventures and the people he meets tell him their stories. Like a nesting egg, the movie becomes a story in a story in a story. The stories interlink and overlap, each filling us in with details the others where not aware of.
The Saragossa Manuscript looks beautiful in black and white, its music is just as appealing and acts as a frame to this wonderful portrait. The theme of this film also adds to its richness as it combines the supernatural with great storytelling. It nearly resembles a horror with creepy ghosts and ghouls, but is also humorous and erotic. The buxom women in this film are beautiful and give it an alluring aura and invigorating energy. Albeit the story is sophisticated, many of the tales are about normal people and even resemble a romance at times. We are left to wonder if the supernatural events are actual or just tricks.
I think The Saragossa Manuscript is absolutely delightful. Running three hours in long, every minute is enjoyable and adds to the overall story. I consider it to be a one of the best Polish movies of all time and may even appeal to those who usually don't watch world cinema.
Summary of The Saragossa Manuscript [Region 2]
During Napoleon's invasion of Spain, two soldiers discover a strange manuscript at an Inn. The book chronicles the adventures of Alfonso van Worden (Zbigniew Cybulski - Ashes and Diamonds). Alfonso's passage through the dangerous Sierra Morena Mountains is repeatedly interrupted by seemingly random encounters with an assortment of larger than life figures. Tunisian princesses inform Alfonso that he is their cousin and their betrothed; an occult scholar ensnares Alfonso with confounding stories about feuds between Merchants and hardships faced by gypsies. And of course, Alfonso never did expect the Spanish Inquisition. Adapted from explorer Jan Potocki's magnum opus, Wojciech Has' The Saragossa Manuscript is a major cult film of the 1960s. Its admirers include film-makers Luis Buñuel and David Lynch as well as musician Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead. Its approach to storytelling, admiringly described by comics artist Neil Gaiman as 'a labyrinth inside a maze', features stories within stories; alternatively frightening and comical in its mind-bending exploration of human nature.Similar DVD Movies
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