Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 5
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 1
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Release Date: Dec 6, 1976 Wide
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The postwar history of Poland is seen through the experiences of a succession of directors of a large industrial plant. The movie is based on a popular television mini-series, Managers. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
Dec 6, 1976 Wide
Aug 17, 2004
All Critics (5) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (1) | DVD (2)
Overcast freshman feature
An eye-opening emphasis on the ramifications of Polish bureaucracy.
Kieslowski said it was a film of contradiction, compromise and hypocrisy, and indeed, through the story of the rise and fall of a big rural factory, he pits community against government, environment against industry, and ambition against responsibility.
Stark and darkly realistic study of the flaws inherent in the system
Portrait of a filmmaker in chrysalis, Kieslowski's feature film debut is uneven, but engaging.
Shot in an unforgiving documentary style, with only the sporadic use of an unsettling modernist score, the film calls not for radical social change but for contemplation.
The Scar This film is from Kino Video, which is a leader in international films. This is a polish film with English subtitles, about a chemical factory being but up and how it effects the community, and one honest man tries to get it all right. Reminds me of current day wal-mart's littering the countryside. All in all
September 22, 2010Super Reviewer
It's nicely directed from an obvious good director, but it's an overly dull film.
March 6, 2008
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