Portrait of a filmmaker in chrysalis, Kieslowski's feature film debut is uneven, but engaging.
The Scar (1976)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:4
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: In his first theatrically released film, legendary director Krzysztof Kieslowski begins his work in political commentary with a tale of a man, Stefan Bednarz (Franciszek Pieczka), who is chosen by... In his first theatrically released film, legendary director Krzysztof Kieslowski begins his work in political commentary with a tale of a man, Stefan Bednarz (Franciszek Pieczka), who is chosen by the Communist Party to supervise a construction project in his hometown, where he has not lived for many years. Despite his negative associations with the place, he returns in hopes of building a project that will revitalize the town. Unfortunately, he soon finds that local residents want nothing to do with the project, and are more interested in short-term goals -- disillusioned, he decides to resign from his position. [More]
Starring: Franciszek Pieczka, Mariusz Dmochowski, Jerzy Stuhr, Jan Skotnicki
Starring: Franciszek Pieczka, Mariusz Dmochowski, Jerzy Stuhr, Jan Skotnicki, Stanislaw Igar, Stanislaw Michalski, Michal Tarkowski, Andrzej Skupien, Halina Winiarska, Joanna Orzeszkowska, J. Bryniarska, Agnieszka Holland
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Composer: Stanislaw Radwan
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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.
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.
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