Knife in the Water (1963)
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Reviews Counted: 25 Fresh: 25 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Synopsis: Roman Polanski's first feature-length film is a suspenseful three-person chamber drama reminiscent of the work of Ingmar Bergman. KNIFE IN THE WATER was filmed in the director's native Poland and financed through government subsidies. Although denounced by local authorities as devoid... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, Zygmunt Malanowicz
Director: Roman Polanski
Screenwriter: Jerzy Skolimowski, Roman Polanski, Jakub Goldberg
Producer: Stanislaw Zylewicz
Composer: Krzysztof Komeda
Screenwriter: Jerzy Skolimowski, Roman Polanski, Jakub Goldberg
Producer: Stanislaw Zylewicz
Composer: Krzysztof Komeda
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Knife In The Water is a claustrophobic, slow-burning expose of jealousy, spite and eroticism.
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12/14/07
'Knife in the Water,' Roman Polanki's first feature, strips bare the nature of human dealings and the will to dominate.
09/23/06
The acting, music and camerawork all weave together to create an unexpectedly magical, brilliantly crafted, intensely sensuous experience
08/27/06
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06/24/06
[The movie suggests that a] young man will either become like his corrupt elders, and presumably get a trophy woman of his own, or drown.... To Polanski, surviving in such a society, in such a world, is not the same as winning.
12/26/05
Builds up a sexual, generational, and violent tension in a straightforward manner, with hardly any dramatic contrivances.
03/13/05
When it comes to depicting people at their worst, Polanski is relatively restrained in his first outing, perhaps because of the sobering influence of Poland's Ministry of Culture.
04/09/04
A masterpiece of style and economy--a complex and delicately balanced tale with only three characters and one small set.
03/22/04
Jerzy Lipman's gorgeous black-and-white cinematography is instrumental in conveying the claustrophobia of the scenario.
11/04/03
Knife in the Water has one of those simple, clearly expressed narratives that grabs you and holds you even though not much goes on.
10/13/03
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