In 17th Century Poland, a group of nuns are possessed by the devil, a situation allegedly caused by a clergyman who sexually enticed the women. Among the group who arrive to do an exorcism is a young and innocent priest - and he has a strange and unorthodox plan to free Satan's victims...
Kawalerowicz's celebrated film is considered one of the finest achievements of Polish cinema. Employing a classic Hitchcockian premise - two people, one possibly a killer on the run, sharing a compartment on a crowded overnight train - Kawalerowicz turns a thriller into an intriguing character study of ordinary people in unusual circumstances. Featuring impressive performances from Lucyna Winnicka (Mother Joan of the Angels), Zbigniew Cybulski (the 'Polish James Dean') and Leon Niemczyk (Knife in the Water), Night Train is more than simply a thriller... taut and gripping but also suffused with humour and warmth and boasting a wonderful jazz score by renowned composer Andrzej Trzaskowski.
A 4-DVD set comprising four remarkable films (all available for the first time in the UK) from some of Polish cinemas most vital and provocative talents. All four films are newly remastered from brand new HD materials.Titles Comprise:Eroica: Andrzej Munk's two-part anti-war poem is a darkly comic, intelligent and insightful satire on duty, courage and heroism.Night Train: Night Train (1959): Jerzy Kawalerowicz's homage to Hitchcock. Two people - one of whom may be a vicious murderer - on the run and on a train bound for the Baltic coast. Taut and gripping with a wonderful jazz score.Innocent Sorcerers: Innocent Sorcerers (1960): Following after his renowned War Trilogy, Andrzej Wajda made this provocative film about contemporary youth from a script co-written by Jerzy Skolimowski. A young womanising doctor meets his match in the form of a spirited young woman.Goodbye, See You Tomorrow: Janusz Morgenstern's touching story of young love. With outstanding performances from Polish superstar Zbigniew Cybulski (known as the 'Polish James Dean') and a young Roman Polanski, and with music by the great Polish composer Krzysztof Komeda (Rosemary's Baby).
In 17th Century Poland a group of nuns are possessed by the devil a situation allegedly caused by a clergyman who sexually enticed the women. Among the group who arrive to do an exorcism is a young and innocent priest - and he has a strange and unorthodox plan to free Satan's victims...
Three years work produced this magnificent wide screen spectacle with a cast of thousands. It is the story of Ramesse and his fight to survive at the head of the imperial armies in the crumbling Egyptain empire that was being eroded by vast expenditure in gold on foreign wars temples tombs and the Pharaoh's court...
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