KNIFE IN THE WATER
Nos W Wodzie / The Young Lover

A successful man and his sexually frustrated wife pick up a hitchhiker on their way to a weekend yachting trip. The film explores the various conflicts which develop between these three characters who have been thrown together for a brief period of time. The various shifts and balances, rivalries and game playing are intimately explored until the explosive conclusion. Polanski's first feature. This moody thriller was widely acclaimed and nominated for an Oscar as the best foreign film.

Directed by Roman Polanski. Screenplay by Polanski, Jerzy Skolimowski, Jajub Goldberg. Photo; Jerry Lipman. With Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, Zygmunt Malanowicz.

Poland. 1962. 95 minutes. Subtitled.
ISBN 1-55881-126-5
$19.95

ASHES & DIAMONDS

Acclaimed film set during the close of WWII. A Communist resistance fighter assassinates the wrong man & becomes hunted by his own comrades. A powerful condemnation of all political fanaticism. Directed by Andrezej Wajda.

Poland 1958 104 min.
ISBN: 1-55881-128-1.
$19.95