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The End of Civilization: Three Films By Piotr Szulkin

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Number of Discs
3

Release Date
04/12/2023

Studio
Radiance Films

format
Blu-ray / Box Set (Limited Edition - Restored)

Duration
270

Certificate UK
15

Description

Masquerading as both works of science fiction and horror, Piotr Szulkin's satirical, surrealistic apocalypse trilogy is Polish cinema's best-kept secret. These highly imaginative works of fantasy are bound by a preoccupation with the machinations of power and a distinct, visual sensibility. In a radical reworking of the H.G. Wells classic, The War of the Worlds: Next Century, tells the story of Iron Idem (Roman Wilhelmi), a television host, who finds himself contending with a Martian invasion, whose takeover involves collaborating with the state and manipulating the populace through a media apparatus made up entirely of fake news. Meanwhile, in O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization, the survivors of a claustrophobic, subterranean world in ruins are pacified by Soft (Jerzy Stuhr), who engineers a mass collective dream of escape through means of a mythical vessel, The Ark. Finally, in the darkly comic Ga, Ga: Glory to the Heroes, Scope (Daniel Olbrychski) must be tried and convicted of a heinous crime for him to participate in a bloody, televised gladiator contest. Frequently butting heads with Polish authorities both before and after the collapse of Communism, writer and director Piotr Szulkin remains a unique visual stylist whose parables of power transcend easy genre pigeonholing.

Actor: Roman Wilhelmi
Actor: Marek Walczewski
Actor: Jan Nowicki
Actor: Kalina Jedrusik
Music: Jerzy Maksymiuk
Actor: Katarzyna Figura
Music: Jerzy Satanowski
Actor: Henryk Bista
Actor: Daniel Olbrychski
Cinematographer: Zygmunt Samosiuk
Actor: Krystyna Janda
Cinematographer: Edward Klosinski
Music: Józef Skrzek
Director: Piotr Szulkin
Writer: Piotr Szulkin
Actor: Mariusz Dmochowski
Actor: Mariusz Benoit
Actor: Jerzy Stuhr
Cinematographer: Witold Sobocinski
Actor: Jerzy Trela

Main Format
Blu-ray

Keyword Index
The End of Civilization: Three Films By Piotr Szulkin|Roman Wilhelmi

Colour
Colour

Region
Region A,B,C

Subtitles
Subtitled

Extras 1
High Definition extras tbc

Extras 2
Language(s):Polish, Subtitles:English, InteractiveMenu, PCMMono

Extras 3
Booklet, Commentary:'O-Bi,O-Ba:TheEndofCivilization':MichaelBrooke;'Ga-ga:GlorytotheHeroes':DanielBird, Documentaries:'Samosiuk.TheIndependentFilmRepublic';'Retrofuturism';'PRL-PolishPeople'sRepublicPost-ApocalypticParables', Interviews:PiotrSzulkin(director)andTadeuszSobolewski(writer), Reversiblesleeves;Shortfilms:'Labyrinth'(JanLenica,1963,15mins),'Banquet'(ZofiaOraczewska,1977,8mins),'Cages'(MiroslawKijowicz,1967,8mins)

Catalogue Number
RAD030BDLE

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