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The power of will!
Zanussi has been one the most talented and gifted Polish Directors of the Post War generation. All his films are worth seeing, because are of great breath, audacious and originals. His inspiration is based on events of strong realism in which the limit situations are reached and surpassed.
Silent Touch
This story of human connection and inspiration is a rare find. Apart from the excellent acting, the story spine links us all to life, art, creativity, birth and death. And forgiveness that breaches traditional boundaries and allows us to explore our inner stirrings, our unanswered questions. And in the end, it's a feel-good story about re-birth and the gifts we can give daily, no matter how famous, infamous, ordinary and exemplary in our singularity and uniqueness. This movie touched me deeply and I would hope it does you. One of mine favourite movies
European Cinema at its best. Like all Zanussi`s movies made with great insight into humans soul. Max von Sydov present not by mistake, as there is so much in common between Zanussi and Bergman films. Excellent music. Lovethis movie. Too bad is so expensive. Worth it any way. ... Read more

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An interrupted melody of love because of the War!
This is a wonderful and carefully sculpted script on the nature of the art and impossible love. A Polish widow and an American Soldier joined and ironically separated for the invisible barriers of a bloody War: Affections, memories under Chopin 's music will allow us to establish an immediate link with that unforgettable gem of the late Forties: Jean Pierre Melville 'sThe Silence of the sea.
Maya Komorowska superb in A Year of the Quiet Sun
A Year of the Quiet Sun is a love story told in the bombed out remains of Poland just after World War II.Scott Wilson is Norman, a private in the American Army who remains behind to take part in the investigation of war crimes.He meets Emilia, a woman he notices painting a picture in a burnt out car.He takes an interest in her and soon falls deeply in love with her and wants to marry her.Emilia is played by Maya Komorowska, who is easily the best thing about this film. "Why Don't We Hear About These Movies?"
This was my husband's question halfway through this powerful film.In 1946, an American officer (Scott Wilson, "In Cold Blood") comes to a devastated, formerly German part of Poland to investigate war crimes.He befriends a displaced war widow (the superb Maja Komorowska) and her mother, despite their meager shared vocabulary.Friendship blossoms into love.But don't expect a lot of pretty scenes.This film is somber, with a complete absence of special effects.Light and color are doled out like postwar jam and coffee.The closest it comes to laughs is the occasional guffaw of frustration at the variously hapless and feckless translators recruited to the lovers' cause.Oh, and viewers of Polish background get a ticket for one chuckle of recognition at the portrait of the self-sacrificing mother. Also, there is no glamour-amid-the-ruins, absolutely none.No, all elements of light entertainment are stripped away here.The film's entire brilliance comes from Zanussi's script and direction, self-effacing yet dumbfounding art and camera work, the basis in history, and virtuoso ensemble acting.The real sufferings endured by millions are the canvas on which this film is painted.Somber, yes, but the story might really have happened; in fact, I have no doubt that some version of it really did happen, perhaps many times.Zanussi's real subject is the bright flame of decency, strength and heroism on which civilized behavior depends.I was a little worried about inflicting this movie on my husband after a hard day's work...would he doze off?But I'd forgotten one thing since I first saw "A Year of the Quiet Sun" years ago as a first-run movie in New York:the superb acting and the fragile communication between the main characters produce a sustained dramatic tension which will keep you on the edge of your seat.Believe me, we both stayed wide-eyed.Had enough of Hollywood?Here's your movie. ... Read more

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The power of will!
Zanussi has been one the most talented and gifted Polish Directors of the Post War generation. All his films are worth seeing, because are of great breath, audacious and originals. His inspiration is based on events of strong realism in which the limit situations are reached and surpassed.
Silent Touch
This story of human connection and inspiration is a rare find. Apart from the excellent acting, the story spine links us all to life, art, creativity, birth and death. And forgiveness that breaches traditional boundaries and allows us to explore our inner stirrings, our unanswered questions. And in the end, it's a feel-good story about re-birth and the gifts we can give daily, no matter how famous, infamous, ordinary and exemplary in our singularity and uniqueness. This movie touched me deeply and I would hope it does you. One of mine favourite movies
European Cinema at its best. Like all Zanussi`s movies made with great insight into humans soul. Max von Sydov present not by mistake, as there is so much in common between Zanussi and Bergman films. Excellent music. Lovethis movie. Too bad is so expensive. Worth it any way. ... Read more

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