Second Run presents POLISH CINEMA CLASSICS VOL. 2 (review)

In Andrzej Wajda's epic THE PROMISED LAND, three ambitious young men plunge into Poland's industrial revolution, ruthlessly outsmarting and double-crossing their rivals; but their own arrogance could be their downfall.  In ILLUMINATION, a physics student's quest for perfect knowledge is sidetracked the murkier aspects of life including love and mysticism.  Finally, in ESCAPE FROM THE 'LIBERTY' CINEMA, the local censor of Lodz is exasperated when the actors in an approved film rebel against the film's mundane plot and

REVIEW LINK: Second Run DVD (UK) Region 0 PAL DVD (DVDBeaver)

POLISH CINEMA CLASSICS VOLUME II DVD specs:

• The Promised Land (1974):
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.66:1 widescreen
• Polish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
• Interview with Andrej Wajda
• Essay Booklet by David Thompson
• Illumination (1973):
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.66:1 widescreen
• Polish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
• Interview with Krzysztof Zanussi
• Short Film "A Trace"
• Liner Notes Booklet by Michal Oleszczyk
• Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema (1990)
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen
• Interview with director Wojciech Marczewski
• Liner Notes Booklet by Michael Brooke

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