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Polish film that develops a kind of allegory ridiculing totalitarianism and the political oppression of both Nazi and Stalinist regimes. The film was shot in the early 1980s but could only be released in 1989. Set in 1951, precisely during the grand celebration of the 34th anniversary of the October Revolution, the film portrays the unfortunate and absurd fate of a woman imprisoned without reason by the Polish regime.
The protagonist, Krystyna Janda, delivers a stoic performance as she endures all kinds of abuse — some scenes appear disturbingly real (poor actress). Excellent use of close-ups enhances the sense of claustrophobia, despair, and confusion experienced by the protagonist. Przesluchanie does not fall into mere propaganda, although it borders on a caricature of Polish communist fundamentalism.
Bugajski opens and closes the film with a more poetic tone, adding a degree of lyricism to the mise-en-scène, which brings the film slightly closer to Bresson's cinema rather than Costa-Gavras’.
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The protagonist, Krystyna Janda, delivers a stoic performance as she endures all kinds of abuse — some scenes appear disturbingly real (poor actress). Excellent use of close-ups enhances the sense of claustrophobia, despair, and confusion experienced by the protagonist. Przesluchanie does not fall into mere propaganda, although it borders on a caricature of Polish communist fundamentalism.
Bugajski opens and closes the film with a more poetic tone, adding a degree of lyricism to the mise-en-scène, which brings the film slightly closer to Bresson's cinema rather than Costa-Gavras’.
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