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Na srebrnym globie

On the Silver Globe | Der silberne Planet
Retrospective 2017
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After an emergency landing on a desert planet with an atmosphere resembling Earth, the surviving astronauts establish a new, shamanistic tribe. Video recordings of this raw, atavistic alternate world end up being sent to Earth and the astronaut named Marek is sent across space to the Silver Planet, where he is welcomed as a saviour. In a bloody crusade against the Sherns, the indigenous inhabitants, Marek becomes a military commander with a totalitarian streak ... Based on a series of books written by his greatuncle Jerzy Żuławski, Polish director Andrzej Żuławski has developed a comprehensive planetary mythology in visionary images, orgiastic crowd scenes and delirious monologues. After two years of shooting (including on location in the High Tatra Mountains, the Caucasus and the Gobi desert), the production was shut down by the government in 1977 because a newly appointed vice-minister of culture felt it expressed criticism of the system. The props and sets were destroyed. It was not until 1988 that Żuławski was able to finish this fragmentary, yet monumental theatrical version. The missing sequences have been replaced with contemporary images from Poland and a voice-over commentary by the director.
by Andrzej Żuławski
with Andrzej Seweryn, Jerzy Trela, Grażyna Dyląg, Waldemar Kownacki, Iwona Bielska, Jerzy Grałek, Elżbieta Karkoszka, Krystyna Janda, Henryk Bista Poland 1978/1989 Polish 166’ Colour

With

  • Andrzej Seweryn
  • Jerzy Trela
  • Grażyna Dyląg
  • Waldemar Kownacki
  • Iwona Bielska
  • Jerzy Grałek
  • Elżbieta Karkoszka
  • Krystyna Janda
  • Henryk Bista

Crew

Director Andrzej Żuławski
Screenplay Andrzej Żuławski, Jerzy Żuławski
Cinematography Andrzej Jaroszewicz
Editing Krzysztof Osiecki
Music Andrzej Korzyński
Sound Michał Żarnecki
Art Director Tadeusz Kosarewicz, Jerzy Śnieżawski
Costumes Magdalena Tesławska, Krzysztof Tyszkiewicz
Make-Up Jadwiga Raińska, Anna Włodarczyk, Zygmunt Kaźmierski
Producer Tadeusz Lampka

Produced by

Zespół Filmowy Pryzmat/Zespół Filmowy Kadr

Additional information

DCP: Studio Filmowe Kadr, Warschau

Photos

Andrzej Żuławski

Filmography

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2017