Réalisation:
Krzysztof ZanussiScénario:
Krzysztof ZanussiPhotographie:
Edward KlosinskiMusique:
Wojciech KilarActeurs·trices:
Piotr Garlicki, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Christine Paul-Podlasky, Mariusz Dmochowski, Wojciech Alaborski, Joanna Pacuła, Dorota Kaminska (plus)Résumés(1)
In this dramatic and wickedly subversive portrayal of the tense conflict between students and teachers at a country summer school for linguistics, Krzysztof Zanussi offers a subtle but fierce critique of Communist Party politics and the precariousness of success in a socialist society. (MUBI)
Critiques (3)
Another Zanussi journey into the depths of the soul of a Polish university student. In The Structure of Crystal, I found it almost charming, in The Illumination somewhat destructive and audience-unfriendly to the point of being unacceptable. And here? The protective coloring may have a noble tendency, but if one is engaged in studying oneself, one could take a very, very negative attitude toward academia. Indeed, it could cause one moral unease. ()
Je découvre l’œuvre de Krzysztof Zanussi sur la deuxième chaîne de la Télévision tchèque et j’en suis ravi ! C’est que, pour moi, le thème central de la discorde entre l’idéaliste naïf et le caméléon expérimenté fait mouche. Je tiens à faire remarquer la qualité du jeu à la fois des acteurs principaux et secondaires. Certes, on bascule un peu dans le grotesque et l’absurde à la fin, mais c’était en tout cas extrêmement divertissant ! ()
An excellent film that once again shows the power of older Polish cinema - I should probably check out some new ones. Besides having had the "fortune" to spend some time at a Czech university as an academic staff member and knowing that it still operates very similarly, I must appreciate the excellently developed characters. ()