The Dancing Hawk

A peasant's son rises through the ranks of post-war Polish society like none of his ancestors ever could. Moving to the city, he becomes part of a new socialist order. But in leaving his rural roots behind, does he also abandon his soul? Taking inspiration from Orson Welles' monumental saga Citizen Kane, Grzegorz Królikiewicz (Through and Through) crafts a viscerally affecting portrait of a changing country through the fate of a man ruined by ambition. Strikingly original compositions from cinematographer Zbigniew Rybczynski (Angst) and absorbing sound design capture the psychic toll of capitalism and urbanization.

Special Features

Booklet, Interviews: Carmen Gray (critic), Reversible sleeve featuring original artwork by Jerzy Czerniawski and Andrzej Klimowski; Two short films by Zbigniew Rybczynski (cinematographer): 'Soup' (1974, 9 mins) and 'Oh! I Can't Stop!' (1975, 10 mins)

Actors: Beata Tyszkiewicz, Czeslaw Wojtala, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Stanislaw Jaskiewicz, Jerzy Zelnik, Irena Orska, Franciszek Trzeciak, Józef Fryzlewicz, Beata Tumkiewicz, Czeslaw Przybyla

Audio Languages: Polish

Duration: 99 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitle Languages: English

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