While on the silver globe can hardly be reduced to a simple political treatise, it is easy to see the film as an attack against the marxist utopian vision. Jeanluc godard subtitled his 1967 feature weekend a film lost in the cosmos. The film is based on parts of a trilogy of novels called the lunar trilogy polish. In the last days of communism, zulawski returned to poland and finished on the silver globe. A digital release of on the silver globe 1988 reddit. Trylogia ksiezycowa, written by the directors great. Zulawski believed were all unhappy, creating the image of god so that we can tear it down again, or kill, or fulfill our hungers and be forgiven. Na srebrnym globie is a polish science fiction art film premiered in 1988, directed by andrzej zulawski and adapted from a novel by.
Make way for this polish scifi epic that the late andrzej zulawski called his murdered masterwork. Jerzy zulawski wrote the novel on which the film is based, on the silver globe, around 1900 as part of the lunar trilogy. A team of astronauts land on an inhabitable planet and form a society. The largest polish production of all time when shooting began in 1976, it was halted in the fall of 77 by the ministry of culture due to its alleged subversiveness, before finally being reconstituted and released after. This version was created some ten years later by zulawski who edited together the parts of the negative he could find and covered lost or incomplete footage with narration of what was supposed to have been shot. The film is set on a distant planet that is colonized by earth astronauts. His peerless films can be seen in film comment selects at the film society lincoln center starting this friday, featuring inperson appearances by zulawski collaborators. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. On the silver globe na srebrnym globie 1988 rotten tomatoes. Unfortunately, it seems that there is no reliable digital source for this film, even after the 2016 digital restoration, which is quite beautiful from the limited clips of it easily found online. On the silver globe is a beautiful mess like nothing i have ever seen before, and a film most of you have probably never heard of. Andrzej zulawski returned to polish cinema after a 16year absence with on the silver globe, a film that proved to be the most ambitious and difficult project of his career. Move over space odyssey, solaris, stalker, and hard to be a god.
Does anyone know where i can watch buy on the silver globe. Another intellectual kicked out of communist poland, philosopher leszek kolakowski, explored this theme in his lecture, the death of. Best described as a film lost in the cosmos, this philosophical epic of scifi cinema by zulawski arises from a parallel universe of real chaos a murdered masterwork fragmentarily completed after a decade of oppression. Join us at 7 pm on fri, jan 18 for a psychedelicscifi themed preshow set by dj thousand foot whale claw of holodeck records.
Ive been trying to find zulawskis on the silver globe for months now and i cant find it anywhere. On the silver globe na srebrnym globie trailer youtube. With andrzej seweryn, jerzy trela, grazyna dylag, waldemar kownacki. She released her debut fulllength, seven day smile, in 2006 on bird. On the silver globe dvd, 2007 for sale online ebay. Zulawski himself believed that his wouldbe cinematic opus on the silver globe was a broken thing, since his financiers not only shut the film down in.
On the silver globe cleveland institute of art college. When they become enslaved by the planets native inhabitants, birdlike creatures known as szerns, the globe s human inhabitants must grapple with the arrival of a new stranger, another astronaut. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing on the silver globe near you. This june, we begin a new artcult screening series, deep end, programmed and hosted by jazmyne moreno. Our inaugural deep end title is on the silver globe, the jawdroppingly strange and beautiful and banned scifi epic by possession director andrzej zulawski. On the silver globe tells the story of a group of astronauts who leave earth in order to find freedom. His 1988 film on the silver globe is so weird, it had to take place on another.
On the silver globe aka na srebrnym globie 1988 film. After his damning second feature the devil equated the polish government to an imp whispering vile conspiracy in the ear of a shellshocked prisoner, director zulawski was cordially invited to get the hell out of poland and never come back. But the film was never finished, and it wasnt until the mid 1980s that zulawski was. But if theres any film that truly deserves that title, its on the silver globe, a philosophical epic of science fiction cinema by polish director andrzej zulawski, who died in february this year. On the silver globe na srebrnym globie 1988 rotten. See more ideas about central and eastern europe, film and eastern europe.
On the silver globe, polish film based on the novel, directed in 1988 by andrzej zulawski disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title on the silver globe. Its among the most visually extravagant films ever made. Zulawski began his film in the mid1970s but the production was halted by authorities. The silver globe silver vinyl finders keepers records. On the silver globe is not only one of the greatest science and moral fiction movies ever made, it also presents a rare entropic quandary. On the silver globe is a polish film premiered in 1988, directed by andrzej zulawski and adapted from a novel by jerzy. Based on a novel by his greatuncle, jerzy, the surrealistic and allusive story involves two astronauts.
Science fiction, psychological drama, surrealism, experimental. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. All of this according to member of polish film company kadr, told at the. From andrzej zulawski possession comes one of the most astonishing visual spectacles of all time, a mystical scifi parable of space messiahs and tribal warfare on a faraway planet. On the silver globe is the prime film maudit in the oeuvre of a director who pretty much specialized in films. Zulawskis movies tackle big ideas, and if possession is about the aching pain of love, then on the silver globe takes raging philosophical bites on the subject of ethical freedom. As it stands, however, on the silver globe is an extraordinary film. Jumping years into the future, the film explores the myths, rituals and religion of this society of extraterrestrial humans, the selenites. When a spaceflight crashes on the moon, the survivors establish a new society. The team responsible for the new digital restoration conceived of it as the third moment in the completion of on the silver globe, returning the film s colour scheme to the original intentions of the filmmakers. On the silver globe trailer austin film society youtube.
On the silver globe 1988 seattlepolishfilmfestival. On the silver globe was only about 80% finished when production was abruptly halted in 1977. Andrzej zulawski began filming after the success of limportant cest daimer 1975, completing around threequarters of film before the polish ministry of culture halted production in 1978. The two became a couple, and while doves star went on to shine the brightest commercially, weavers made a steady ascent. When a visitor from earth lands in this bizarre place, the. Dvd masterspilot film and tv productions dvd masterspilot film and tv productions. On the silver globe requires patience, concentration, audiovisual acuity and inner resources. In some ways, thats precisely because of its incomplete condition and zulawskis attempt to repair the damage by highlighting itexposing his film s scars, as it were. Andrzej zulawskis on the silver globe slant magazine. On the silver globe cleveland institute of art college of art. Directed by andrzej zulawski possession, this 1988 scifi film concerns travelers to a new planet, their deification, their descendants enslavement by a race of birdcreatures, and the arrival.
From andrzej zulawski possession comes one of the most astonishing. Viewing the film with subtitles can be difficult, as the dialogue sometimes moves. So, about a decade later, the remaining footage was pieced together with linking narration over. Poland, 1988, 2h 46min, dcp, in polish with english subtitles. On the silver globe friday, july 29, 2016 thursday, august 4, 2016 2pm 7. Liverpoolborn, manchesterbased indie folk artist jane weaver made an early recorded appearance as a solo artist on a 1998 split single alongside a prefame doves and a prefinders keepers andy votel.
The wily director rescued his negative from destruction and escaped to france, where he became known for his artistic but violent films. On the silver globe is based on parts of a trilogy of novels by the directors greatuncle jerzy zulawski, an early20thcentury writer and thinker. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The making of this film in 1978 was brutally interrupted by the polish ministry of culture. Does anyone know where i can watchbuy on the silver globe. Andrzej zulawski left his native poland for france in 1972 to avoid polish government censorship. On the silver globe is incomplete due to the suspension of the shooting of the film in 1978 when the polish government intervened. A digital release of on the silver globe 1988 the film on the silver globe has piqued my interest quite a lot over the past few weeks. Begun in the 1970s as the biggest polish film production up to that time, then halted by the ministry of culture because of its alleged subversiveness, the movie was finished in a fashion by the director in 1988, after the. Andrzej zulawskis on the silver globe on polart dvd. For a movie made in the 70s and being of polish origin, id have to say that on the silver globe 1987 has passed the test of time and was done well enough to warranty a watch. I want to watch the movie so much because i loved possession and want to check out more of zulawskis work. The following article was completed before the passing of andrzej zulawski.
On the silver globe is based on the first two books of the lunar trilogy 19011911 written by the directors greatuncle jerzy zulawski. Like all good parables, jane weavers sixth solo album, a concept album called the silver globe. Eventually the begin a new civilization which leads to a lot of crazy cultlike shit that i dont want to spoil. Each deep end screening features a live music or dj preshow. I hasten to add that even with subtitles, on the silver globe remains.
After the democratization of poland in 1986 zulawski completed the film. Andrzej zulawskis highlysexed brand of bizarre shocked international viewers in films like possession and szamanka. The film follows the major events of the novels with the exception that the silver globe of the title is no longer the moon but an unnamed, earthlike planet. In march, barely six months since its initial release, following tours with friend and sonic sister figure laetitia sadier stereolab and one time backing band black rivers two thirds of doves, jane will release an expanded edition of the silver globe including a second fulllength disc called the amber light which follows the original lp with the same dedication and adventurous zeal as. Many years later, a single astronaut is sent to the planet and becomes a messiah.
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