Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc'

Oct 15 1990 PG 1h 32m
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

The screening of a movie "Daybreak" at the "Liberty" Cinema is interrupted by an unusual event - actors come to life on the screen, start conversations among themselves, draw the audience into them. Crowds gather around the cinema, the relevant authorities and services wonder what to do in this complicated situation. Also arriving is the censor, a man reaching his fifties, a one-time literary critic and journalist. The line between fiction and reality begins to blur.

Plot

The film is set just before Poland's communist regime came to an end. The central character is a provincial censor, a tired, sloppy, lonely man, whose wife left him a long time ago. For him, censorship is both an art and a game, but he does not enjoy it. During the screening of a sentimental Polish melodrama called "Daybreak" at the Liberty cinema, just across the street from the censor's office, the actors start to rebel and refuse to speak their lines. This is anarchy, and when the censor is unable to control the situation, senior party officials are called in. Eventually a film critic notices that the situation reminds him of "The Purple Rose of Cairo" by Woody Allen, and brings a reel of the film to demonstrate it. The officials watch the film with amusement until another mix-up occurs: the second projector is turned on accidentally and superimposes "Daybreak" over "The Purple Rose".

Written by

Wojciech Marczewski

Directed by

Wojciech Marczewski

Cast

Janusz Gajos, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Teresa Marczewska

Crew

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Production Countries

Poland

Production Companies

Zespól Filmowy "Tor", Crone Film Produktion A/S

Languages

Polski

Awards

7 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,321
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA