Leszek Teleszynski

  • Andrzej Zulawski – Diabel AKA The Devil (1972)

    1971-1980Andrzej ZulawskiArthouseHorrorPoland

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    At the climax of Harold Pinter’s vaguely allegorical but wholly chilling play The Birthday Party, the broken hero is being taken away by strangers, no doubt to a bad place. The locals, who have no idea what sort of political act of terror is being committed, stand by helplessly, but one of them rises and says, “Stan, don’t let them tell you what to do!” Even though Pinter never makes a specific point of reference as to what deplorable regime is imposing its will, the viewer intuitively understands the message. So it is with Andrzej Zulawski’s The Devil. International audiences unfamiliar with Polish politics might not know or care that his horror film was based on actual events from the turbulent 1960s, during which communist authorities provoked a group of Warsaw students into staging anti-censorship protests. Read More »

  • Jerzy Hoffman – Tredowata AKA The Leper (1976)

    1971-1980DramaJerzy HoffmanPolandRomance

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    A simple governess and a wealthy aristocrat fall madly in love with each other. However, his family are prejudiced towards her and have other plans for him.Read More »

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