The Devil
The outcome is a monumental grand guignol opera, an extravaganza of choreographed violence and political allegory that sardonically alludes to the 1968 French student riots, despite taking place during the 18th Century Partition of Poland.
Amidst the chaos of the Prussian invasion of Poland in 1793, a young nobleman with high morals escapes from prison with the help of a mysterious stranger, only to return to his once wealthy home to find his entire family immersed in corruption and decadence.
Encouraged by his mysterious savior, he goes on a murderous rampage in a futile attempt to cleanse this unholy world. In his second feature, Zulawski defies the divides between the most incompatible movie genres, giving birth to an almost blasphemous hybrid of historical drama and horror film.
The outcome is a monumental grand guignol opera, an extravaganza of choreographed violence and political allegory that sardonically alludes to the 1968 French student riots, despite taking place during the 18th Century Partition of Poland.
This schizophrenic yet rather seductive combination, shot with devilish energy and a poetic spirit, was banned in Communist Poland for more than 15 years. Th.P.
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Πρωτότυπος τίτλος / Original title
Diabel
Σκηνοθεσία / Director
Andrzej Zulawski
Σενάριο / Screenwriter
Andrzej Zulawski
Φωτογραφία / DoP
Maciej Kijowski
Μουσική / Music
Andrzej Korzynski
Μοντάζ / Editor
Krzysztof Osiecki
Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast
Wojciech Pszoniak, Leszek Teleszyński
Małgorzata Braunek, Iga Mayer Wiktor Sadecki, Michał Grudziński
Πολωνία / Poland
1972
Εγχρωμο / Color
35mm
119'
Πολωνικά / Polish
