Slow and furious (Hardkor Disko, 2014)

He appears from nowhere, he’s lukewarm, barely speaks but somehow he is able to win people over. He captures his victims’ affection and then finishes them. It’s difficult to guess his murderous motif and generally what’s on his mind. Though there are many question marks it’s quite a feast for viewer’s eye and mind. Krzysztof Skonieczny serves us “deeply independent” movie about homicidal youngster marauding in the big city.

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In the Realm of Women (Hunting Flies, 1969)

What happens when a person who embodies all your dreams and hopes (meaning not only erotic ideal, but your life aspirations) appears in your life and seduces you with words you’ve always wanted to hear? The protagonist of Hunting Flies (1969) lacks something, but when it seems his savior (a young lady) comes to help, a new life he’s starting with her is, as a matter of fact, not a bed of roses. Let’s watch now one of the movies directed by recently passed Andrzej Wajda. Continue reading