Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc'

1990
PG
1h 32m

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7.1/10

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Comedy Drama Fantasy

During the screening of the film "Daybreak" at the Liberty Cinema, movie characters suddenly come alive and begin to talk to the viewers. The situation surprises communist authorities who se... Read allDuring the screening of the film "Daybreak" at the Liberty Cinema, movie characters suddenly come alive and begin to talk to the viewers. The situation surprises communist authorities who send a censor to the theatre.During the screening of the film "Daybreak" at the Liberty Cinema, movie characters suddenly come alive and begin to talk to the viewers. The situation surprises communist authorities who send a censor to the theatre.

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- 7 wins & 1 nomination

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Artur Barcis in Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc' (1990)

Janusz Gajos, Wlodzimierz Musial, and Daria Trafankowska in Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc' (1990)

Piotr Fronczewski in Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc' (1990)

Janusz Gajos in Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc' (1990)

Zbigniew Zamachowski in Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc' (1990)

Artur Zmijewski in Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc' (1990)

Michal Bajor, Janusz Gajos, Ryszard Radwanski, and Daria Trafankowska in Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc' (1990)

Artur Barcis and Aleksander Bednarz in Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc' (1990)

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This film is one of the most original Polish films of the decade; a poetic satire about the end of an oppressive era but also a universal tale about humanity. It was screened at Un Certain Regard section of the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.

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Features Kairon purppuraruusu (1985)

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6/10

Censorship, freedom, creativity and control

"Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc'" is a very blatant critic to the 'parent' system that decides to control everything, from freedom of speech, to art, through a story that plays with breaking the fourth wall... inside the movie.

"Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema" (in its translated English title) goes around a censor that is a little bit tired of everything. Suddenly he finds himself in a little bit of a hole when the characters of a movie that had been approved by the censors and allowed to be shown on cinemas take a life of their own and rebel, just chatting around instead of continuing with the plot. Our censor goes to the cinema, and suddenly, the characters seem to take a special interest in him.

Cue not very subtle critic of censorship, control, the lack of freedom in some societies (in this case the 80s Poland) and the need for art and creativity to be free, critical and a thorn in the side of any system.

It all does for an interesting movie, with good acting, gloomy atmosphere and not very original but good ideas. However the pace is a little bit slow, and the movie, even if it lasts less than one hour and a half, feels a little bit longer than that. Close to the end, things get more rhythm and the psychological part gains weight, which gives more gravitas to the film.

If you like your film with some tongue-in-cheek, wink-wink moments, and a critique of the status quo, you will enjoy this one.

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