The Illumination

Iluminacja
Krzysztof Zanussi

A young provincial man comes to the capital to study physics and must tackle life’s universal questions in this philosophical essay comprising animation, experimental methods and documentary footage.

DIRECTOR
Krzysztof Zanussi
YEAR
1972
COUNTRY
USA
RUNTIME
93 minutes
LANGUAGE
Polish with English Subtitles
ORIGINAL TITLE
Iluminacja
START DATE
February 7, 2014

One of the most interesting works of 1970s Polish cinema. A young provincial man comes to the capital to study physics and must tackle life’s universal questions in this philosophical essay comprising animation, experimental methods and documentary footage.

The Illumination
The Illumination
The Illumination
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