The Noose (Pętla)

Wojciech Jerzy Has

Has’s debut feature—following a day in the life of a desperate, chaotic drunkard—expressionistically renders the post-traumatic delirium dwelling within the everyday.

DIRECTOR
Wojciech Jerzy Has
YEAR
1958
RUNTIME
102 minutes

Has’s debut feature—following a day in the life of a desperate, chaotic drunkard (frequent Has collaborator Gustaw Holoubek) as he wanders about and fends off appeals from his girlfriend to enter a treatment facility—already bears his artistic signature, expressionistically rendering the post-traumatic delirium dwelling within the everyday and conjuring a labyrinth of paranoia, claustrophobia, and urban malaise.

 Screening with:
Brzozowa Street
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The Noose (Pętla)
The Noose (Pętla)
The Noose (Pętla)

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