The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober (Niezwykła podróż Baltazara Kobera)
The Long Strange Trips of Wojciech Jerzy Has
March 22 - 31, 2024
One final journey for Has’s final film: a young alchemy student and his teacher flee the inquisition, embarking on a voyage across a 16th-century Germany ravaged by plague on which they meet a succession of eccentric religious figures.
One final journey for Has’s final film: The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober (adapted from a novel by the French writer Frédérick Tristan) tags along with a young alchemy student (Rafal Wieczynski) and his teacher (Michael Lonsdale) in 16th-century Europe as they flee the Inquisition, embarking on a voyage across plague-ravaged Germany. As the men traverse this bleak landscape, they meet a succession of eccentric religious figures. Has’s work has frequently drawn upon the tradition of the picaresque to striking effect, so it’s only fitting that his testament film marked one last long, strange trip for the Polish visionary.
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