The film won the new currents award at the busan international film festival 2016. Knife in the clear water by xuebo wang festival scope. Once the film is trimmed, wrap the hard card in a paper towel and use it to push any remaining bubbles and water to the outside edge. Krzysztof komeda knife in the water music from the. With little dialogue or action, all attention is on the direction, the framing, and the cinematography. Screening at the seattle international film festival 2017. And so it is with the three protagonists of knife in the water, his tremendously assured 1962 featurefilm debut. Nominated for an academy award, knife in the water failed to win against the dazzling and flamboyant federico fellinis 8 12, but at least it was the first time a polish film had ever received an oscar nomination, and it also introduced american audiences to a new brand of psychological cinemaalmost chamber cinema, with a handful. Immediately download the knife in the water film summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching knife in the water film. Time used a still from the film, with umecka and malanowicz on the verge of a kiss, as the cover of an issue featuring international cinema. Loved by everyone in the village and the family, the son w.
On their way to an afternoon on the lake, husband and wife andrzej and krystyna nearly run over a young hitchhiker. Knife in the clear water shows the uncompromising life of the hui, chinese muslims who live simply off the land. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Winner of the new currents award at the 2016 busan international film festival and based on the story by shi shuqing who also cowrote the. Knife in the water was nominated for best foreign language film at the 1963 academy awards, the first polish motion picture to receive this kind of recognition. Inviting the young man onto the boat with them, andrzej begins to subtly torment him. The fact that in his debut wang xuebo allowed himself to be inspired by tarkovski and painters andrew wyeth and jeanfrancois millet can be seen in the painterly interiors, the 4. Knife in the clear water by wang xuebo excerpt youtube. Andrzej and krystyna, a couple driving to a lake, and the young. Coldwater details the abuse of juvenile inmates in a privatized american wilderness reform facility. Rent knife in the water 1962 starring leon niemczyk and jolanta umecka on dvd and bluray. Knife in the water 1962, directed by roman polanski film. Roman polanskis sensational 1962 debut is an example of how a superlative director makes a film from the simplest materials.
Knife in the clear water by wang xuebo trailer youtube. Sichuan branch ning xia ming dao culture development co. Knife in the water, part of a series of classic cinema from around the world, will be presented at 8 p. When the hitchhiker is accidentally knocked overboard, the husbands panic results in unexpected consequences. Rent knife in the water 1962 on dvd and bluray dvd. He and his family eke out an existence farming on an arid moonscape in chinas northwest ningxia province. Sportswriter leon niemczyk and his wife jolanta umecka invite babyfaced hitchhiker zygmunt. When a middleaged polish couple heads out for a sunday on the water, they nearly crash their car trying to avoid a hitchhiker zygmunt malanowicz whose technique for flagging down rides is to stand in the middle of the road and play chicken with oncoming cars.
Knife in the water film by polanski 1962 britannica. Film presentation, photo gallery adoor oru chithralekhanam adoor in frames 100 years technical contribution to media technology. Knife in the water, his feature debut and only polish film, is no exception. Polanskis 1984 autobiography, roman, published by william morrow and company. Knife in the water original motion picture soundtrack. Andrzej leon niemczyk and krystyna jolanta umecka pick up a hitchhiker. Loved by everyone in the village and the family, the son wants to sacrifice. Tradition forces the elderly farmer ma zishan to slaughter his only bull for the ceremony to commemorate his wife who died forty days before. Knife in the water started out as a straightforward thriller.
Reportedly inspired by tarkovsky, andrew wyeth, and jeanfrancois millet, knife in the clear water was shot in the boxy 4. Then, in one smooth, continuous motion, trim the excess film from the edges using the hard card and a razor knife. Knife in the water noz w wodzie was the first feature film effort of polish director roman polanski. Knife in the clear water at eye film in amsterdam eye. His new acquaintances and hosts andrzej leon niemczyk and christine jolanga umecka frolicking with their inflated crocodile, the hitchhiker zygmunt malaniwicz makes some rookie sailing mistakes, dangerous games in roman polanskis first feature knife in the water, 1962. This is a common water testing measurement and is equal to ppm or parts per million. In this contemplative film about life, death and survival, ma zishan, an ageing hui chinese from ningxia province, is facing a dilemma. Chinese producer wang xuebo started his career working with tibetan filmmaker pema tseden. Its a slowburning exploration of jealously, spite, and middle age set almost entirely within the confines of a.
The film is a fictional narrative that utilizes research from a myriad of documented cases, government reports, news stories and interviews, to help showcase and explore the realities of institutional abuse and juvenile delinquency, as well as some of the larger social ills underlying them. The music of knife in the water was written by the brilliant young polish composer and pianist krzysztof komeda. The camera manipulations begin right away in the film and proceed till the end with the characters and their settings as the only focus. Leon niemczyk, jolanta umecka, zygmunt malanowicz with its oblique but unrelenting psychological.
The film knife in the clear water tells a story about hui people a. With shengcang yang, shengcang yang, chenghua li, chengyou li. His producing credits include the hammer and sickle are sleeping 20, tharlo 2015 and free and easy 2016. In the far mountains of ningxias province, the old ma zishan and his son start mourning his wife. An allegory on loss and sacrifice paints the internalize agony of an old farmer, effusing melancholic lament thickly layered by mundane activities. Knife in the clear water is a leisurely paced, heartbreaking tale that takes its sweet time to build an emotional crescendo that will hit even the most callous of a person. Knife in the water watch turner classic movies on tcm. With leon niemczyk, jolanta umecka, zygmunt malanowicz, anna ciepielewska. In the clear water has taken wang xuebo almost a decade to complete. Roman polanskis knife in the water 798 words 123 help me.
Knife in the clear water a fascinating and scenic portrait of the hui, a chinese muslim minority in the ningxia province, located in the misty north of china. The detailed scenes found throughout knife in the water help illustrate the prevailing obsession, intensity, and discomfort hovering over the three characters. Ma zishan yang shengcang is an aging muslim farmer, part of the hui minority. On their way to a sailing trip, an aging husband and wife invite along an emphatic young hitchhiker out of sheer patronization. Knife in the clear water chineseshadows asian shadows. On the way, they pick up a young man who is hitchhiking. Knife in the clear water fairbank center for chinese studies. Knife in the clear water hui muslim story at busan international. Loved by everyone in the village and the family, the son wants to sacrifice their only bull for. Script and preproduction work on knife in the clear water 2016, his debut film as director, was completed in 2010, while production was completed in 2016. It was an unusual film to come out of the polish film industry, which at the time was controlled by the ruling communist party, and leaned heavily towards promoting socialist ideology. Join 3reef now to remove this notice and enjoy 3reef content with less ads. It is arguably one of the most effective scores in cinema history.
Nicholas gregorys rating of the film knife in the water nicholas gregory shrouded in glib character details and foggy behavior that may deliver on its maleage rivalry themes, yet dramatic tension boils late, and theres a sense also that if the characters were less symbols, and more internalized dramatically, the interpersonal drama and. Knife in the clear water 2016 knife in the clear water. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Knife in the water 1962 was polish director roman polanskis remarkably assured first feature film, and, as it would turn out, his only polish feature to date. A small sailboat becomes the center of male competition in roman polanskis tense 1962 debut, knife in the water. Wang xeebo, director of knife in the clear water felicitated by deepika suseelan, programme manager festivalbefore the screening of his film.
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