Unanimous winner of all three main prizes at the 1973 Locarno International Film Festival Zanussi's landmark film is a dazzling kaleidoscope of ideas and images. Illumination explores the life of a self-absorbed young physicist trying to understand his place in the universe. He thinks science will provide the answers but ultimately learns far more about himself through experiencing love betrayal loss and facing his own mortality. As much a philosophical essay as a narrative feature Illumination is a cinematic mosaic combining art and science intellect and emotion.... Innovatively structured this unflinching examination of one man's life became an iconic cultural marker for a whole generation. The DVD is presented in a superb new director-approved HD transfer with restored picture and sound and features Marcin Latallo's acclaimed 1996 short film A Trace (Slad) about his father the lead actor in Illumination Stanislaw Latallo. Special Features: New Filmed Interview with Director Krzysztof Zanussi Short film A Trace (Slad) Booklet essay [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Unanimous winner of all three main prizes at the 1973 Locarno International Film Festival Zanussi&39;s landmark film is a dazzling kaleidoscope of ideas and images Illumination explores the life of a self-absorbed young physicist trying to understand his place in the universe He thinks science will provide the answers but ultimately learns far more about himself through experiencing love betrayal loss and facing his own mortality As much a philosophical essay as a narrative feature Illumination is a cinematic mosaic combining art and science intellect and emotion Innovatively structured this unflinching examination of one man&39;s life became an iconic cultural marker for a whole generation The DVD is presented in a superb new director-approved HD transfer with restored picture and sound and features Marcin Latallo&39;s acclaimed 1996 short film A Trace ( lad) about his father the lead actor in Illumination Stanislaw Latallo
Polish award-winning existential drama directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. The film follows a young physicist (Stanislaw Latallo), who, feeling disappointed with the lack of answers to how he should live, is searching for some meaning in life. Only through experiencing love and grief and acknowledging the finitude of his existence does he find the courage to live authentically.
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