Haunting still shots taken from the extremely rare late 80s polish arthouse scifi movie na srebrnym globie translation. On the silver globe is based on parts of a trilogy of novels by the directors greatuncle jerzy zulawski, an early20thcentury writer and thinker. Andrzej zulawski began his film career in the 1960s as an assistant to fellow polish filmmaker andrzej wajda and made his directorial debut in 1971 with the third part of the night. On silver globe na srebrnym globie by andrzej zulawski. After his damning second feature the devil equated the polish government to an imp whispering vile conspiracy in the ear of a shellshocked prisoner, director zulawski was cordially invited to get the hell out of poland and. My nights are more beautiful than your days 1989 advertisement. The serialized attempts to colonize the moon are recounted through a dysfunctional narrative, riddled with angels of god and man.
The film starts with a scene where two men find a record of an expedition to a foreign planet. Science fiction, psychological drama, surrealism, experimental. On the silver globe na srebrnym globie 1988 on english. Andrzej zulawski left his native poland for france in 1972 to avoid polish government censorship. Andrzej zulawski was born in lwow, then part of poland and now, known as lviv, part of ukraine.
From andrzej zulawski possession comes one of the most astonishing. The silver globe is actually one of four zulawski films recently released on dvd in the states, all at netflix. But if theres any film that truly deserves that title, its on the silver globe, a philosophical epic of science fiction cinema by polish director andrzej zulawski, who died in february this year. Andrzej zulawski na srebrnym globie aka on the silver. He is currently working toward an undergraduate degree in online journalism and a minor in cinema studies. Zulawskis movies tackle big ideas, and if possession is about the aching pain of love, then on the silver globe takes raging philosophical bites on the subject of ethical freedom. On the silver globe 1988 directed by andrzej zulawski. With andrzej seweryn, jerzy trela, grazyna dylag, waldemar kownacki. This section may need to be rewritten to comply with. Im ashamed to say ive not seen this myself yet, though its gone straight to the top of my wish list due to its rarefied nature alone. Many years later, a single astronaut is sent to the planet and becomes a messiah. It was a science fiction film called on the silver globe and it was to be the magnum opus of polish director andrzej zulawski. This album is also an alternate soundtrack for zulawskis film on the silver globe. On the silver globe is a resurrected version of the remnants of a polish scifi epic based on jerzy zulawskis the lunar trilogy that andrzej zulawski originally started making in the 77, whose production he has to hang by the gut for almost 10 years.
Critics werent kind to the silver globe upon its eventual 1987 release, while zulawski dubbed it a broken thing and subsequently distanced himself from it. Zulawskis restored on the silver globe run set for july. Repeated, unexpected crashlandings on the moon breed a new civilization wrought in images of their past. On the silver globe the lunar trilogy volume 1 paperback june 19, 2017. On the silver globe focuses on the theme of establishing a new civilisation. Zulawski often went against mainstream commercialism in his films, and enjoyed success mostly with european arthouse audiences. Besides perhaps inland empire, i havent been more affected by a movie this year. On the silver globe trailer austin film society youtube. As to on the silver globe, the last official dvd was a polish release which is now deleted so you have a choice of either watching it on youtube without subtitles, or searching torrent sites for a subtitled copy. In 1988, after a 16year absence, andrzej zulawski returned to polish cinema with on the silver globe na srebrnym globie, which proved to be the most ambitious and difficult project of his. Recorded live at maruda home studio in geneva in may 2016. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. A team of astronauts land on an inhabitable planet and. Dont know whether it is available to buy but i downloaded it off a torrent.
Samuel tunningley is a student attending central michigan university. On the silver globe was shut down by the polish government, midproduction, in late 1977, due in part to zulawskis political leanings and. On the silver globe with english russian french german spanish italian. Na srebrnym globie is a polish science fiction art film premiered in 1988, directed by andrzej zulawski and adapted from a novel by. Had i seen this film when he asked, i would have said zulawski without hesitation.
On the silver globe 1988 curse of the dog god 1977 the hand of death 1976 whispers in the dark 1992 tender is the night 1962 trip with the teacher 1975 beast of the yellow night 1971 the wind 1987 dracula 1979 the lords of flatbush 1974 love thy neighbour 1973 demons of the mind 1972 naughty girls need love too 1983. Zulawski was young and surely angry back then, and the things he was going up against were, still are, and have always been a thousand times more excessive. It wasnt until eight years later that zulawski, encouraged by crewmembers, finally pieced together the footage, with hasty voiceover narration to fill in the missing scenes. On the silver globe is the best scifi film never made vice. Polish pal, region free dvd not playable on standard us dvd players. Another reason why i chose diabel and the silver globe as favs is because of the time and. Zulawskis movies tackle big ideas, and if possession is about the aching pain of love, on the silver globe takes raging philosophical bites on the subject of ethical freedom. Polish director andrzej zulawski on the silver globe. Na srebrnym globie is a polish science fiction art film premiered in 1988, directed by andrzej zulawski and adapted from a novel by jerzy zulawski. Killers of kilimanjaro 1959 richard thorpe, robert.
On the silver globe was only about 80% finished when production was abruptly halted in 1977. With possession, easily zulawskis finest work, and the. Killers of kilimanjaro 1959 richard thorpe, robert taylor, anthony newley, anne aubrey, adventure january 23, 2018 at the end of the 19th century,during the german colonial rule,railway engineer robert adamson is sent to the kilimanjaro region to find out why the railroad construction works have stalled. A small group of cosmic explorers leave earth to find freedom and start a new civilization. This is the third entry in a four part series on director andrzej zulawskis recently restored early polish films trzecia czesc nocy 1971 aka the third part of the night, diabel 1972 aka the devil, and na srebrnym globie 1988 aka on the silver globe which i recently had the pleasure to see at the lincoln center in new york. They do not realize that within themselves they carry the end of their own dream. This is extraordinary dvd premiere of three bestsellers by acclaimed polish filmmaker andrzej zulawski. Watch a clip from a documentary on andrzej zulawskis.
On the silver globe na srebrnym globie trailer youtube. On the silver globe tells the story of a group of astronauts who leave earth in order to find freedom. On the silver globe 1988 torrent downloads download on the silver globe 1988 movie from torrent downloads selecting either torrent or magnet link and watch on the silver globe full movie on hd. In this surreal and disturbing mix of lord of the flies and dune a group of space pioneers starts a colony on the moon. Films directed by andrzej zulawski list challenges. A small group of cosmic explorers, including a woman, leaves earth to start a new civilization. The largest polish production of all time when shooting began in 1976, it was halted by the ministry of culture for two years due to its alleged.
Jerzy zulawski wrote the novel on which the film is based, on the silver globe, around 1900 as part of the lunar trilogy. On the silver globe is a beautiful mess like nothing i have ever seen before, and a film most of you have probably never heard of. On the silver globe na srebrnym globie 1988 rotten. In the 1960s, he was an assistant of the famous polish film director andrzej wajda. The collection dvd spi international mpeg2 720x576. On the silver globe with english russian french german spanish italian portuguese czech arabic subtitles is a polish film premiered in 1988, directed by andrzej zulawski and adapted from a novel by jerzy zulawski.
His feature debut trzecia czesc nocy 1971 was an adaptation of his fathers novel. On the silver globe is the prime film maudit in the oeuvre of a director who pretty much specialized in. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Zulawskis polish trilogy coming from mondo third part. Space battleship yamato 2010, for the cause 2000, space. Jeanluc godard subtitled his 1967 feature weekend a film lost in the cosmos. On the silver globe, a sprawling, unfinished work by the polish director andrzej zulawski, takes place on the surface of a distant planet, populated by giant crowlike creatures and the descendants of stranded astronauts from earth. Wandering cosmonauts, lunar escape, and the return voyage. So, about a decade later, the remaining footage was pieced together with linking narration over. Maybe you should pull the wool off your eyes and look around. I cant stop thinking about it and its not nearly as widely seen as it should be so i wanted to come here and share some spoilery thoughts with any of you whove seen it i wasnt sure what to make of it at first, but early on there was a point where sam neill was. Zulawski believes we are all unhappy, creating the image of god so that we can tear it down again, or kill, or fulfill our hungers and be forgiven. On the silver globe is not only one of the greatest science and moral fiction movies ever made, it also presents a rare entropic quandary. Zulawski, known primarily to a small arthouse and film festival audience, made no concessions to logic, ordinary human motivations or audience squeamishness.
Andrzej zulawski, who has died of cancer aged 75, was one of the rare breed of film directors who refuse to compromise their singular vision for either commercial or. Zulawski believed were all unhappy, creating the image of god so that we can tear it down again, or kill, or fulfill our hungers and be forgiven. The polish ministry of culture halted production on the silver globe in 1978 and until the fall of communism in 1986 when zulawski completed the film it remained both his bestknown and leastseen work. His father, miroslaw, was a writer who fought with polish resistance forces during world war ii. A team of astronauts land on an inhabitable planet and form a society.
On the silver globe na srebrnym globie 1988 on english online. On the silver globe aiff athens international film. Space travel and pagan rituals converge with the ruins of modern warfare and the dawn of civilization in andrzej zulawskis ecstatic, imagedrunk sciencefiction fantasy. In 1988, after a 16year absence, andrzej zulawski returned to polish cinema with on the silver globe na srebrnym globie, which proved to be the most ambitious and difficult project of his career. The movie started production in 1975 on an impressive budget, with an army of a production crew, but in spring of 1977 it was halted by the polish authorities, who imagined that the movies message was somehow subversive. In addition to contributing to the seventh art, he also serves. Its an awesome, astonishing and punishing ordeal to watch, but totally worth it. The silver globe may be heard in full here where weaver also gives an account of the influences for each of the songs. I think zulawski has done well to piece the remains of the film together, using narration and inserted scenes of city streets and nature as connecting tissue between the segments of the movie. Eventually the begin a new civilization which leads to a lot of crazy cultlike shit that i dont want to spoil. Andrzej zulawskis on the silver globe on polart dvd.