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have you seen the Promised Land

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In Reply to: Looking for recommendations posted by Victor Khomenko on February 14, 2004 at 14:32:39:

It is a Polish movie. I saw it long time ago, probably the late seventees. I thought it was great. Some of the very first "art movies" I watched. I was addicted to that director. Here is what IMBD has to say about it:
Ziemia obiecana (1974)
A tale of ruthless rise of early industrialists at the turn of the century. It takes place in Lodz, the heart of textile industry at the time. Three school friends, a pole of a noble background, an assimilated Jew, and a German decide to build a textile factory. They exploit the wife of a Jewish merchant in love with the Pole. The affair is uncovered and their factory is burned down. They persevere but soon labor unrests begin.
Ruben
San Francisco, California

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072446/ (Open in New Window)

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Re: have you seen the Promised Land - Victor Khomenko 04:55:56 02/16/04 (7)
I think I might have seen, long ago, but the memory is so vague I will look for it again.
Of course every Wajda's film is worth viewing.
In the meantime I rented another Polish film - Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy... well... well... the only bright spot in it is the gorgoues Polish women... young and in their, shall we say... VERY natural beauty.
For that alone I recommend it 9you will want to use your Pause button... he-he) - but otherwise quite unremarkable.
- I was looking for those Polish Natural beauty but no such lock.... - Ruben 08:42:47 02/16/04 (6)
  Where did you rent it? It is not in DVD or VHS according to Amazon. Netflix does not have it. Do you want to tell us more about this movie?
  
  Ruben
  San Francisco, California
  - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080986/ (Open in New Window)
  - My rental place has it on DVD - Victor Khomenko 09:42:39 02/16/04 (5)
    I guess sometimes Amazon falls behind.
    The film is basically a kaka, or guvno, in Polish, a lame satire on the recent Polish internal events and politics, with a grave digger raising suddenly and for no good reason to the rank of PM.
    The Poles HAVE made much better films.
    - Re: My rental place has it on DVD - patrickU 05:39:49 02/17/04 (4)
      After buying hundreds of titles in Germany and on you request I check the rental possibility here in Germany...On NO one I could only find a Ingmar film!
      Now we are fully McDonalysed.
      CD= Hit parade.
      Video= Hit parade.
      In one arrogant word: Le Cin�ma des Cons.
      - Depressing... - Victor Khomenko 07:06:08 02/17/04 (3)
        
        In Reply to: Re: My rental place has it on DVD posted by patrickU on February 17, 2004 at 05:39:49:
        
        Move to Delaware - the last remaining oasis of good rentals in the sea of cacarella!
        No Ingmar? You know, Patrick, Bruce Willis is just as good... and don't forget - there's always the LOTR for your truly dark days!
        
        Re: Depressing... - patrickU 07:16:02 02/17/04 (2)
        
        In Reply to: Depressing... posted by Victor Khomenko on February 17, 2004 at 07:06:08:
        
        But the good news came just in! My employee has NO metastases!
        So I am cooling the champ. and making a rissoto.and..and....
        It is getting harder and harder to find good films, and I wonder where do we will have to look at in the future, Iran?
        I had for sometimes wishfull thinking for Irland...but the result is meager...
        http://www.iftn.ie (Open in New Window)
        
        Happy to hear good news! - Victor Khomenko 09:36:52 02/17/04 (1)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Depressing... posted by patrickU on February 17, 2004 at 07:16:02:
        
        On films... truth is I haven't seen perhaps 80% of good films that exist. More and more old ones get released these days. Today I may be able to rent 4 Gabin's films, but that number is growing.
        And good movies are still being made every day, in the US as well as the rest of the world. Ireland included.
        So I don't see much reason to feel depressed.
        BTW - your link nearly killed my computer - there seems to be something in it - maybe AuPh sabotaged it?
        
        Re: Happy to hear good news! - patrickU 09:50:08 02/17/04 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Happy to hear good news! posted by Victor Khomenko on February 17, 2004 at 09:36:52:
        
        Curious! I can go to this link without having any kind of problems.
        It must be AuPh..Or Dmitry, has he seems to have a very BAD mood..At least with me..

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