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The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober
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Wikipedia article
'The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober' is a 1988 Polish film directed by Wojciech Jerzy Has, starring Rafal Wieczynski, Michael Lonsdale, Adrianna Biedrzyska, Gabriela Kownacka, Emmanuelle Riva. The film is an adaptation of a novel by Frdrick Tristan that follows a young man as he travels across plague-stricken Germany of the 16th Century.
Plot
Young alchemy student Balthazar (Rafal Wieczynski) and his master (Michael Lonsdale) are forced to flee their home by the inquisition. They set off on a journey across a plague-stricken Germany, encountering various people including corrupt priests and Kabbalists, not to mention ghosts and even an angel, before ending up in Venice where Balthazar falls in love with a young actress.[http://www.avoir-alire.com/les-tribulations-de-balthazar-kober Tribulations of Balthazar Kober - Journey to the land of the dead] avoir-alire.com
The film is Has's final film, and marks a return to the picaresque, extravagant style of 'The Saragossa Manuscript' and 'The Hourglass Sanatorium' to which it can be seen as a part of a trilogy.[http://mubi.com/films/the-tribulations-of-balthazar-kober The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober] mubi.comRichardson, Michael 'Surrealism and Cinema', p.169, 2006, Berg
Cast
* Rafal Wieczynski as Balthasar Kober
* Michael Lonsdale as Le matre
* Adrianna Biedrzyska as Rosa
* Gabriela Kownacka as Gertrude / Gertruda
* Emmanuelle Riva as La mre
* Daniel Emilfork as Le recteur
* Jerzy Boczak as Flamand - Varlet
* Zofia Merle as La matronne
* Evelyne Dassas as L'aubergiste
* Christine Laurent as Marguerite
* Andrzej Szczepkowski as Le cardinal / Kardinal Nenni
* Frdric Leidgens as Battista Strozzi
Release
Released on December 26, 1988, the film was entered into the 1988 Polish Film Festival, where Janusz Rosl won the award for Best Sound. It was also nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival the same year, but did not win.
See also
* Cinema of Poland
* List of Polish-language films
References
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