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| The Saragossa Manuscript |
A bizarre counterculture rarity of 1960s Polish cinema, this surreal 'head-trip' set in the 18th century encompasses salacious ghosts, comic cuckolded husbands, mad mystics and sadomasochistic grotesques of the Spanish Inquisition.
Aristocratic young hero Alphonse Van Worden (Zbigniew Cybulski) discovers a magical manuscript and is thrust into a fantastical labyrinthine puzzle of supernatural adventure.
Arresting black and white Cinemascope imagery and a score by composer Krzysztof Penderecki combine to elevate this cinematic vision of Jan Potocki's epic novel to legendary status.
Imported 35mm print of the full length directors cut. Australian premiere!
Read an essay on the film by US writer and editor John Fidler
