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'The Passenger' is a film directed by Andrzej Munk, based on Zofia Posmysz’s radio broadcast 'Passenger from Cabin 45'. It relates the experiences of one female SS officer at the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II and her relationship with an inmate.
Andrzej Munk died during the shooting of Passenger, and Witold Lesiewicz finished the film in an absolutely staggering way: by narrating the cruise parts almost exclusively through still pictures – and connecting these with Munk’s demise. In fact, at the beginning, we see mainly production shots, with Munk on the ocean liner, blurring the ...
Andrzej Munk. Andrzej Munk (16 October 1921 – 20 September 1961) was a Polish film director, screen writer and documentalist. He was one of the most influential artists of the post-Stalinist period in the People's Republic of Poland. His feature films Man on the Tracks ( Człowiek na torze, 1956), Eroica ( Heroism, 1958), Bad Luck ( Zezowate ...
Director Andrzej Munk's last film. After his death in 1961, Witold Lesiewicz completed the film through the use of still photographs in the central section of the film. Completed shooting in 1963. Began shooting in 1961. Released in United States 1963. Released in United States September 20, 1964 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 20 ...
Passenger is a 1963 Polish feature film directed by Andrzej Munk. When Munk died in a car crash during production, the unfinished film was assembled for release by directors Witold Lesiewicz and Andrzej Brzozowski. A German woman on a ship coming back to Europe notices a face of another woman which brings recollections from the past.
Sep 25, 2006 · Passenger - Andrzej Munk. (aka 'Passenger') Directed by Andrzej Munk + Witold Lesiewicz Poland 1963. One of the most audacious fictions ever made about the Holocaust. "I can think of no other movie to compare with Munk’s, in the precise and harrowing balance of romantic beauty and profound terror" – NY Times. ****.
Jul 29, 2021 · A Walk in the Old City of Warsaw. Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) announces a virtual retrospective of Polish filmmaker Andrzej Munk, showcasing seven pivotal films, all newly restored, that bring his cinematic contributions into sharper focus. The series kicks off August 20 in the FLC Virtual Cinema. Nationwide virtual tickets are now available!
