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The Saragossa Manuscript is a Polish film based on a novel by Jan Potocki, featuring a frame story with gothic, picaresque and erotic elements. It follows the adventures of a Spanish officer who finds a book with stories of magic, love and death in a deserted inn.
In the Napoleonic wars, an officer finds an old book that relates his grandfather's story, Alfons van Worden, captain in the Walloon guard. A man of honor and courage, he seeks the shortest route through the Sierra Morena. At an inn, the Venta Quemada, he sups with two Islamic princesses.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Wojciech Has
- 1965-02-09
A frame-tale novel by Polish author Jan Potocki, set in 18th-century Spain and featuring stories within stories of various genres and themes. Learn about the plot, textual history, adaptations and influences of this complex and influential work.
- Potocki, Jan, hrabia, Ian Maclean
- 1805
Apr 21, 2022 · In the Napoleonic wars, an officer finds an old book that relates his grandfather’s story, Alfons van Worden, captain in the Walloon guard. A man of honor...
- 182 min
Jun 24, 2009 · In the Napoleonic wars, an officer finds an old book that relates his grandfather's story, Alfons van Worden, captain in the Walloon guard. A man of honor and courage, he seeks the shortest route through the Sierra Morena. At an inn, the Venta Quemada, he sups with two Islamic princesses. They...
Mar 28, 2015 · So what is The Saragossa Manuscript about? At a simple level, it’s the story of Alphonse van Worden (played by one of Poland’s biggest stars, Zbigniew Cybulski), a young army officer, who in 1739 is trying to find the shortest route to Madrid from Andalusia in the south of Spain.
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Based on a novel by Jan Potocki, the film is a period drama set in eighteenth-century Spain, where a young captain is pursued by various characters with different agendas. The film explores themes of time, memory, dreams, and Cabala through a complex narrative structure and symbolic imagery.
