10/10 movie, one of the very few polish films which i would recommend to people of other nationalities.
It's a great shame that as always the available subtitles are lackluster, no one ever cares about putting in effort while translating polish stuff.
Also if one's looking for another perfect adaptation, Gone with the Wind is amazing.
That same actor was in a film called 'The Promised Land' which was an extremely good book adaptation. The Polish film Faraon/Pharaoh was also an adaptation of a novel.
They're a trilogy, however, you can watch them in any order, because of how they're shaped. However, I still suggest watching them in the chronological order, or go for Deluge=>Pan Wołodyjowski and skip Fire and Sword.
>in the mind, the one in the mud
Yeah, it's that one. With that one soldier dude toying with the other guy. Went to rewatch that scene on yt and it's absolute kino.
It's fantastic. The tall blond guy (Kmicic) actually survives despite being cut in the brain (lol) and he and the short soldier guy (Wolodyjowski) become good friends and allies later on.
It's even better when you read the book and really notice how much of the story they could depict well, but since the best English translation is like ~1,900 pages in 2 volumes, not easy to get most people to do. Really great read though
This movie is 11/10, absolutely masterful. And I say this as a Swede, and we get absolutely lampooned in the movie. Deservedly so, I'd say, since we were KIND of being buttholes back then, what with the whole invasion and wholesale pillage and murder situation.
IIRC Charles X isn't explicitly in the movie, but the Swedes are led by a general that has some visual resemblance to the fat king.
EDIT: Actually, I went and checked and that guy is apparently supposed to be Karl X Gustav. I wouldn't say the resemblance is great, but they got the fat and bearded parts right, and Charles X isn't in a whole lot of movies, so it might very well be the best depiction of him.
Fire and Sword has something witch pisses me off immensly - the poor noble girl who gets kidnapped and will spend the rest of her life being a rape-slave for the lowest cast of the Cossacks, and the protagonists don't care. Like what the frick.
10/10 movie, one of the very few polish films which i would recommend to people of other nationalities.
It's a great shame that as always the available subtitles are lackluster, no one ever cares about putting in effort while translating polish stuff.
Also if one's looking for another perfect adaptation, Gone with the Wind is amazing.
That same actor was in a film called 'The Promised Land' which was an extremely good book adaptation. The Polish film Faraon/Pharaoh was also an adaptation of a novel.
>faraon
Just looked it up
wtf. How did Slavs make an ancient Egypt history piece in the sixties?!?
Looking it up, it says the book it's based on is the second of a trilogy. Should I watch a movie for the first one before?
You're free to, but it's not necessary. The first part is alright, but the Deluge is the shit.
Good to know, downloading.
every year a new group of teen/preteen women develops a crush on Bohun when they decide to watch the movie instead of reading the book
they're not connected in any way, it's trilogy in terms of theme like "Golden Heart trilogy"
that's not true, you can watch them separately and in any order, but some characters appear in every movie and they are connected
They're a trilogy, however, you can watch them in any order, because of how they're shaped. However, I still suggest watching them in the chronological order, or go for Deluge=>Pan Wołodyjowski and skip Fire and Sword.
I wish Pharaoh got a good blu ray release, Kawalerowicz has some other great films that also deserve it.
I just recall that it had that one kino sword duel. Unless I'm mixing up my Polish movies. I watched it a veeery long time ago, though.
It actually has several extremely kino sword duels. But there is one that really sticks in the mind, the one in the mud.
>in the mind, the one in the mud
Yeah, it's that one. With that one soldier dude toying with the other guy. Went to rewatch that scene on yt and it's absolute kino.
It's fantastic. The tall blond guy (Kmicic) actually survives despite being cut in the brain (lol) and he and the short soldier guy (Wolodyjowski) become good friends and allies later on.
It's even better when you read the book and really notice how much of the story they could depict well, but since the best English translation is like ~1,900 pages in 2 volumes, not easy to get most people to do. Really great read though
does every european country have some historic epic filmed in the mid 20th century to promote some political or religious ideology?
yes we have history
This movie is 11/10, absolutely masterful. And I say this as a Swede, and we get absolutely lampooned in the movie. Deservedly so, I'd say, since we were KIND of being buttholes back then, what with the whole invasion and wholesale pillage and murder situation.
Does this Polish movie have the best depiction of Charles X in movies? (at least for looks)
IIRC Charles X isn't explicitly in the movie, but the Swedes are led by a general that has some visual resemblance to the fat king.
EDIT: Actually, I went and checked and that guy is apparently supposed to be Karl X Gustav. I wouldn't say the resemblance is great, but they got the fat and bearded parts right, and Charles X isn't in a whole lot of movies, so it might very well be the best depiction of him.
people hate me for this opinion, but with fire and sword > deluge > wolodyjowski
Justifiably so.
filtered
Fire and Sword has something witch pisses me off immensly - the poor noble girl who gets kidnapped and will spend the rest of her life being a rape-slave for the lowest cast of the Cossacks, and the protagonists don't care. Like what the frick.
In the books Bohun made it clear he's not going to defile her until she marries him. Protagonists cared, but it was always: God>Homeland>Women
Turning Zagłoba from a Ulysses kind of character into a bumbling drunkard ruined the movie. Also those fricking plastic heads.
We're talking about different girls, you think about the main love interest, I'm talking about the girl who was in love with Bohun.
maybe they went a bit too far, but zagloba always had that falstaff vibe
>The actor who plays Roch Kowalski and gets tricked by Zagloba in this movie, then plays Zagloba in With Fire and Sword 25 years later
kino
Hey, wait - that's kino!
>torrent is low-quality
>dvd has polish voiceover of all the non-polish parts
suffering
polscybracia we were so good at making movies
what happened?
wina tuska
cheap comedies with "big" names aimed at the female audience
I've had this on my watchlist for a while, should I watch the original 5h cut or the Redivivus 3h?