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Salto (1965)

Salto poster
Directed by
Tadeusz Konwicki
Genre
drama film
Country
Poland
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mysterious man arrives in a small Polish town after the war. He unsettles the residents by claiming to know them and by recounting events that may or may not have happened.

dreamlikeunsettlingslow-burncerebralmelancholicambiguousatmosphericdisorienting

What happens

Salto is a 1965 Polish drama film written and directed by Tadeusz Konwicki. It was released on 11 June 1965 in Poland. The director of photography is Kurt Weber and the music is by Wojciech Kilar. The title can be translated as "somersault" in English, or it can be seen as a reference to a rhythmic dance movement. The film received an Honorary Diploma at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, 1967. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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