Michael Cunningham on KNIFE IN THE WATER
Knife in the Water
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Up Next in Knife in the Water
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Murder
Directed by Roman Polanski • 1957 • Poland
The following is the first complete student short Roman Polanski made at the State Film School in Lodz, Poland. A story told in almost total darkness and in one room, the film introduces themes the director has revisited throughout his career.
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Teeth Smile
Directed by Roman Polanski • 1957 • Poland
In his autobiography, director Roman Polanski writes that the theme of TEETH SMILE was set for him by a supervisor at film school. The film follows a peeping tom as he looks through a bathroom window.
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The Lamp
Directed by Roman Polanski • 1959 • Poland
THE LAMP was made in Roman Polanski's final year at the State Film School in Lodz. Polanski has said there is a connection between all his short films, “because in them I had certain ideals which I wished to express. It's really a question of a certain ...
