[Mario Gauci]

Rank ‘em, rate ‘em, review ‘em or whatever:


Niezwykla podróz Baltazara Kobera (1988)
... aka The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober
Osobisty pamietnik grzesznika... przez niego samego spisany (1986)
... aka Memoirs of a Sinner
... aka The Memoirs of a Sinner
Pismak (1985)
... aka Write and Fight
Nieciekawa historia (1983)
... aka An Uneventful Story
... aka Uninteresting Story
Sanatorium pod klepsydra (1973)
... aka The Hour-Glass Sanatorium
Lalka (1968)
... aka The Doll
Szyfry (1966)
... aka The Codes
Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie (1965)
... aka Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie (Poland)
... aka The Saragossa Manuscript
Jak byc kochana (1963)
... aka How to Be Loved
... aka The Art of Loving
Zloto (1962)
... aka Gold Dreams
Rozstanie (1961)
... aka Goodbye to the Past
... aka Partings
Wspólny pokój (1960)
... aka One Room Tenants (USA)
... aka Roomers
Petla (1958)
... aka The Noose
Pozegnania (1958)
... aka Farewells
... aka Lydia Ate the Apple (USA)
... aka Partings (USA)
Nasz zespol (1955)
... aka Our Ensemble
Harcerze na zlocie (1952)
Karmik Jankowy (1952)
Zielarze z Kamiennej Doliny (1952)
Mechanizacja robót ziemnych (1951)
Scentralizowana kontrola przebiegu produkcji (1951)
Moje miasto (1950)
Pierwszy plon (1950)
Jeden dzien w Polsce (1949)
Parowóz P7-47 (1949)
Harmonia (1948)
... aka Harmony
Ulica Brzozowa (1947) (as Wojciech Jerzy Has)

[SteveGon]

The Saragossa Manuscript *** out of ****

[Bill McA]

Ratings from to


The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober (1988)
Memoirs of a Sinner (1986)
Write and Fight (1985)
An Uneventful Story (1983)
The Hour-Glass Sanatorium (1973)
The Doll (1968)
The Codes (1966)
The Saragossa Manuscript (1965)
The Art of Loving (1963)
Gold Dreams (1962)
Partings (1961)
One Room Tenants (1960)
The Noose (1958)
Partings (1958)
Our Ensemble (1955)
Harcerze na zlocie (1952)
Karmik Jankowy (1952)
Zielarze z Kamiennej Doliny (1952)
Mechanizacja robót ziemnych (1951)
Scentralizowana kontrola przebiegu produkcji (1951)
Moje miasto (1950)
Pierwszy plon (1950)
Jeden dzien w Polsce (1949)
Parowóz P7-47 (1949)
Harmony (1948)
Ulica Brzozowa (1947)

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[Mario Gauci]

In order of merit:


1.THE SARAGOSSA MANUSCRIPT (1965) ***1/2
2.THE HOUR-GLASS SANATORIUM (1973) ***1/2


An intriguing image from THE SARAGOSSA MANUSCRIPT in a book about Science-Fiction films haunted me since my childhood days before I had the chance to finally watch the film for myself via Image's DVD many years later; of course, knowing that it was one of Luis Bunuel's favorite films (he watched it 3 times, a rare feat for him) only exacerbated my desire for it!

The film is a tremendous, mind-boggling achievement to be sure and, as a matter of fact, THE HOUR-GLASS SANATORIUM (which I only caught up with while in Hollywood last year) is also on the same surrealistically warped lines. Unfortunately, I foolishly missed out on a rare French TV screening of THE TRIBULATIONS OF BALTHAZAR KOBER (1988) some years ago; I don't know much about the rest of his films but apparently THE DOLL (1968) is his best film.

[Martin Teller]

The Saragossa Manuscript (1965) - 8/10

The second half is astonishing, and if not for the somewhat ponderous first half, it would have rated a 10.