Barrier
Original title: Bariera
1966 · 1 h 17 min
Jerzy SkolimowskiCast
Jan Nowicki Joanna Szczerbic Tadeusz Łomnicki
Plot
A medical student leaves school and wanders through Warsaw with a nameless girl. A film of surreal satire on Polish society.
Sinekatalog’s take
Jerzy Skolimowski's surreal satire sends a medical student wandering Warsaw with a nameless tram-conductor girl and a series of absurd encounters. Playful, bold and visually inventive, it is a witty, restless portrait of Polish society in the 1960s.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (629 votes)
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