Knife in the Water Comments

  • Zachary 2022-03-25 09:01:15

    The mise-en-scène of the limited space and the dramatic tension created by the three characters are all worth watching. The competition and confrontation between two men of different generations, in the end, has a critical perspective on the fate of human nature. Polanski's debut is really a classic, perhaps my favorite of the three feature films I've seen this...

  • Herminio 2022-03-25 09:01:15

    Multi-camera scheduling in a narrow space, restrained anti-climax narrative, and character relationships that wrestle and balance each other, Polanski is not a warm person, he observes the distortion of the world with a pair of cold eyes. This is also the basis for his creation of characters. Emotions are necessary but not sufficient. Characters are closer to carefully selected samples. During the imaging process of social experiments, their emotional fluctuations can be purified....

  • Kitty 2022-03-25 09:01:15

    Men may be in high spirits with sails of power in their hands, but students have knives that symbolize male power. When the knife was thrown into the sea of ​​women, the woman's heartstrings were plucked: it was a young fresh meat who was not because of world affairs but was extremely curious about the future. In contrast, her marriage fell into a situation where she had everything but lost its direction. The divergence at the end is therefore multi-meaning: fantasy and reality, forward and...

  • Lucie 2022-03-25 09:01:15

    A game of power. The most important thing is the rhythm. Slowly stretched our expectations for cheating, and finally the car stopped at the three-way intersection and didn't move like an...

  • Amanda 2022-03-25 09:01:15

    I didn't even know what Polanski wanted to say, but I gave it four stars without any hesitation... It's really nice, especially the last two-thirds of the way completely caught me, and the soundtrack is also very good. However, I really don't know what he is going to say... uh... Is there any deconstruction master to talk...

  • Misty 2022-03-25 09:01:15

    It's actually the first novel... A single scene is an uncontrollable, swaying small sailboat. The three protagonists have different personalities and collide with each other. The emotions are subtle and interesting. It's fun to never go...

  • Taryn 2022-03-24 09:03:02

    The types of these people are extremely unfamiliar and cannot be placed in the types I know and are familiar with. The subtle changes in the characters' psychology and the detailed communication between the three are the focus of appreciation. The ending of the intersection is good, it is the kind that leaves suspense for the audience to think about. First news of the morning: Polanski was arrested by police in Switzerland on...

  • Mae 2022-03-24 09:03:02

    1. The relationship between the three people is too delicate. 2. The composition and scheduling of the shots on the boat are very meaningful. 3. It starts in the car and ends with the vehicle in the distant view, corresponding to the front and rear. 4. That knife is power? Danger? Possessive? or genital...

  • Jaime 2022-03-24 09:03:02

    1. The relationship between the three people is too delicate. 2. The composition and scheduling of the shots on the boat are very meaningful. 3. It starts in the car and ends with the vehicle in the distant view, corresponding to the front and rear. 4. That knife is power? Danger? Possessive? or genital...

  • Tia 2022-03-24 09:03:02

    The types of these people are extremely unfamiliar and cannot be placed in the types I know and are familiar with. The subtle changes in the characters' psychology and the detailed communication between the three are the focus of appreciation. The ending of the intersection is good, it is the kind that leaves suspense for the audience to think about. First news of the morning: Polanski was arrested by police in Switzerland on...

Extended Reading
  • Ericka 2022-03-24 09:03:02

    after watching

    The entire film has only three actors, a middle-class couple in their early thirties, and a young man. A middle-class couple met a young man while driving, so they boarded a small sailboat together. The youth is a punk who is always on the road, but why does the husband invite him to participate in...

  • Romaine 2022-01-10 08:02:43

    Director said

    This film is the debut and famous work of the internationally renowned director Polanski. After the film came out, it was acclaimed in the international film industry. In addition to winning at the Venice Film Festival, it was also nominated for the 1963 American Academy of Film and Television...

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Knife in the Water quotes

  • Andrzej: You're a bum, but you're okay.

  • Krystyna: I left the cucumbers behind.