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Ericka 2022-03-24 09:03:02

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 the couple's outing? It should be as the wife said, "You are all there to show off yourself".

The relationship between husband and wife and youth is like an enemy, like a good friend, like a father and son (mother and son), like a couple (rival in love). All these subtle relationships and psychological changes take place on a small boat, a place far away from human society and far from the land.

The whole film feels similar to Hitchcock, especially similar to [Rope]. There are only three actors in the whole film from beginning to end, and the whole storyline also revolves around them. And it's a black-and-white film, and the music is obviously carefully choreographed.

Many of the shots in the film are beautiful and well-composed. Interestingly, the screen is approximately square, and the black and white tone adds a lot of unique beauty.

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Knife in the Water quotes

  • Andrzej: What d'you think you look like?

    Krystyna: Like your wife.

    Andrzej: Without me you'd be a whore!

  • Krystyna: You're just like him - only half his age and twice as dumb.

    Young Man: What do you know about life? Just cafes, yachts and cars. Bet you've got a four-room apartment.

    Krystyna: I suppose you live four students to a room.

    Young Man: Six, actually.

    Krystyna: I've been through it myself. So has he. You're no better than him. He was just like you. And you want to be like him. And you will be, if you've got the guts.