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The Spiral (1978)

Original title: Spirala

1978-06-04 · 1h 23m · PL
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In what appears to be an inexplicable incident, a man drives up to a resort hotel in midwinter, throws away his car keys, enters, and proceeds to agitate everyone he meets with his urgency -- a message he is somehow unable to communicate. Then he leaves, disappearing in the snow. Later, the people he appeared to have upset have gathered to search for him and find him frostbitten, but alive. Visiting him at the sanatorium to which he has been taken, they gradually discover what was really happening.

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Krzysztof ZanussiDirector, Writer

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Maja KomorowskaMaja KomorowskaTeresaJan NowickiJan NowickiTomaszZofia KucównaZofia KucównaMariaAleksander BardiniAleksander BardiniDoctorJan ŚwiderskiJan ŚwiderskiPiotr GarlickiPiotr GarlickiSyn HenrykaMarian GlinkaMarian GlinkaDoctorEwa ZiętekEwa ZiętekSprzątaczkaAndrzej HudziakAndrzej HudziakAugustynMarta ŁawińskaMarta ŁawińskaPsychologistSeweryna BroniszównaSeweryna BroniszównaStara kobietaEugeniusz PriwieziencewEugeniusz PriwieziencewSick Man in a Clinic

Keywords

MortuaryDepressionLectureHopelessnessFear of death

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityMortuary · Depression · LectureDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference310856Actor preference400906 · 265178 · 447035

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What is The Spiral about?

In what appears to be an inexplicable incident, a man drives up to a resort hotel in midwinter, throws away his car keys, enters, and proceeds to agitate everyone he meets with his urgency -- a message he is somehow unable to communicate. Then he leaves, disappearing in the snow. Later, the people he appeared to have upset have gathered to search for him and find him frostbitten, but alive. Visiting him at the sanatorium to which he has been taken, they gradually discover what was really happening.

How long is The Spiral?

The Spiral has a runtime of 83 minutes.