NÓZ W WODZIE
MESSER IM WASSER
A fantastic first feature from Roman Polanski, Knife in the Water is a very cinematic black comedy. A married couple are spending a holiday weekend on a yacht and invite a handsome young hitchhiker to come with them on their excursion. This leads to a lot of macho rivalry and marital tension as both men flex their muscles and intellect at the unimpressed young wife. There is also a considerable amount of danger the hitchhiker is the silent enigmatic type (with a knife). Paranoia, intrusion, isolation and salacious men are targets for Polanskis sharp, dark wit and Knife in the Water has no shortage (it also has an amusing inflatable crocodile). A disorientating, bizarre atmosphere is created with the help of an energetic jazz score by Polanskis friend Krzysztof Komeda and some starkly slick cinematography. (Danny Carr)
- Leon Niemczyk - André
- Jolanta Umecka - Christine
- Zygmunt Malanowicz - der Student
- Jerzy Skolimowski
- Roman Polanski
- Jakub Goldberg
- Jerzy Lipman
- Halina Paszkowska
- Halina Prugar
- Krzysztof Komeda
- Bernt Rosengren
- Boleslaw Kamykowski