Two sketches based on World War II episodes. In the first novel, "Scherzo alla polacca," a cunning son, seeking to save his skin, eventually becomes a hero and discovers a reason to fight. To avoid the Warsaw uprising, he initially avoids underground training. When he's sober, his drinking, contempt for safety, and cowardice come across as something sensible in a crazy world. His desire to live out his life is more admirable than any desire for a heroic death. "Ostinato lugubre," the second novel, depicts a hopeless attempt to escape from a prison camp by a man who can no longer stand the confinement and idiocy of the professional soldiers attempting to maintain military preneses in prison. Nonetheless, his escape boosts the morale of his fellow inmates, while the "escapee" remains hidden from both Germans and comrades." From the Polish Film Database
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Two sketches based on World War II episodes. In the first novel, "Scherzo alla polacca," a cunning son, seeking to save his skin, eventually becomes a hero and discovers a reason to fight. To avoid the Warsaw uprising, he initially avoids underground training. When he's sober, his drinking, contempt for safety, and cowardice come across as something sensible in a crazy world. His desire to live out his life is more admirable than any desire for a heroic death. "Ostinato lugubre," the second novel, depicts a hopeless attempt to escape from a prison camp by a man who can no longer stand the confinement and idiocy of the professional soldiers attempting to maintain military preneses in prison. Nonetheless, his escape boosts the morale of his fellow inmates, while the "escapee" remains hidden from both Germans and comrades." From the Polish Film Database
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