Golem (1980)
Aug 21, 2024Dystopian SF
Not an adaptation of the oft-filmed story from Jewish legend about the creation of a creature of clay but a Polish SF set in a slightly dystopian future featuring the possible creation of artificial people
Marek Walczewski
The War of the Worlds – Next Century (1981)
Jun 29, 2014Polish Satire/Alien Invasion/Authoritarian Regime and Media Control
Not an adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel but a biting satire made in Poland during Soviet occupation about how the pretext of an alien invasion is used to create an authoritarian regime and the way media is used to control the masses. A film more potent today than when it was made