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On the Silver Globe

1989 · 165 min

A hypnotic, chaotic descent into philosophical madness, with surreal imagery and fragmented narration that demands total surrender.

Overview
A small group of cosmic explorers, including a woman, leaves Earth to start a new civilization. They do not realize that within themselves they carry the end of their own dream. They die one by one, while their children revert to a primitive native culture, creating new myths and a new god.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • madness
  • isolation
  • power
  • identity
Places
  • space
  • wilderness
  • fantasy world
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour1
Realism2
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity9
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
science fiction, drama
Directed by
Andrzej Żuławski
Written by
Andrzej Żuławski
Starring
Andrzej Seweryn, Michał Bajor, Jerzy Trela, Grażyna Dyląg, Maria Pakulnis, Waldemar Kownacki, Iwona Bielska, Jerzy Grałek
Music
Andrzej Korzyński
Cinematography
Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz
Runtime
165 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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