Banner of Youth
1957 · 2 min · ★ 5.0 · Animation
A short film advertising the newspaper Sztandar Młodych (The Banner of Youth), noteworthy for its abstract elements painted directly onto film stock. An attempt at showing the complexity of the world in a capsule, the film reflects the new policy of the openness to the West during the Thaw of the late 1950s in Poland.
Directed by Walerian Borowczyk
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★ 6.91967
MovieAnimation
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★ 6.71966
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Goto, Island of Love · 1969Goto, Island of Love
★ 6.31969
MovieDrama
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Theatre of Mr. and Mrs. Kabal · 1967Theatre of Mr. and Mrs. Kabal
★ 6.21967
MovieAnimationComedy
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★ 6.11976
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MovieDramaHistory
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★ 5.91979
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Immoral Tales · 1974Immoral Tales
★ 5.81974
MovieDramaRomance
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MovieAnimation
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★ 5.61986
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★ 5.61975
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★ 5.61987
MovieAnimation
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★ 5.51967
MovieAnimation
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★ 5.51981
MovieHorror
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★ 5.41975
MovieDramaFantasy
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