(aka "Zezowate szczescie" or "Cockeyed Happiness")

 

directed by Andrzej Munk
Poland 1960

 

Bad Luck is a comedic criticism of Poland's self-proclaimed bravery, and wartime heroism. Jan Piszczyk, the "hero" of the story, is anything but a hero. This is one of the most popular comedies from post-war Poland.

The odyssey of a man through Poland from 1939 to 1950, in a changing world that seems to have no place for him. We watch him from his childhood to his first love, from his unwilling involvement in Fascist politics to his arrest and imprisonment in a POW camp.

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Theatrical Release: 1960

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DVD Review: Facets - Region 0 - NTSC

Big thanks to Donald Brown for the Review!

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Runtime 1:48:04
Video

1.75:1 Original Aspect Ratio

16X9 enhanced
Average Bitrate: 5.9 mb/s
NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.

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Audio Polish - Doby Digital 2.0
Subtitles English, none
Features Release Information:
Studio: Facets

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen anamorphic - 1.75:1

Edition Details:
• Andrzej Munk biography and filmography

DVD Release Date: May 10, 2005
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Comments This is an above-average transfer by Facets' standards. The image is non-progressive anamorphic, with nice tonality and a decent level of sharpness, though there is some softness and motion blur on occasion. There are light dust specks throughout, but they never become distracting.

The subtitles are optional and pale yellow. They're mostly well done, but apostrophes are frequently omitted for some reason.

Not much fault can be found with soundtrack, which is free of distortion and has only an occasional pop or crack during reel changes.

 - Donald Brown

 

 





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