1982 · drama · war · jewish
Austeria
Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz1h 42m1982
During a pogrom in Poland on the eve of World War I, a group of Jews seek refuge from the Cossacks. The fugitives hide out in a rural inn, terrified that they may be given away at any moment.
Our read: Austeria (1982) reads as a heavy, measured, inventive drama · war · jewish entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, measured drama / war, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- bleak
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