Grażyna Długołęcka, Jerzy Zelnick, Olgierd Łukaszewicz. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1975. Based on the novel by Stefan Żeromski. Wide screen standard definition (1.66:1). Special features: audio commenatry; introduction by poster designer Andrzej Klimowskii; The first sinner, a new interview with Story of sin lead actor Grażyna Długołęcka; The music box, film critic and documentarian David Thompson on the use of classical music in Borowczyk's films; Stories of sin, a video essay by Daniel Bird concerning the director's obsessions; New 2K restorations from the original negatives of Borowczyk's ground-breaking Polish shorts; Once upon a time (co-directed by Lenica) and The school, the optional audio commentaries by art historian Szymon Bojko; composer Włodzimierz Kotońsk (Dom) and Daniel Bird (The school); Miscellaneous, a video essay on Borowczyk and Lenica's contributions to newsreels and documentaries on art history: Street art, a short news reel documentary about poster art co-written by Borowczyk; Tools of the trade, an interview with Juliusz Zamecznik; trailer.
Summary:
The life of a beautiful, young and pious woman is thrown into chaos when her parents take in a dashingly handsome lodger. After embarking on a torrid love affair with him, the lodger goes off to Rome to seek a divorce from his estranged wife. Unable to live apart from her beloved, the hero leaves home to follow him.
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