The saragossa manuscript 1965 directed by wojciech has. Its 66 stories are by turn humorous, picaresque, erotic, gothic, and esoteric. The first and what is commonly considered the most selfcontained segment takes place over sixtysix nights as. The manuscript found in saragossa collects intertwining stories, all of them set in whole or in part in spain, with a large and colorful cast of gypsies, thieves, inquisitors, a cabbalist, a geometer, the cabbalists beautiful sister, two moorish princesses emina and zubeida and others that the brave, perhaps foolhardy, walloon guard alphonse van worden meets, imagines or reads. The book chronicles the adventures of alfonso van worden. In the napoleonic wars, an officer finds an old book that relates his grandfathers story, alfons van worden, captain in the walloon guard. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. In a deserted house during the napoleonic wars, two officers from. The saragossa manuscript isnt merely a book, a threewindedsheets black river of blarney occupied by ghosts, bandits, compromised noblemen, banshees. Main text unless otherwise noted, quotations from the manuscript found in saragossa in this blog are taken from the following edition.
Its as a psychedelic film that its generally regarded, although this is as much to do with those who championed it in the west as anything else, in particular the the grateful dead. I have been using the kindle edition of this book to do the research for my blog,looking for the manuscript found in saragossa, about polish count jan potocki and his spectacularly strange novel. The saragossa manuscript 1965 wojciech has synopsis. It begins like a mix of kanal 1956and lotna 1959, in the middle of a war, white horses bolting, men dashing around in. Upon finding a book that relates his grandfathers story, an officer ventures through spain meeting a wide array of characters, most of whom have a story of their own to tell.
It is a film full of epic tales way more than one and narrational devices that could easily leave your head spinning but somehow miraculously work. The manuscript found in saragossa by jan potocki goodreads. During the napoleonic wars, a soldier discovers a strange manuscript that reveals endless storieswithinstories. Read the saragossa manuscript by jan potocki available from rakuten kobo. The manuscript found in saragossa was published in sections over the course of years. The saragossa manuscript by jan potocki fantastic fiction. And for many years since, this shortened version has occasionally popped up.
This is one of the masterpieces of french fantastic. The saragossa manuscript is a 1965 polish film directed by wojciech has, based on the 1815 novel the manuscript found in saragossa by jan potocki. The saragossa manuscript is available on dvd by facets video, and while the film itself is infinitely involving and well presented throughout its entire threehour runtime, the packaging itself leaves a bit to be desired and the films aspect ratio is undeniably a tad off particularly a distraction given the films already unusual presentation. A man of honor and courage, he seeks the shortest route through the sierra morena. The saragossa manuscript ebook by jan potocki 9781626573.
Do subscribe if youre new, hit that like button and let. The manuscript found in saragossa by jan potocki youtube. This is an extraordinary collection of tales that is sure to appeal to all readers of the weird and supernatural. The remaining 433 pages of this book were translated in 1966s the new decameron, also translated by abbot. Among a host of themes explored in the volume, it can be read as a meditation on the enlightenment, an introduction to jewish mysticism or a primer on euclidean geometry. Tales from the saragossa manuscript by jan potocki fantastic fiction. I remember first reading about it in the early 1970s, and i would occasionally see references to it as one of the great, unseen masterpieces of world cinema. The manuscript found in saragossa 1 2 during the reign of king philip v r. From the various articles and books otorowski published about the manuscript one could almost infer that he considers the book a sacred. To describe the manuscript found at saragossa as a novel does not begin to describe the complexity, the richness and the humanity this book contains. Tales from saragossa manuscript ten days in the life of alphonse van worden by last, first,potocki hrabia hra, jan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The saragossa manuscript this threehour swirl of polish phantasmagoria, from 1965, is an epic piece of japery. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Yet another example of an obscure foreign masterpiece unearthed by dvd, 1965s the saragossa manuscript is a polish fantasy epic physically set in spain but actually happening in the mind of its imaginative author.
Rekopis znaleziony w saragossie, the manuscript found in zaragoza is a 1965 polish film directed by wojciech has, based on the 1815 novel the manuscript found in saragossa by jan potocki. All the time, even with the many stories and characters, the filmmakers never loses track of the individual stories and their interaction, of characters. Has he lost his mind the saragossa manuscript robert. The saragossa manuscript is divided into two parts. Jan potocki was born into the potocki family, an aristocratic family, that owned vast estates in poland. He was educated in geneva and lausanne, served twice in the polish army as a captain of engineers, and spent some time on a galley as a novice knight of malta. The saragossa manuscript by jan potocki book cover, description, publication history.
Published march 7th 1996 by penguin books ltd first published 1804. Buy the manuscript found in saragossa reprint by potocki, jean, maclean, ian isbn. The saragossa manuscript 1965 as the napoleonic wars rage across europe, two officers from opposing armies meet by chance in saragossa, spain, where theyre mutually bewitched by a book. Tales from the saragossa manuscript by jan potocki. Set primarily in spain, it tells a frame story containing gothic, picaresque and erotic elements. Cybulski cracks the spine of the titular book, all attempt at a linear narrative or frontallobe logic go out the window. The first and what is commonly considered the most self. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 631 pages and is available in paperback format. Since i use the kindle edition of the book, i dont specify page numbers in my references. The manuscript found in saragossa is a delicious rabbit hole down which the masonic reader will, at times, feel he is witnessing a series of obscure ecosais degrees. The saragossa manuscript 1965 when one character states in the saragossa manuscript all these adventures begin simply.
Many incidents and characters call to mind the cards from the tarots major arcana. The book chronicles the adventures of alfonso van worden zbigniew. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
Restored edition rekopis znaleziony w saragossie 1973 fully and recently restored version of hass psychedelic epic. The manuscript found in saragossa collects intertwining stories, all of them set in whole or in part in spain, with a large and colorful cast of romani, thieves, inquisitors, a cabbalist, a geometer, the cabbalists beautiful sister, two moorish princesses emina and zubeida and others that the brave, perhaps foolhardy, walloon guard alphonse van worden meets, imagines or reads. And for many years since, this shortened version has occasionally popped up on the cult film house classics. The manuscript found in saragossa is a frametale novel written in french at the turn of 18th. Although id never taken lsd, by the time the movie ended at 3 am, i felt like id experienced a druginduced high from the hallucinatory displacement of a polish film, set in spain, about a belgian officer, told as a spiraling storywithina. The saragossa manuscript is arresting reading, a great mystery tale and an outstanding value especially if you get the kindle version. It is narrated from the time of the napoleonic wars, and depicts events several decades earlier, during the reign of king philip v r. Its as a psychedelic film that its generally regarded, although this is as much to do with those who championed it in the west as. The saragossa manuscript was released in poland in 1964 the same year as hofstadters essay was published, and despite being on the eastern divide of the iron curtain, its clearly a film of the sixties. Free download or read online the manuscript found in saragossa pdf epub book. Tales from saragossa manuscript ten days in the life of alphonse van worden by last, first,potocki hrabia hra, jan and a great selection of related books, art. It would do the saragossa manuscript a great injustice to try to give a synopsis of a film that weaves a multiple of stories and crossed paths as one tale leads to another, then another. Find books like the manuscript found in saragossa from the worlds largest community of readers. Goodreads members who liked the manuscript found in sara.
The mere purpose of the saragossa manuscript, considering its constant, unexplainable and senseless apparitions throughout, is to cause confusion and psychological craziness. The saragossa manuscript by wojciech has wojciech has. When you really, really dearly wish the film to end it doesnt. The main characters of this fiction, classics story are alphonse van worden, cheik gomelez. Alfonsos passage through the dangerous sierra morena mountains is repeatedly interrupted by seemingly random encounters with an assortment of larger than life figures. The saragossa manuscript 1965 financial information. Potockis most famous work, originally written in french, is the manuscript found in saragossa manuscrit trouve a saragosse. During napoleons invasion of spain, two soldiers discover a strange manuscript at an inn. The saragossa manuscript is a very entertaining film that two or three viewings will eventually allow you to understand fully. Adapted from an early 19th century book, the show is part luis borges, part canterbury tales, and part playboys girls of warsaw. Derived from a hundredsixtyyearold novel written in french, wojciech hass 1965 edinburgh and san sebastin prizewinning the saragossa manuscript is in beautiful black and white. Rekopis znaleziony w saragossie, by director wojciech has, with zbigniew cybulski as alfonse van worden.
The listener thinks itll soon be over, but one story creates another, and then another theres really no better way to sum up the movie. The saragossa manuscript 1965 as the napoleonic wars rage across europe, two officers from opposing armies meet by chance in saragossa, spain, where theyre mutually bewitched by a book they find. The manuscript found in saragossa project gutenberg self. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Polish folklore, mystery, adventure and the supernatural await you when glimpsing through the pages of the saragossa manuscript. I first heard the name wojciech has in my early twenties, while attending a midnight screening of the saragossa manuscript at manhattans elgin cinema. The saragossa manuscript 1965, directed by wojciech has.
On account of its rich, interlocking structure, and telescoping story sequences, the novel has drawn comparisons to such celebrated works as the decameron and the arabian nights the book s title is explained in the foreword, which is narrated by. Its apt, and probably not accidental, that the gesture in question recurs time and again within polish director wojciech hass the saragossa manuscript 1965, a dizzying, disorientating adaptation of fellow pole jan potockis similarly bamboozling novel the manuscript found in saragossa. On account of its rich, interlocking structure, and telescoping story sequences, the novel has drawn comparisons to such celebrated works as the decameron and the arabian nights. The saragossa manuscript is a seductive, mysterious, and strangely comic story that combines dreams, tales, history, and enlightenment philosophy in a way thats relevant even today nearly 200 years. The most recent englishlanguage edition, published by penguin books in 1995, was translated by ian maclean. Potocki s book rekopis znaleziony w saragossie the manuscript found in srargossa is the basis of movie the saragossa manuscript, a dark romantic, surrealist movie by the polish director wojciech. Thanks to the interest of jerry garcia, martin scorsese and francis coppola, we now have a rare opportunity to subject one of these lost. Financial analysis of the saragossa manuscript 1965 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The first edition of the novel was published in 1804, and was written by jan potocki.
The quietus film film features has he lost his mind. Mar 10, 2009 the manuscript found in saragossa was published in sections over the course of years. Feb 25, 2000 the saragossa manuscript was released in the u. With zbigniew cybulski, iga cembrzynska, elzbieta czyzewska, gustaw holoubek. The saragossa manuscript is in many ways a parody of wajdas entire oeuvre to that date, and in particular his most celebrated film, popiol i diament ashes and diamonds,1958.