Pharaon

The first time I have seen the movie Pharaon directed by Kawalerovicz I was just a teenager. The movie have punched me like only a few things during my teenage years (some other movies,rock'n'roll songs,girls...). I really didn't remember why I was so fascinated with the movie but I have memory that movie have "something". Therefore it was the movie I have always wanted to see again. Some 30 years later finally I have a chance to see it again. Restored version. Still impressive after all this years. Excellent camera. True colours. Ancient Egypt as I have always imagined. Fine balanced rythm. Easy moving plot, enough mysterious to keep our attention. Everlasting story. Pure masterpiece, giving everyone different experience. Message? Like every piece of art, 1000 people will see it from 1000 different points of view. One have to keep in mind that movie have been made by polish filmmaker in the middle 60's, not necessary oponent of the polish establishment at the time, author who maybe have a certain standpoint to non-secular matters. Specially keeping in mind his previous movie Joanne mother of angels. The movie is simply nice. Must see.

Interesting movie. Beautiful costumes and sites. The costumes look very much original. Should be longer: 6 to 12 hours. Worth having it in your own DVD library, if you like history movies. This particular edition has only English dubbed version; I wish that it had the original Polish version as well.

This is the kind of movies which impression lasts more than you may expect. That is because FARAON throws fundamental questions about power, religion and a not so usual element in the movies, economy. And from a very realistic approach, surrounded by intrigues and superstition. That was, probably, the world in Ancient Egypt.

The cinematography goes flawless, with powerful visuals, and slow pace. Performance conveys audience to states of anguish, uncertainty, fear, rage, and often sensuality, with a perfect theatrical top class acting, and economy of means.

Only the music from Adam Walacinski lags a bit behind, and would benefit from some more ambition.

A classic from 1966 which track no other movie has followed.

a subtle, bitter, cruel, cold story about the power. admirable adaptation of one of the important Polish novels of XIX century. and support of reflection about force of decisions and the value of good intentions. short, a great fascinating work. who impress not only for acting or costumes, fights and tension but for the realistic rebuild of an Egypt who becomes more than historical lesson. its grace, its terrible force of image and dialog, the new sense of a language who is perfect cloth for the story are virtues of a film who remains, almost half century, fascinating. and useful for understand history as a strange vehicle.

This movie is about the fight between a Pharaoh (Ramses XIII) and the spiritual power. Almost all the historical details were revised by egyptologist. Show the little power of the Pharaohs in the New Empire.