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The Story of Sin
Borowczyk’s Palme d'Or-nominated historical melodrama is his most passionate film, casting a critical eye on the Catholic Church while attaining an ecstatic pitch.
Director: Walerian Borowczyk
Overview
Grazyna Długołecka plays Ewa, the doomed heroine whose passion for a married anthropology student takes her on a perilous journey across early 20th-century Europe. Casting a critical eye on the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church, The Story of Sin counts as Borowczyk’s most passionate film – a delirious melodrama that reaches an ecstatic pitch.
Contains moderate sex and language
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