Knife in the Water

I don't think this is quite as great it is made out to be, but it is Polanski's first, so that counts for something.

A rough start, but once the filmmaker begins his work on the boat the images just become the more fascinating.

The dialogue gains impetus and becomes more profound.

The jazz soundtrack is hypnotizing as well.

From a film history perspective, it's an interesting pre-glimpse, before the leap to R. Polanski's mature films.


TS