Three by Wojciech J. Has

Three-disc set includes: How To Be Loved (1963)In 1939, young actress Felicja (Barbara Krafftówna) was poised to make her Warsaw stage debut as Ophelia opposite the man she was infatuated with-pretentious actor Wiktor Rawiczile (Zbigniew Cybulski)-when the German tanks rolled in. Choosing to waitress over performing for occupiers, she'd give shelter to Wiktor after he's accused of killing a collaborator... with disastrous personal results. Wojciech Has' affecting tale co-stars Artur Mlodnicki. 97 min. In Polish with English subtitles. BW/Rtg: NR The Saragossa Manuscript (1965)This hallucinatory epic follows the exploits of a Belgian officer in Spain during the Napoleonic Wars who encounters a series of bizarre adventures while perusing the illustrations of an old book and meeting such memorable characters as seductive sisters, a hermit, a Gypsy, and a Cabalist. This mind-bending film gained cult status after turning up on The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia's favorite films list. Joanna Jedryka and Kazimierz Opalinski star. 180 min. In Polish with English subtitles. BW/Rtg: NR The Hourglass Sanatorium" (1973)Polish Jew Józef (Jan Nowicki) was prepared for another desultory visit with his dying father (Tadeusz Kondrat) at the decaying institution where he resided. This occasion would be like no other, as he experienced a string of hallucinatory experiences that transported him back and forth on his traumatic personal timeline. Expectedly unsettling slice of surrealism from director Wojciech Has ("The Saragossa Manuscript") co-stars Gustaw Holoubek. 124 min. In Polish with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Widescreen; Soundtrack: Polish; Subtitles: English; featurettes. In Polish with English subtitles.