Saragossa Manuscript (DVD)

Set during the Napoleonic wars, the film follows the exploits of Alfons von Worden, an officer traveling through the sierra Mountains and with each passing traveler, the interweaving stories grow stranger.One of Wojciech Has most acclaimed films, this surrealist cult epic has attracted support from Luis Buuel, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and even Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead.- Introductions Notes on The Saragossa Manuscript by Annette Insdorf, Film Professor at Columbia University, and author of books including "Intimations: The Cinema of Wojciech Has.- Post Screenings Notes on The Saragossa Manuscript by Annette Insdorf.