MagicalBarrieriscomparabletoLastYearatMarienbadwithitsnon-lineardevelopment,mysteriouscharactersandinexplicablemis-en-scene.Italsosharestheguerrillafilm-makingstyleoftheFrenchNewWave.ItisoneofSkolimowski’sbest.Thefilmfollowsanewlygraduatedmedicalstudentinhispursuitofanunattainablewoman.Hefollowsherthroughthestreetsof60sPolandwherespontaneousdancepartiesandcandle-lightritualserupt.Adream-likemeditationonpost-industriallifeinCommunistPoland.Filledwithexquisite,unforgettableimages,thismasterpiecewillhopefullyfinditswayontoDVDsoon.
