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Eastern European Movies Drama$post_idScience Fiction Pilot Pirx’s Inquest
1979
Pilot Pirx’s Inquest
Original titleTest pilota Pirxa
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Pilot Pirx’s Inquest is a joint Polish-Soviet 1978 film directed by Marek Piestrak based on the story The Inquest by Stanisław Lem from his short story collection More Tales of Pirx the Pilot.
This movie is about a rocket pilot named Pirx who is hired to go on a mission to evaluate some nonlinears (robots) for use as crewmembers on future space flights. Pirx and his crew, made up of nonlinears and humans, are sent out to launch two satellites into the rings of Saturn. Upon returning to Earth there is an inquest to determine if Pirx was responsible for the “accident.” In the end, it is found that one of the robots caused the malfunction in an attempt to kill the human crewmembers and Pirx is cleared of all charges. In this tale Lem puts forth the idea that what is perceived a human weakness is in fact an advantage over a perfect machine. Pirx defeats the robot, because a human can hesitate, make wrong decisions, have doubts, but a robot cannot. A similar idea is present in Isaac Asimov’s Robot Series, where putting a robot in a position where it cannot chose between the Three laws of robotics fries its positronic brain.
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At Eastern European Movies, you're invited to immerse yourself in the captivating world of Pilot Pirx’s Inquest (Test pilota Pirxa), a cinematic journey hailing from Poland. Released in 1979, this film is a quintessential piece of Drama and Science Fiction, deftly crafted by the renowned director Marek Piestrak, and brought to life through the compelling performances of a skilled cast, including Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Boleslaw Abart, Edmund Fetting, Ferdynand Matysik, Józef Fryzlewicz, Sergei Desnitsky, Vladimir Ivashov, Zbigniew Lesien and Zygmunt Bielawski.
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Exploring the nuances of Poland's society and culture, Pilot Pirx’s Inquest offers a narrative that is both engaging and thought-provoking. Whether you're a native speaker looking to revisit the classics of your homeland or a student of the language and culture seeking a deeper understanding, this film presents an opportunity to do so through the compelling medium of cinema.
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