Must be one of most influental score jobs..and movies ever. I know "transcending" gets tossed around a lot in film discussion lately but it's only adjective that comes close to describing a lot of scenes from this movie. And don't take that lightly from a guy who got somewhat jaded after watching a handfull of them. And these transcending scenes can be just a few seconds long.

An old lady coming out of theater and proudly exclaiming "It was beautiful,…

Kawalerowicz manages to pay attention to every single character.From the priest to a war veteran suffering from Insomnia,from the train controller to woman's who flirts with protagonist husband,to the young sailor and a girl who are flirting with each other (all the while not saying a word in the film).They've found each other in a tight,claustrophobic place but that's as close as they get to each other,physically,despite yearning for emotional connection.One of the best directions of a movie set in…