Krzysztof Zanussi’s auspicious debut, The Structure of Crystal, established the stylistic and thematic template for his body of work. The different life trajectories of a pair of university friends are explored through elaborately choreographed sequences shots and the interweaving of sinuous movements through parallel editing. Wojciech Kilar's minimalist score perfectly complements the understated montage and introduced new possibilities for film composition. With English subtitles.