When the shooting of
On the Silver Globe (1988) was almost completed, the communist Polish Ministry of Culture ordered to stop the filming and destroy all related materials. The negative was saved, however, and during the liberalization of the political regime in Poland in 1986-1987, Zulawski returned to the country and managed to complete the film from the spared material. Missing scenes were replaced by alternative footage and his new narration. This fragmented version was finally presented in 1988 at the Cannes Film Festival in the 'Un Certain Regard' Section.