A Short Film About Love
1988
A SHORT FILM ABOUT LOVE was expanded from an episode in director Krzysztof Kieslowski's DEKALOG, his cycle of shorts based on The Ten Commandments. A young voyeur falls in love with the older woman he's been spying upon, and, having seen her with a string of lovers, is finally confronted with a sexual invitation from the woman. .. Read more
| Starring | Grazyna Szapolowska, Olaf Lubaszenko |
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| Director | Krzysztof Kieslowski |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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A Short Film About Love
A SHORT FILM ABOUT LOVE was expanded from an episode in director Krzysztof Kieslowski's DEKALOG, his cycle of shorts based on The Ten Commandments. A young voyeur falls in love with the older woman he's been spying upon, and, having seen her with a string of lovers, is finally confronted with a sexual invitation from the woman. The theme of the commandment against adultery is explored alongside the concepts of love and voyeurism.
| Starring | Grazyna Szapolowska, Olaf Lubaszenko |
|---|---|
| Director | Krzysztof Kieslowski |
| Studio | ARTIFICIAL EYE |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 23 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Polish |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 29 Sep 2003 Production year: 1988 |
| Format | DVD |
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From its bitingly ironic title to its downbeat conclusion, this is one of the most damning pictures of modern city life ever made. Expanding on Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery, the seventh part of the Ten Commandments or Dekalog series he made for TV, director Krzysztof Kieslowski revisits the themes of obsession and voyeurism touched on by Alfred Hitchcock in Rear Window and Michael Powell in Peeping Tom. But his main preoccupation here is with the impossibility of love and the breakdown of community. It's impressive and provocative film-making, but ultimately the dispassion and the pessimism may render you little more than a detached observer.
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Like A Short Film About Killing, this is a movie spin-off from Kieslowski's ten-part TV series The Decalogue, each... read more on Time Out
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21 out of 24 people found this review helpful
A short film about love
I was expecting this film to be rather miserable (set in Poland etc). I now think it is one of the finest, most sophisticated films I've ever seen! The photography is superb, as is the acting. The storytelling is excellent, and contains many strange twists. Highly recommended.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Brilliant
Breathtaking film about the devastating and redeeming effects of love in this voyeurism fueled masterpiece from the God of Polish cinema.
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A SHORT FILM ABOUT LOVE was expanded from an episode in director Krzysztof Kieslowski's DEKALOG, his cycle of shorts based on The Ten Commandments. A young voyeur falls in love with the older woman ... -