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Krzysztof Kieslowski presents this initially comic yet ultimately moving drama about finding one's calling in life. Filip Mosz (Jerzy Stuhr), a Polish factory worker, purchases an eight-millimeter movie camera to record his baby daughter's first few years of life. Looking for other things to do with his new toy, Filip makes a .. Read more

Starring	Jerzy Stuhr, Malgorzata Zabkowska, Ewa Pokas, Stefan Czyzewski
Director	Krzysztof Kieslowski
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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  An early testament to Kieslowski's unique talent
  
  This early offering from the great Krzysztof Kieslowski is the story of Filip Mosz, a man happy in his work with a loving wife and a new baby. Things are ... read more »
  
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  - Philip Concannon
  - London
  - 29 May 2004 at 23:32
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  I enjoyed this...
  
  ...as much as I'd expected to - as usual, Krzysztof Kieslowski is flawless.
  
  The DVD extras are SUPERB. The interviews with Kieslowski's ... read more »
  
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  - cynthiainherts
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  - 07 Jan 2012 at 17:26
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  Metaphor of State Repression
  
  Treated in a quasi amusing fashion, we have here the sory of a man who discovers art in the form of film, only to painfully find out that when the pram enters ... read more »
  
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  - 15 Dec 2010 at 13:40
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  Magnificent Czech film set among the tenements...'Cathy Come home 'style.
  
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- - Dude0203
  - 71 reviews
  - Wirral
  - 08 Feb 2009 at 09:35
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  Pale potatoes and cabbage
  
  It was 10 past midnight. I'd drunk a bottle of cheap white wine. Therefore slightly tipsily sentimental as I slid this in.
  
  I wanted to be ... read more »
  
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- - janmecir
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  - Buckfastleigh
  - 10 May 2008 at 20:24
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  Key to Kieslowski
  
  This was the final film in my trawl through Kieslowski's fims on offer from Lovefilm. Having started with the rich visuals of Three Colours, this is a ... read more »
  
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  - Penicuik
  - 16 Nov 2007 at 12:04
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  Getting it all on film
  
  I think with Kieslowski's films, there are two extremes, you either love a particular film or you hate it. This one came into the first category for me, on ... read more »
  
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- - barbi
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  - Salisbury
  - 24 Nov 2006 at 15:01
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  Getting it all on film
  
  I think with Kieslowski's films, there are two extremes, you either love a particular film or you hate it. This one came into the first category for me, on ... read more »
  
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  - 24 Nov 2006 at 15:00
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  Camera boffin
  
  An earlier effort from Kieslowski, before his more famous films, serves as an excellent snapshot into why he was such a great director. The story has a Chekhov ... read more »
  
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  - 14 Oct 2005 at 17:01
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  You will go into a deep sleep.....
  
  Extremely disappointing. A man who has the a terrible factory state job in cold war Poland, and becomes entranced with the creativity of cine (wonderful), but ... read more »
  
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- - spongebob2000
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  - 09 Feb 2005 at 16:47
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  An early subtle masterpiece from Kieslowski
  
  A movie you would expect from a filmmaker well into his career, this is an early example of the fictional work of Kieslowski. Seemingly playing with the ... read more »
  
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  An early testament to Kieslowski's unique talent
  
  This early offering from the great Krzysztof Kieslowski is the story of Filip Mosz, a man happy in his work with a loving wife and a new baby. Things are ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - Philip Concannon
  - London
  - 29 May 2004 at 23:32
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  Tragi-comic masterpiece
  
  Brilliant tale of an ordinary Joe who buys a film camera to record the progress of his baby daughter, but is gradually drawn into the world of amateur and then ... read more »
  
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- - gordoncrombie
  - Manchester
  - 07 Jun 2004 at 13:56
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  An early subtle masterpiece from Kieslowski
  
  A movie you would expect from a filmmaker well into his career, this is an early example of the fictional work of Kieslowski. Seemingly playing with the ... read more »
  
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- 57735
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  - London
  - 06 Dec 2004 at 19:19
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  Pale potatoes and cabbage
  
  It was 10 past midnight. I'd drunk a bottle of cheap white wine. Therefore slightly tipsily sentimental as I slid this in.
  
  I wanted to be ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - janmecir
  - 54 reviews
  - Buckfastleigh
  - 10 May 2008 at 20:24
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  Camera boffin
  
  An earlier effort from Kieslowski, before his more famous films, serves as an excellent snapshot into why he was such a great director. The story has a Chekhov ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 14 Oct 2005 at 17:01
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  A great film!
  
  This is a wonderful film; it is a really sweet and smart film! People get used to too much sugar.
  
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- - john5
  - england
  - 03 May 2004 at 19:00
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  Getting it all on film
  
  I think with Kieslowski's films, there are two extremes, you either love a particular film or you hate it. This one came into the first category for me, on ... read more »
  
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- - barbi
  - 150 reviews
  - Salisbury
  - 24 Nov 2006 at 15:00
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  Getting it all on film
  
  I think with Kieslowski's films, there are two extremes, you either love a particular film or you hate it. This one came into the first category for me, on ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 388434
- - barbi
  - 150 reviews
  - Salisbury
  - 24 Nov 2006 at 15:01
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  Key to Kieslowski
  
  This was the final film in my trawl through Kieslowski's fims on offer from Lovefilm. Having started with the rich visuals of Three Colours, this is a ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 495437
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  - Penicuik
  - 16 Nov 2007 at 12:04
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  Camera Buff
  
  Magnificent Czech film set among the tenements...'Cathy Come home 'style.
  
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- 704386
- - Dude0203
  - 71 reviews
  - Wirral
  - 08 Feb 2009 at 09:35

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  Krzysztof Kieslowski presents this initially comic yet ultimately moving drama about finding one's calling in life. Filip Mosz (Jerzy Stuhr), a Polish factory worker, purchases an eight-millimeter movie camera to record his baby daughter's first few years of life. Looking for other things to do ...