Each of the films uses one of the ten commandments as a thematic springboard. It consists of ten onehour films, inspired by the decalogue of the ten commandments. Theres a full disc of special features, highlights of which include a short film about dekalog, a look at the series by film professor annette insdorf and tons of archival interviews taken from a 1987 tv piece about the production of episode two. Kieslowski who died in 1996 was primarily a movie director, best known here for the double life of veronique and his cosmopolitan three colors trilogy blue, white, and red. The decalogue 1988 a one of the 15 films listed in the category values on the vatican film list. A holocaust survivor teresa marczewska confronts an ethics professor. Thou shalt not take the name of the lord thy god in vain. New, restored 4k digital transfers of all twelve films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the blurays. With aweinspiring ambition to match its powerful assemblage of acting talent, the decalogue stands as a singular achievement in writerdirector krzysztof kieslowskis. What it does is pose them as hauntingly and seriously as any cinematic effort in the last twenty years. Although dekalog was a television project, its spinning off of two theatrical features made possible additional funding.
Ten television drama films, each one based on one of the ten commandments. Two of these, dekalog 5 and 6, are shorter cuts from the featurelength filmskrotki film o zabijaniu a short film about killing and krotki film o milosci a short film about love, respectively. The decalogue 5, krzsysztof kieslowski film analysis. Released by silva in 2001 containing music from the decalogue dekalog 1987. After a career as a respected documentary filmmaker, polish director krzystof kieslowski 19421996 emerged as a widely recognized international voice with the success of four major films in the early 1990sthe double life of veronique 1991, and his tricolor trilogy of blue 1993, white 1993 and red 1994. Dekalog, osiem is the eighth part of the television series dekalog by polish director krzysztof kieslowski, connected to the eighth imperative of the ten commandments thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Six, a short film about killing and a short film about love.
Krzysztof kieslowski sat for months in his small, smokefilled room in warsaw writing the scripts with a lawyer hed met in the early 1980s, during the solidarity trials. A leading journal of russian and eurasian history and culture, kritika is dedicated to internationalizing the field and making it relevant to a broad interdisciplinary audience. The ten commandments and the decalogue is a 1989 polish drama series of films directed by krzysztof kieslowski for television and cowritten by kieslowski with krzysztof piesiewicz, with music by zbigniew preisner. Decalogue 5 and decalogue 6 released theatrically in 1989 as a short film about killing and a short film about love. Jirard doesnt simply beat a game, but completes it, and has been doing so. Krzysztof, and krzysztof piesiewicz, dekalog, in iskusstvo kino moscow, marchdecember 1993. Film data sheets and catalog page that may not be found anywhere else. Krzysztof, a semantics professor and computer hobbyist, is raising his young son, pawel, to look to science for answers, while irena, pawels aunt, lives a life rooted in faith.
The film is more interesting for its questions than for its weak argument against the death penalty. To add missing films or correct inaccuracies for existing films, please use tmdbs interface youll need to create an account. The dekalog criterion, bluray, dvd krzysztof kieslowski is best known for his lush, plush arthouse three colors trilogy, a celebration of grand emotions from beautiful people, but the the dekalog 1989, an ambitions tenpart project made for polish tv, is arguably his masterwork. Dekalog soundtrack from 1987, composed by zbigniew preisner. Nov 21, 2009 this is the last scene from the dekalog vi television drama film. Montreal world film festival italy 12 september 1989 venice film festival italy 27 april 1990 theatrical release poland 22 june 1990. The journal regularly publishes forums, discussions, and special issues. The doctor is a senior physician at the hospital, and he lives alone, having lost his family many years before. Dekalog is a 1989 polish drama series of films directed by krzysztof. But the form was ungainly for theatrical showing do you ask audiences to sit for 10 hours, or come for five twohour sessions. It consists of ten onehour films, each of which represents one of the ten commandments and explores possible meanings of the commandmentoften ambiguous or contradictorywithin a fictional story. Financial analysis of dekalog 2000 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. This is an amazing release for kieslowski completionists like myself ill have to check the dvds from kino, which have more of the short films and some other materials than the criterion releases have had criterion has licensed some of the same materials that kino has put on their dvd collections, but not all of them, so kino has some works that arent in the collection. Incidentally, its only quite recently that i discovered a very similar scene in kurosawas 1950 film scandal in which toshiro mifunes character rides his motorcycle with a precariouslypositioned not to mentioned fullydecorated christmas tree on the back.
Two, excerpts from the 1995 documentary a short film about dekalog, and a 1990 audio recording from the national film theatre in london. Pavel is taught to put his faith in science, in the infallibility of computers, which can even confirm the safety of the ice on the nearby ponds. Mar 26, 2020 krzysztof kieslowski, leading polish director of documentaries, feature films, and television films of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s that explore the social and moral themes of contemporary times. Generally remembered for some of his later french coproductions like the the double life of veronique 1991 and the three colors trilogy 19931994, polish director krzysztof kieslowski effectively made his name in the international arthouse market with a television series rather than a film. Profiler tv series 19962000 the movie database tmdb. The featurelength movie version of decalogue six, a short film about love, features an alternative ending to that seen in the series sixth episode. Dekalog dekalog, osiem tv episode 1989 release info imdb. Two of them were extended by kieslowski into features a short film about killing and a short film about love. Originally a gba game, chain of memories has been remade as kingdom hearts 1. Its been a while since ive done one of these mail unboxing videos, so thank you for waiting. An angry young man brutally murders a taxi driver and is swiftly sentenced to execution.
The best actors, cinematographers and film technicians joined kieslowski and his co writer and long time collaborator krzysztof piesiewicz in these extraordinary stories. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film. Siskoid im a huge fan of polish director krzysztof kieslowski the double life of veronique, three colors trilogy and the decalogue is his reaction to someone saying there ought to be a film about the ten commandments to counterpoint the sex and violence in late 80s cinema. Krzysztof kieslowski, leading polish director of documentaries, feature films, and television films of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s that explore the social and moral themes of contemporary times. Selection of archival interviews with director krzysztof kie lowski, culled from footage from the 1987 production of dekalog. Five, six and the two feature length films are presented in the aspect ratio of about 1. Zwei dieser jeweils 55 minuten langen filme gab es spater auch noch in einer spielfilmfassung zu sehen.
I am the lord, thou shalt have no other gods before me. The punishmentlegal, certain, and cruelshatters the life of a third man. Jirard khalil is not just another social media influencer. Samantha waters during the first three seasons, and was later replaced by jamie luner as profiler dr. This is the last scene from the dekalog vi television drama film. As the films in the decalogue were completed, they awed audiences at film festivals worldwide. Pavel and his father are very closeemotionally and intellectually, as the childs mother is abroad or perhaps even dead. The films that brought him into prominence were the decalogue, loose. Top 10 sidekicks in video games the completionist youtube.
Sweden 12 october 1990 theatrical greece november 1995 thessaloniki international film festival greece 8 november 20 thessaloniki international film festival france 29. The decalogue, kieslowskis extraordinary, challenging collection of ten onehour films made for polish television in the dying days of the soviet union, doesnt answer those questions either. Krzysztof kieslowski is best known for his lush, plush arthouse three colors trilogy, a celebration of grand emotions from beautiful people, but the the dekalog 1989, an ambitions tenpart project made for polish tv, is arguably his masterwork. Chain of memories came to sustain the fans during the 4 year period until the sequel. Mar 19, 2015 incidentally, its only quite recently that i discovered a very similar scene in kurosawas 1950 film scandal in which toshiro mifunes character rides his motorcycle with a precariouslypositioned not to mentioned fullydecorated christmas tree on the back. In ways im a professional sidekick so im the most qualified to talk about this top 10 list. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The local children gather round, chanting his name like a modernday pied piper. Focused on different characters living in a warsaw apartment complex towards the. The ten commandments and the decalogue is a 1989 polish drama series of movies directed by krzysztof kieslowski for television and cowritten by kieslowski with krzysztof piesiewicz, with music by zbigniew preisner.
A brutal and seemingly motiveless murder brings together a young drifter, jacek miroslaw baka. The series ran in the late 1980s, played at venice and other film festivals, and gathered extraordinary praise. A short film about killing, the expanded version of dekalog. He was best known for the 10film series decalogue and for the three colors trilogy. Profiler is an american crime drama that aired on nbc from 1996 to 2000.
The punishmentlegal, certain, and cruelshatters the life of a third man, the idealistic young defense counsel, whose moral perspective is not enough to prevent a second senseless deaththis time at the hands of a flawed justice system. Dekalog, trzy is the third part of the television series dekalog by polish director krzysztof kieslowski, possibly connected to the third and sixth imperatives of the ten commandments. As a political statement, the film can feel dated and the moral ambiguities seem less affecting than those in other parts of dekalog. Selection of archival interviews with director krzysztof kieslowski, taken from a 1987 television piece on the production of dekalog. From the first, heartbreaking film that puts a computer in place of the other god, that thou shalt not have, through the two highlight novellas, later expanded by the director into a short film about killing decalogue 5 and a short film about love decalogue 6, this is a cinema that mesmerizes you while its showing and haunts you. One krzysztof, a semantics professor and computer hobbyist, is raising his young son, pawel, to look to science for answers, while irena, pawels aunt, lives a life rooted in faith. New program on the formal and thematic patterns of dekalog by film studies professor annette insdorf. Film data all filmrelated metadata used in letterboxd, including actor, director and studio names, synopses, release dates, trailers and poster art is supplied by the movie database tmdb. Jirard is busy so its ya boy alex faciane taking the helm in top 10 sidekicks in video games. Dekalog, trzy is the third part of the television series.
However, he is under a lot of stress due to an impending internal affairs investigation over some alleged falsifying of evidence in the past, and as he gets closer to the killer he becomes increasingly disorientated by the permanent daylight of the alaskan summer. Dekalog dekalog, osiem tv episode 1989 release info. This is a series of ten shorts created for polish television, with plots loosely based upon the ten commandments, directed by krzysztof kieslowski. Pavels mother lives elsewhere and is now only a distant presence in pavels life. But in tel aviv, one in 10 residents has rented a bird escooter, and the city. Characterisation of surface treated cdznte and thin film. Over the course of one day, both adults are forced to question their belief systems. Letterboxd uses the tmdb api but is not endorsed or certified by tmdb.
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy and thou shalt not commit adultery. Box was full the other day, so i decided that it was time to finally sit down and showcase. Jun 26, 2001 dekalog soundtrack from 1987, composed by zbigniew preisner. Five, was released first, and won a felix prize, european cinemas oscar.
Consider facets video release of krzysztof kieslowskis the decalogue, one of the most wondrous cinema events of a still young 2000. Dekalog dekalog, dziesiec tv episode 1989 release info. The criterion collection presents a new 4disc box set featuring all 10 films in krzysztof kie. The series follows the exploits of a criminal profiler working with the fbis fictional violent crimes task force based in atlanta, georgia. Dekalog the decalogue 1988 is a polish film series, originally made as a television miniseries, directed by krzysztof. Dekalog, piec is the fifth part of the television series dekalog by polish director krzysztof kieslowski, connected to the fifth imperative of the ten commandments. Characterisation of surface treated cdznte and thin film cdte based devices by shumaila babar supervised by dr mark a. Dekalog is a 1988 polish television drama series directed by krzysztof kieslowski and cowritten by kieslowski with krzysztof piesiewicz, with music by zbigniew preisner. With artur barcis, olgierd lukaszewicz, aleksander bardini, olaf lubaszenko.
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