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Encyclopedia > A Short Film About Killing
Krótki film o zabijaniu
Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski
Produced by Ryszard Chutkowski,
Written by Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Starring Miroslaw Baka, Krzysztof Globisz
Music by Zbigniew Preisner
Cinematography Slawomir Idziak
Editing by Ewa Smal
Release date(s) 1988
Running time 84 min.
Country Poland
Language Polish
IMDb profile

A Short Film About Killing (Polish: Krótki film o zabijaniu) is a 1988 film directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski. Set in Warsaw, Poland, it explores murders by the state and by individuals[1]. It is an expanded version of the fifth episode of The Decalogue. Krzysztof Kieślowski Krzysztof Kieślowski (June 27, 1941, Warsaw – March 13, 1996, Warsaw) was an influential Polish film director and screenwriter, known internationally for his film cycles Three Colors and The Decalogue. ... Krzysztof Kieślowski Krzysztof Kieślowski (June 27, 1941, Warsaw – March 13, 1996, Warsaw) was an influential Polish film director and screenwriter, known internationally for his film cycles Three Colors and The Decalogue. ... Krzysztof Marek Piesiewicz (born on October 25, 1945 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish lawyer, screenwriter, and politician, who is currently a member of the Polish Parliament and head of the Ruch Społeczny (RS) or Social Movement Party. ... Zbigniew Preisner (born May 20 in Bielsko-BiaÅ‚a, 1955) is one of Polands leading film score composers, best known for his work with director Krzysztof KieÅ›lowski. ... Slawomir Idziak was born January 25, 1945 in Katowice, Poland. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Krzysztof Kieślowski Krzysztof Kieślowski (June 27, 1941, Warsaw – March 13, 1996, Warsaw) was an influential Polish film director and screenwriter, known internationally for his film cycles Three Colors and The Decalogue. ... Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ... Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being by another. ... Dekalog (The Decalogue) (1988) is a Polish film series, originally made as a television miniseries, directed by Krzysztof KieÅ›lowski and co-written by KieÅ›lowski with Krzysztof Piesiewicz, with music by Zbigniew Preisner. ...


References

  1. ^ A Short Film About Killing. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2006-09-27.

2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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slant // magazine.com: DVD Review - A Short Film About Killing (951 words)
Short Film About Killing began as the centerpiece of Krzysztof Kieslowski's landmark Dekalog miniseries (still one of the few non-Bergman made-for-TV works that figure prominently in Sight & Sound top tens), and this fleshed-out theatrical extension stands as one of the central works of Kieslowski's career.
Just as he tested audience sympathies earlier in the film with the café scene, he throws caution to the wind and has Jacek rationalize that if his sister hadn't died as a child he might not have murdered the cabbie—there are undoubtedly those who watch the film who will find this explanation inexcusable.
A Short Film About Killing might have a video transfer of roughly the same (perhaps questionable) level of quality as its sister release A Short Film About Love, but thanks to Idziak's nightmarishly murky visual palate, it won't register nearly as much.
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