A SHORT FILM ABOUT LOVE - DVD-KINO VIDEO

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• Release Year: 1988
• Genre: Drama, Romance
• Plot: Hailed by the Chicago Tribune, as “unique, finely wrought and moving,” Krzysztof Kieslowski’s (THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE) A SHORT FILM ABOUT LOVE is a film that serves as both on expansion and a re-invention of one of the most powerful episodes in the director’s renowned “Dekalog” TV series. (A second film adopted from “Dekolog”, A SHORT FILM ABOUT KILLING, is also available on Kino DVD). Anticipating themes in his final film RED, part Ill of his renowned THREE COLORS TRILOGY, Kieslowski blends reckless romanticism with chilling alienation to produce a courageous and adept examination of human longing. ; ; Within the confines of a housing project high-rise, orphan teenager Tomek reaches out from his loveless isolation. Nis voyeuristic scrutiny of the windows in the building next door spawns a romantic fascination with Magda, a beautiful and promiscuous older woman. Fervent gaze heralds hesitant touch as Tomek’s boyish attempts to reach Magda grow in both resourcefulness and success. Face to face with the woman he adores, Tomek confronts his own doubt and the impenetrable mantle of cynicism and disappointment that keeps Magda unreachable from any distance. For Magda, the spiritual beauty that Tomek’s infatuation may awaken within her sets the stage for torment and redemption of Shakespearean dimensions. ; ; For A SHORT FILM ABOUT LOVE, Kieslowski added a newly written ending, altered from that of the “Dekolog” episode, which restructures the narrative. Never before released on U.S. video or DVD, this human, unconventional film about obsession evolves into a love story of extraordinary tenderness and depth. ;
• Cast: Grazyna Szapolowska, Olaf Lubaszenko, Stefania Iwinska, Piotr Machalica, Artur Barcis, Stanislaw Gawlik, Krzysztof Koperski, Hanna Chojnacka, Jaroslawa Michalewska, Malgorzata Rozniatowska, Emilia Ziólkowska, Krzysztof Kieslowski
• Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
• Runtime: 1:23
• Company: Kino Video
• Media Format: Movie