A Short Film About Killing

[e-ssam]

Anthony,-Sarah- & I ended up settling on Krzysztof Kieslowski's A Short Film About Killing
An expanded version of Dekalog 5: Killing.




None of us have seen it yet, I'll probably get the chance today's evening (my evening)

[Vincent]

Okay but... why this particular movie ? And what am i (or are we) supposed to do with it now ?

I mean, i had never even heard of this one before. Pretty sure most people wouldn't have either.

Anthony e-ssam -Sarah-

[Anthony]

Okay but... why this particular movie ? And what am i (or are we) supposed to do with it now ?

I mean, i had never even heard of this one before. Pretty sure most people wouldn't have either.

Anthony e-ssam -Sarah-

I'm the one who suggested the movie. I don't know anything about it [yet], but it has been on my watchlist for months. Last year, I watched Kieslowski's A Short Film About Love, about a 19-year-old post office worker in Poland who falls deeply in love with an older woman living in the same apartment complex. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I expect to similarly enjoy A Short Film About Killing.

As e-ssam said in the first post, the film is an expanded version of Dekalog 5: Killing, as part of the director's series Dekalog: The Ten Commandments wherein, as stated in the Wikipedia article, he explores ethical dilemmas—consequences of broken commandments—faced by characters living in Polish housing projects in the 80s.

If e-ssam had not made the thread so quickly after I said "Guys, we need to make a thread for the movie" , I would have done it and explained all of this, but it was clearly my fault for not specifying that. So, my bad.

As for what you should do with the movie— 📽

Well, if you feel so inclined, then watch it! Tell us whether or not you enjoyed it, and explain why. Offer your analysis. What do you think about the director's style? What did you find interesting? What does the film evoke in you? Did it spark any insights?

Like e-ssam, I'll be watching the film this evening and will post about it either tonight or tomorrow. EDIT (5/7): I didn't end up watching the movie yesterday, so I'll tentatively plan on watching and posting about it by Monday night.

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