Film Classroom: Kieślowski’s Decalogue – Parts 9 & 10

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The illustrious Polish director filmed between 1987 and 1989 ten films inspired by the Ten Commandments received by Moses on Mount Sinai. Each of them deals with episodes of everyday life, as well as certain dramas that have afflicted us since the end of the 20th century, focusing on inhabitants of middle-class residential areas in Warsaw. This collection constitutes a masterpiece, essential for all film lovers, and this is the first time it can be seen on the big screen in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Two films will be screened per session. DECALOGUE 9 (Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife) (Dekalog, dziewiec) Poland, 1990, 55' DIRECTOR: Krzysztof Kieślowski SCRIPT: Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz PRODUCTION: Ryszard Chutkowski CINEMATOGRAPHY: Piotr Sobocinski EDITING: Ewa Smal MUSIC: Zbigniew Preisner CAST: Ewa Blasczyk, Piotr Machalica, Artur Barcis, Jan Jankowski, Jolanta Pietek-Górecka, Katarzyna Piwowarczyk. SYNOPSIS: The life of Roman, a young doctor, collapses when he discovers that he is impotent... DECALOGUE 10 (Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s goods) (Dekalog, dziesiec) Poland, 1990, 55' DIRECTOR: Krzysztof Kieślowski SCRIPT: Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz PRODUCTION: Ryszard Chutkowski CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jacek Blawut EDITING: Ewa Smal MUSIC: Zbigniew Preisner CAST: Jerzy Stuhr, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Henryk Bista, Olaf Lubaszenko, Maciej Stuhr, Anna Gornostaj. SYNOPSIS: A man dies leaving behind a highly valuable stamp collection. His two sons, Jerzy and Artur, who are the heirs, realize that one stamp is missing to complete a valuable series. In collaboration with the DISA Foundation