Film Class: Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Decalogue 3 & 4
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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 body of work is 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 3 (Remember to keep holy the feast days) (Dekalog, trzy) Poland, 1990, 56´ DIRECTOR: Krzysztof Kieślowski SCREENPLAY: Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz PRODUCTION: Ryszard Chutkowski CINEMATOGRAPHY: Piotr Sobocinski EDITING: Ewa Smal MUSIC: Zbigniew Preisner CAST: Daniel Olbrychski, María Pakulnis, Joanna Szczepkowska, Krystyna Drochocka, Artur Barcis. SYNOPSIS: On Christmas Eve, Ewa, Janusz’s former lover, looks for him to ask him to help her find her husband, who has disappeared. Janusz invents an excuse for his family and goes with her. Only at the end does he discover that Ewa has lied to him because, unable to bear loneliness, she needed to spend the night with someone. DECALOGUE 4 (Honor your father and your mother) (Dekalog, cztery) Poland, 1990, 55´ DIRECTOR: Krzysztof Kieślowski SCREENPLAY: Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz PRODUCTION: Ryszard Chutkowski CINEMATOGRAPHY: Krzystof Pakulski EDITING: Ewa Smal MUSIC: Zbigniew Preisner CAST: Adrianna Biedrzynska, Janusz Gajos, Artur Barcis, Adam Hanuszkiewicz, Elzbieta Kilarska, Jan Tesarz. SYNOPSIS: Since her mother died, Anka has lived with her father, and their relationship has always been more friendly than that of a typical parent and child. In collaboration with Fundación DISA
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