Film Class: Kieślowski's Decalogue – Episodes 5 & 6
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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 late 20th century, focusing on residents of middle-class housing estates in Warsaw. This collection 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 5 (Thou Shalt Not Kill) (Dekalog, pięć) Poland, 1990, 57´ DIRECTOR: Krzysztof Kieślowski SCREENPLAY: Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz PRODUCTION: Ryszard Chutkowski CINEMATOGRAPHY: Wieslaw Zdort EDITING: Ewa Smal MUSIC: Zbigniew Preisner CAST: Miroslaw Baka, Krzisztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz, Krystyna Janda, Barbara Dziekan, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz. SYNOPSIS: In a grey, empty, poor and sad Warsaw, Jacek, a young man with no prospects or future, brutally murders a taxi driver. This episode is a version of the 1988 film "A Short Film About Killing", made by the same team. DECALOGUE 6 (Thou Shalt Not Love) (Dekalog, sześć) Poland, 1990, 58´ DIRECTOR: Krzysztof Kieślowski SCREENPLAY: Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz PRODUCTION: Ryszard Chutkowski CINEMATOGRAPHY: Witold Adamek EDITING: Ewa Smal MUSIC: Zbigniew Preisner CAST: Grazyna Szapolowska, Olaf Lubaszenko, Stefania Iwinska, Artur Barcis, Stanislaw Gawlik, Piotr Machalica. SYNOPSIS: Tomek is a 19-year-old boy who is madly in love with Magda, a woman older than he is. They are neighbours, but she does not even notice that he exists. This episode is a version of the 1988 film "A Short Film About Love", made by the same team. In collaboration with the DISA Foundation
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