Dekalog: The Ten Commandments (Parts 6 to 10) ( The Decalogue ) ( Dekalog - The 10 Commandments (Parts Six to Ten) )

Dekalog: The Ten Commandments (Parts 6 to 10) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Decalogue
Alternate Title: Dekalog - The 10 Commandments (Parts Six to Ten)
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Polish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Polish ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
282 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film

Movie filmed in 1989 - 1990 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Poland ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Krzysztof Kieslowski

Written By:
Krzysztof Kieslowski
Krzysztof Piesiewicz

Actors:
Artur Barcis ..... Young Man / ... (9 episodes, 1989-1990)
Olgierd Lukaszewicz ..... Andrzej / ... (3 episodes, 1990)
Olaf Lubaszenko ..... Tomek (2 episodes, 1989-1990)
Piotr Machalica ..... Roman (2 episodes, 1990)
Jan Tesarz ..... Taxi Driver (2 episodes, 1990)
Katarzyna Piwowarczyk ..... Ania (2 episodes, 1990)
Henryk Baranowski ..... Krzysztof (2 episodes, 1989-1990)

Synopsis:

Dekalog, from the acclaimed director of "The Double Life of Veronique", was premiered at the 1989 Venice Film Festival, winning both unanimously glowing critical praise and numerous awards. The ten hour-long films, five of which are presented here, are all equally captivating and powerful. The stories are all set around the same modern Warsaw apartment block and focus on the complexities of human relationships. The themes are the universal ones of love, marriage, infidelity, parenthood, guilt, faith and compassion. The result is a unique and life-enhancing look at the various moral dilemmas faced by ordinary people in their daily lives. "I don't want to influence what people think or do, because I don't know the answers. We are not the engineers of human souls, and to pretend we have an influence would be ridiculous. I make films because I want to talk to people, to have a chat." - Krzysztof Kieslowski This 2 disc set features the final five films, including the hour-long version of A Short Film About Love and also an exclusive interview with Kieslowski, one of the last he ever gave.

Decalogue Six: Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery S1, Ep6 8 Jun. 1990
"Thou shalt not commit adultery" - a shorter, scaled-down version of 'A Short Film About Love', with a less complex plot and a different ending - though the basic narrative about the relationship between a lonely 19-year- old boy and the thirtysomething artist that he spies on every night is the same.
Decalogue Seven: Thou Shalt Not Steal S1, Ep7 15 Jun. 1990
"Thou shalt not steal" - but in this case the 'theft' is of a child by her real mother, who then finds herself emotionally unable to cope with the responsibility, while the stable and loving family that brought the child up are distraught.
Decalogue Eight: Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness S1, Ep8 22 Jun. 1990
"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour". A Polish-American researcher visits Warsaw and attends a lecture about ethics. Afterwards, she approaches Zofia, the lecturer, and says that she is the little Jewish girl whom Zofia refused to shelter during World War II. But Zofia has a very good reason for her apparent cowardice...
Decalogue Nine: Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Wife S1, Ep9 29 Jun. 1990
"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife". Roman, after discovering his impotence, urges his wife Hanka to take a lover. She reluctantly complies, and Roman, despite his earlier words, becomes obsessively jealous. Spying on her, he learns of her affair, and vows to kill himself - not knowing that Hanka was in fact breaking off the relationship...
Decalogue Ten: Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Goods S1, Ep10 24 Jun. 1989
"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's goods" - especially not when it leads to the conclusion of this black comedy about two brothers who inherit their father's valuable stamp collection and end up paying rather more than they bargained for...

Ten television drama films, each one based on one of the Ten Commandments.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 01 August, 2014.