When Krzysztof KieÅlowski began production on a ten-part Polish television series whose budget was so low that he could only afford two takes maximum, nobody foresaw that the end result would be acclaimed as one of the greatest cinema achievements of the late twentieth century. But that's what Dekalog is: as much an intricate work of moral philosophy as it is a collection of psychologically riveting narratives. Each standalone story revolves around the consequences arising from a breach of one of the Ten Commandments, but this is no finger-wagging religious tract:... KieÅlowski was one of film history's keenest observers of human nature, and his troubled, vainglorious, self-deceiving, deeply flawed characters (many played by some of Poland's finest character actors) are all too universally recognisable. But Dekalog is merely the highlight of a box set that compiles virtually all of KieÅlowski's television work, starting with his first professional short fiction film and continuing with four feature-length pieces that are in every way as probing and incisive as his better-known cinema films. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS 4K restoration of all ten episodes, presented in their original broadcast aspect ratios Original Polish mono soundtrack (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-rays), with optional English subtitles Pedestrian Subway (1973, 29 mins), KieÅlowski's professional fiction debut, about a man trying to repair a failed marriage First Love (1974, 52 mins), a docudrama about a teenage couple coping with an unwanted pregnancy Personnel (1975, 67 mins), KieÅlowski's first feature-length fiction film, a partly autobiographical piece about a Warsaw theatre company The Calm (1976, 82 mins), one of KieÅlowski's most powerful early films, about a man rebuilding his life in mid-70s Poland after a short prison sentence Short Working Day (1981, 73 mins), KieÅlowski's study of a political strike, controversially told from the viewpoint of a Communist functionary trying to keep order Krzysztof KieÅlowski: Still Alive (2007), an affectionate 82-minute portrait of the director by his former student Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz, including interviews with dozens of friends and colleagues Collector's booklet featuring a lengthy essay on Dekalog and KieÅlowski by Father Marek Lis, plus KieÅlowski's own intensely self-critical discussion of all the films in this set and Stanley Kubrick's famous eulogy to KieÅlowski and co-writer Krzysztof Piesiewicz More extras in development! [show more]
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All ten episodes of the acclaimed Polish drama series 'Dekalog', revolving around the consequences arising from a breach of one of the Ten Commandments. The storylines include a young man who murders a taxi driver, an impotent husband wrestling with his wife's unfaithfulness and two brothers drawn into a bitter feud over a family inheritance. Also included is a collection of made-for-TV films directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski. In 'Pedestrian Subway' (1974) a schoolteacher comes to Warsaw in the hope of convincing his estranged wife not to file for divorce. 'First Love' (1974) follows a 17-year-old girl and her boyfriend as they come to terms with the idea of being parents after their doctor refuses to perform an abortion. In 'Personnel' (1975), teenager Romek (Juliusz Machulski) takes a job as a tailor at a Warsaw theatre company and quickly finds himself in the middle of a bitter argument between a colleague and an overbearing performer. In 'The Calm' (1980), a young man seeks a fresh start following his release from a three-year prison sentence. He soon runs into trouble however, when his corrupt construction site boss forces him into a conflict with his fellow workers. Finally, in 'Short Working Day' (1981), a local Communist Party secretary deals with protesters in Radom, Poland following price rises introduced by the central government.
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