Rent A Short Film About Love (1988)
4.0 of 5 from 118 ratings
1h 23min
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- Synopsis:
- Krysztof Kieslowski?'s 'A Short Film About Love' was expanded from one of the most lyrical episodes in 'Dekalog', his celebrated cycle of short films based on the Ten Commandments. A young man falls in love with an older woman who lives across the courtyard in the same Warsaw apartment block. He watches her and her succession of lovers until she becomes aware of his spying and confronts him with a sexual invitation.
- Actors:
- Grazyna Szapolowska, Olaf Lubaszenko, Stefania Iwinska, Piotr Machalica, Artur Barcis, Hanna Chojnacka, Stanislaw Gawlik, Tomasz Gradowski, Rafal Imbro, Jan Piechocinski, Krzysztof Koperski, Jaroslawa Michalewska, Malgorzata Rozniatowska, Emilia Ziólkowska, Anna Gornostaj
- Directors:
- Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Producers:
- Ryszard Chutkowski
- Writers:
- Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz
- Aka:
- Krotki Film o Milosci
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- New waves of Polish Cinema, What to watch by country
- Countries:
- Poland
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 29/07/2019
- Run Time:
- 88 minutes
- Languages:
- Polish LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.70:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Presentation of the Film by Thierry Jousse
- Interview with Actress Grazyana Swapolowska
- Interview with Assistant Director Emmanual Finkiel
- Interview with Film Critic Annette Insdorff
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Reviews (1) of A Short Film About Love
Thought provoking - A Short Film About Love review by Swambi
Although the film is obviously shot on a tight budget, in a minimum number of locations, Kieslowski's brilliant direction is evident. The cinematograhy and acting are excellent throughout, and there are various innovative and clever aspects. Although watching Polish dialogue through sub-titles makes the film more of a challenge, I still felt involved throughout. It cleverly depicts a whole range of different aspects of love, prompting the watcher to think about 'love' and right and wrong. The one element that struck me as rather strange was how readily the woman accepted having been harassed, watched and stalked - in real life most people would probably act in a very different way!
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