| Edition |
Four-Blu-Ray special edition. |
| Description |
4 videodiscs (approximately 583 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (71 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm). |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. rda |
| Description |
digital optical monaural 1.0 rda |
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video file Blu-ray region A rda |
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Television programs lcgft |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 837 |
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Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ; 837.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray, region A; widescreen (1.70:1) presentation; fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation; monaural. |
| Cast |
Dekalog: One: Henryk Baranowski, Maja Komorowska, Wojciech Klata, Artur Barciś; Dekalog: Two: Krystyna Janda, Aleksander Bardini, Olgierd Łukaszewicz, Artur Barciś, Stanisław Gawlik, Jerzy Fedorowicz, Ewa Ekwińska; Dekalog: Three: Maria Pakulnis, Daniel Olbrychski, Joanna Szczepkowska, Artur Barciś; Dekalog: Four: Adrianna Biedrzyńska, Janusz Gajos, Artur Barciś, Aleksander Bardini, Andrzej Blumenfeld, Tomasz Kozłowicz, Elżbieta Kilarska; Dekalog: Five, and, A short film about killing: Mirosław Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz, Artur Barciś, Krystyna Janda, Olgierd Łukaszewicz, Aleksander Bednarz, Maciej Maciejewski, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz; Dekalog: Six, and, A short film about love: Grażyna Szapołowska, Olaf Lubaszenko, Stefania Iwińska, Stanisław Gawlik, Artur Barciś, Piotr Machalica ; Małgorzata Rożniatowska; Dekalog: Seven: Anna Polony, Maja Barełkowska, Władyslaw Kowalski, Bogusław Linda, Katarzyna Piwowarczyk, Artur Barciś; Dekalog: Eight: Maria Kościałowska, Teresa Marczewska, Artur Barciś, Tadeusz Łomnicki, Bronisław Pawlik; Dekalog: Nine: Ewa Błaszczyk, Piotr Machalica, Jan Jankowski, Artur Barciś, Jolanta Piętek-Górecka, Katarzyna Piwowarczyk.; Dekalog: Ten: Jerzy Stuhr, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Henryk Bista, Maciej Stuhr, Cezary Harasimowicz, Henryk Majcherek, Jerzy Turek, Olaf Lubaszenko. |
| Credits |
Directors of photography, Wiesław Zdort, Edward Kłosiński, Piotr Sobociński, Krzysztof Pakulski, Sławomir Idziak, Witold Adamek, Dariusz Kuc, Andrzej Jaroszewicz, Jacek Bławut ; music, Zbigniew Preisner ; art director, Halina Dobrowolska ; editor, Ewa Smal ; costumes, Malgorzata Obloza, Hanna Cwiklo. |
| Note |
Originally released as a television series in Poland in 1988. |
| Summary |
Originally made for Polish television, Dekalog focuses on the residents of a housing complex in post-Communist Poland, whose lives become subtly intertwined as they face emotional dilemmas that are at once deeply personal and universally human. Using the Ten Commandments for thematic inspiration and an overarching structure, the ten hour-long films deftly grapple with complex moral and existential questions concerning life, death, love, hate, truth, and the passage of time. Also presented are the longer theatrical versions of the series' fifth and sixth films: A short film about killing and A short film about love. |
| Contents |
disc 1. Dekalog, Jeden / starring Henryk Baranowski, Wojciech Klata, Maja Komorowska ; cinematography by Wiesław Zdort -- Dekalog, Dwa / starring Krystyna Janda, Aleksander Bardini, Olgierd Łukaszewicz ; cinematography by Edward Kłosiński -- Deklaog, Trzy / starring Daniel Olbrychski, Maria Pakulnis, Joanna Szczepkowska ; director of photography Piotr Sobociński -- Dekalog, Cztery / starring Adrianna Biedrzyńska, Janusz Gajos ; cinematography by Krzysztof Pakulski -- Dekalog, Piec / starring Mirosław Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz ; cinematography by Sławomir Idziak. |
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disc 2. Dekalog, Szesc / starring Grażyna Szapołowska, Olaf Lubaszenko ; cinematography by Witold Adamek -- Dekalog, Siedem / starring Anna Polony, Maja Barelkowska, Władyslaw Kowalski, Bogusław Linda ; cinematography by Dariusz Kuc -- Dekalog, Osiem / starring Maria Kościałowska, Teresa Marczewska ; cinematography by Andrzej Jaroszewicz -- Dekalog, Dziewiec / starring Ewa Błaszczyk, Piotr Machalica ; cinematography by Piotr Sobociński -- Dekalog, Dziesiec / starring Jerzy Stuhr, Zbigniew Zamachowski ; cinematography by Jacek Bławut. |
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disc 3. Krótki film o zabijaniu = A short film about killing -- Krótki film o Miłości = A short film about love. |
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disc 4. Supplements. |
| Note |
Special features include: New, restored 4k digital transfer of all twelve films; Selection of archival interviews with director Krzysztof Kieślowski, taken from a 1987 television piece on the production of Dekalog: Two, excerpts from the 1995 documentary A Short Film About "Dekalog", and a 1990 audio recording from the National Film Theatre in London; New program on the formal and thematic patterns of Dekalog by film studies professor Annette Insdorf; New and archival interview with Dekalog cast and crew, including cowriter Krzysztof Piesiewicz, thirteen actors, three cinematographers, editor Ewa Smal, and Kieślowski confidante Hanna Krall; Trailers. Accompanying book includes the essay "And so on": Kieślowski's Dekalog and the metaphysics of the everyday by film studies professor Paul Coates, along with excerpts from Kieślowski on Kieślowski. |
| Awards |
Cannes special jury prize ; European film award ; Fipresci award, Venice film festival ; San Sebastian special jury prize ; Sao Paolo critics award ; Chicago film critics, best foreign language film. |
| Language |
In Polish with optional English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Poland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama.
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Ten commandments -- Drama.
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Interpersonal relations -- Drama.
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Neighbors -- Poland -- Drama.
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Ethics -- Drama.
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Choice (Psychology) -- Drama.
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Kieślowski, Krzysztof, 1941-1996 -- Interviews.
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Ten commandments. (OCoLC)fst01356139
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Choice (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst00858327
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Ethics. (OCoLC)fst00915833
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Interpersonal relations. (OCoLC)fst00977397
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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Neighbors. (OCoLC)fst01200293
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Poland. (OCoLC)fst01206891
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Television mini-series.
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Fiction television programs.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Filmed interviews.
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Television programs -- Poland.
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Motion pictures -- Poland.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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| Added Author |
Kieślowski, Krzysztof, 1941-1996, film director, screenwriter, interviewee.
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Chutkowski, Ryszard, film producer.
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Piesiewicz, Krzysztof, 1945- screenwriter.
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Preisner, Zbigniew, composer (expression)
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Dobrowolska, Halina, art director.
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Obloza, Malgorzata, costume designer.
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Cwiklo, Hanna, costume designer.
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Zdort, Wiesław, 1931- director of photography.
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Kłosiński, Edward, 1943-2008, director of photography.
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Sobocinski, Piotr, director of photography.
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Pakulski, Krzysztof, director of photography.
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Idziak, Slawomir, director of photography.
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Adamek, Witold, 1945- director of photography.
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Kuc, Dariusz, 1956-2012, director of photography.
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Jaroszewicz, Andrzej J., 1938- director of photography.
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Bławut, Jacek, 1950- director of photography.
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Smal, Ewa, editor of moving image work.
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Baranowski, Henryk, 1943-2013, actor.
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Klata, Wojciech, actor.
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Komorowska, Maja, 1938- actor.
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Janda, Krystyna, actor.
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Bardini, Aleksander, actor.
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Łukaszewicz, Olgierd, actor.
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Olbrychski, Daniel, actor.
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Pakulnis, Maria, actor.
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Szczepkowska, Joanna, actor.
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Biedrzyńska, Adrianna, actor.
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Gajos, Janusz, actor.
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Baka, Mirosław, actor.
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Globisz, Krzysztof, actor.
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Tesarz, Jan, actor.
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Lubaszenko, Olaf, actor.
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Szapołowska, Grażyna, actor.
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Polony, Anna, actor.
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Barełkowska, Maja, actor.
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Kowalski, Władysław, 1936- actor.
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Linda, Bogusław, actor.
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Kościałkowska, Maria, actor.
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Marczewska, Teresa, actor.
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Błaszczyk, Ewa, actor.
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Machalica, Piotr, actor.
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Stuhr, Jerzy, actor.
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Zamachowski, Zbigniew, actor.
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Barciś, Artur, actor.
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Janus Films, film distributor.
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Telewizja Polska, production company.
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Sender Freies Berlin, production company.
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Zespół Filmowy TOR, production company.
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MK2 Productions, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Note |
Title on container: Krzysztof Kieślowski's Dekalog |
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English title: Decalogue |
| Added Title |
Container of (work) Krótki film o zabijaniu.
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Container of (work) Krótki film o miłości.
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Short film about killing.
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Short film about love.
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| Standard No. |
715515185615 |
| ISBN |
9781681431994 |
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1681431998 |
| Music No. |
CC2672BD The Criterion Collection (container) |
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