Dekalog 1-10 - Kieslowski - New Remastered Edition [4 DVD] Multilingual

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The Village Voice ranked The Decalogue at No. 112 in its Top 250 "Best Films of the Century" list in 1999, based on a poll of critics. [23] In January 2002, the film was listed among the Top 100 "Essential Films" of all time by the National Society of Film Critics. [24] The film ranked #36 in Empire magazine's "The 100 Best Films of World Cinema" in 2010. [25] Kieślowski, a maestro in visual storytelling, bestows a profound and nuanced look at the human condition, establishing a bridge between philosophical inquiries and visual delight. He crafts a narrative that is as intricate as it is enlightening, making every frame a canvas painted with the hues of human emotion and moral ambiguity. Narrative Insight

Dekalog: One," the initial piece of Krzysztof Kieślowski’s monumental series "Dekalog," opens the curtain to a world where morality and human choices intertwine in a dance of poignant revelations and inevitable consequences. Set in Poland, it paves the way to explore intricate human relationships and ethical choices, making it a must-watch for aficionados of Eastern European cinema. Director's Vision Why The Decalogue Still Matters After Twenty Years". HuffPost. 23 June 2008. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021 . Retrieved 26 December 2021. I am the Lord thy God... thou shalt not have other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image... Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them.

Krzysztof Kieślowski's Acclaimed Films". They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020 . Retrieved 30 December 2016. Biography of Krysztof Kieślowski". Facets. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010 . Retrieved 6 June 2017. As much as our intentions may be good, New Year’s resolutions mostly fail through poor goal setting: all of the above are much to vague for a start. Plenty has already been written in favour of using SMART goals but I think we should approach resolutions differently.

Surprisingly, it’s not until the Czech Republic that anyone asks me what I’m up to. I explain to the guard, he’s bemused. He’s wearing a white mask with a Czech crest. He tells me there are more embassies in Notting Hill. I know, I tell him. I know. Over the morning I ran just over 30 KM, 20 of which were between the embassies. My Apple Watch reports that I’ve completed my move ring 720%. I wonder if I needn’t move for the rest of the week. In the 2012 polls Dekalog received six votes from critics including Kenneth Turan and one vote from director Milcho Manchevski as the Greatest Film of All Time. [22] a b "The Critics on The Decalogue". Facets. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010 . Retrieved 13 May 2020.

Dekalog: One

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The ten films are titled simply by number, e.g. Dekalog: One. According to film critic Roger Ebert's introduction to the DVD set, Kieślowski said that the films did not correspond exactly to the commandments, and never used their names himself. [11] Though each film is independent, most of them share the same setting in Warsaw, and some of the characters are acquainted with each other. Each short film explores characters facing one or several moral or ethical dilemmas as they live in a large housing project in 1980s Poland. [3] The themes can be interpreted in many different ways; however, each film has its own literality: [12] Commandment (Roman Catholic Enumeration)Although the current round pens carry a similar refill and write just as well, I’m still a little sentimental for the hexagonal pens. I alternated between fountain pens and these MUJI pens for most of the mathematics I wrote at university: their narrower line width was useful for drawing out intricate symbols next to prose.