A tale of sexual curiosity and obsession, A Short Film About Love developed from an episode of director Krzysztof Kieślowski’s epic, ten-part television series, Dekalog.
With it’s reference to Hitchcock’s Rear Window and Michael Powell’s Peeping Tom, the Polish film is a dark, twisted tale as 19-year-old postal worker Tomek (Olaf Lubaszenko) spies on Magda, a sexually liberated thirtysomething artist living opposite his apartment. Lonely and inexperienced, he finds ways to meet the woman (Grazyna Szapolowska) of his obsessions where, unexpectedly, emotions shift.
Shot predominantly at night, Kieślowski’s feature is unconventional yet compelling in its claustrophobic exploration of desire and loneliness – deep, psychological and slightly unnerving.
Rating: 82%
Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski (Three Colours: Blue, Three Colours: Red)
Writer: Krzysztof Piesiewicz (Three Colours: Blue, Three Colours: Red), Krzysztof Kieślowski (Three Colours: Blue, Three Colours: Red)
Main cast: Olaf Lubaszenko (Je treba zabít Sekala, Schindler’s List), Grazyna Szapolowska (Pan Tadeusz, 365 Days), Stefania Iwinska (Without Anesthesia, The Constant Factor)
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