I’ve decided to abandon this project, for the simple reason that I’m getting too annoyed with Kieslowski at this point and really don’t want to color my overall opinion of him. Filmmakers are allowed to make some bad films, even masters, especially early in their careers while they are figuring things out.
And so I could keep going and explain the weird hypnotism scene and the even stranger discussion of sex Ula has with her son … but it’s just not worth it at this point. You can stop reading and I can stop writing. Life’s too short to dwell on disappointing movies. “No End” is allowed to end … and I’m allowed to never think about it again.
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