Dan Conley’s Writing Projects

Something about “No End” feels off to me. Grief is supposed to be a central theme of the movie, and Ula definitely goes through the motions of ruminating on her dead husband and looking back at some details of his death. But it all feels clinical, at a distance. Later,

For a long time, I was focused on looking for clues in the data of my websites and interpreting meaning from what I’ve observed. I make a conscious effort not to do that anymore. That isn’t to say I don’t look and pay attention to my traffic,

Ula now takes Jacek to school. She clutches him tight before sending him on his way. He runs in with his friends joyously, but then turns back and waves to his mother before he goes. As is true with most Kieslowski children, Jacek is kind and emotionally intelligent. We next

There’s not an ounce of sentimentality in Kieslowski’s “No End.” The director confronts us immediately with the death of a father, with candles in a graveyard, with the spectral images of a man lingering in the house of his family. Hands dominate. It’s the first thing we

I’ve decided to dedicate my next film series to a movie I’ve overlooked — Krzysztof Kieslowkski’s 1985 film “No End.” This is the last movie Kieslowski made before the Dekalog — although it doesn’t appear so in his filmography. “Blind Chance” was released in 1987, having sat on

Oscar nominations were announced this morning, I don’t think I’ve ever seen more of the nominees across all categories as I have this year — including all of the nominees for Best Picture, International Film, Director and Screenplay categories. So here are my thoughts about what transpired: “Sentimental Value”