Kieslowski

Dorota’s statement about running over the doctor rings into this new scene. Even though The Dekalog is a deeply moral project, the people within it are almost never evil or aggressive. With the exception of Episode 5, and even then the morality is far from black and white, everyone

As we return to the Dekalog, the first thing we notice is that we are at the same apartment complex where the first episode took place. We see a couple wheeling a covered cart — it’s impossible to tell who or what is in the cart. We also notice by

The most haunting image of Dekalog one is the line “I am ready _” made complete with the blinking cursor. Who is ready? I am sure that Kieslowski has discussed this ending in an interview with someone, but before I venture to explore that, I want to express a possibility, something

Kryzsztof approaches the pond, but he is still looking for Pawel. He has taken a walkie-talkie and tries to connect with Pawel that way. He gets no response. We hear helicopters in the distance ... he is still avoiding the dread. It is very human to avoid the dread. People put

There are certain things in life that are difficult to talk or write about, even when they are impersonal. I took a break from The Dekalog for the last several days because the scenes of grief in this episode are difficult to hold at a distance, especially because the main

The Dekalog was created for Polish television and for many years, it could only been viewed in the low resolution 480i standard for global broadcasting. Criterion’s BluRay was remastered from Kieslowski’s original film, so it looks far more beautiful today than it did in its day. There were