Continue reading →The film that launched Almodovar internationally as an auteur is a tragicomic screwball farce whose effortless execution is as impressive as it is sublime.
Tag / 1988
Short Film About Killing, A (1988)
Continue reading →Kieslowski juxtaposes empathy with morality in this powerful film – as essential a watch as any in cinema on the nature of killing, government-sanctioned or otherwise.
Dekalog: One (1988)
Belief systems—namely science and faith—meet at the crossroads in this powerful and devastating first episode of ‘Dekalog’.
Dekalog: Two (1988)
A tale centering on fate and morality involving a doctor, a woman and her severely ill husband, in this ambiguously-layered second episode of ‘Dekalog’.
Dekalog: Three (1988)
The third episode of ‘Dekalog’ is good but not great, and doesn’t resonate as powerfully as the first two.
Dekalog: Four (1988)
The philosophy that life sometimes unfolds for the better when there’s psychological ambiguity over emotional clarity is explored with a light Freudian touch in this fourth episode of ‘Dekalog’.
Dekalog: Five (1988)
Continue reading →A powerful emotional and moral examination of the irrationality of a killer’s actions and the consequent state-sanctioned murder, shot in a haunting vignette effect visual style.
Dekalog: Six (1988)
Continue reading →One of the standout episodes of ‘Dekalog’, the sixth film explores love and sex through a voyeuristic setup, but not without a potent sense of emotion and human connection.
Dekalog: Seven (1988)
Rightful motherhood and theft of child are themes in this kidnapping family drama that illuminates the desire for emotional connection and closure.
Dekalog: Eight (1988)
The personal traumas of WWII come back to haunt—if also provide reconciliation—for the characters in this solemn eighth episode of ‘Dekalog’.
Eternality Tan 