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Tag / Dekalog

December 20, 2018May 5, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Dekalog: One (1988)

  • Criterion Collection, Kieslowski, Krzysztof
  • 1988, Dekalog, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Poland
  • 11 Comments

5 stars

Belief systems—namely science and faith—meet at the crossroads in this powerful and devastating first episode of ‘Dekalog’.

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December 20, 2018May 5, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Dekalog: Two (1988)

  • Criterion Collection, Kieslowski, Krzysztof
  • 1988, Dekalog, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Poland
  • 9 Comments

4.5 stars

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’.

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December 20, 2018May 5, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Dekalog: Three (1988)

  • Criterion Collection, Kieslowski, Krzysztof
  • 1988, Dekalog, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Poland
  • 9 Comments

3.5 stars

The third episode of ‘Dekalog’ is good but not great, and doesn’t resonate as powerfully as the first two.

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December 19, 2018May 5, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Dekalog: Four (1988)

  • Criterion Collection, Kieslowski, Krzysztof
  • 1988, Dekalog, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Poland
  • 9 Comments

3.5 stars

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’.

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December 19, 2018August 9, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Dekalog: Five (1988)

  • Criterion Collection, Kieslowski, Krzysztof
  • 1988, Dekalog, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Poland
  • 9 Comments

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.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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December 19, 2018August 1, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Dekalog: Six (1988)

  • Criterion Collection, Kieslowski, Krzysztof
  • 1988, Dekalog, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Poland
  • 9 Comments

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.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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December 19, 2018May 5, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Dekalog: Seven (1988)

  • Criterion Collection, Kieslowski, Krzysztof
  • 1988, Dekalog, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Poland
  • 9 Comments

4 stars

Rightful motherhood and theft of child are themes in this kidnapping family drama that illuminates the desire for emotional connection and closure.

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December 19, 2018May 5, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Dekalog: Eight (1988)

  • Criterion Collection, Kieslowski, Krzysztof
  • 1988, Dekalog, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Poland
  • 9 Comments

4 stars

The personal traumas of WWII come back to haunt—if also provide reconciliation—for the characters in this solemn eighth episode of ‘Dekalog’.

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December 19, 2018May 5, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Dekalog: Nine (1988)

  • Criterion Collection, Kieslowski, Krzysztof
  • 1988, Dekalog, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Poland
  • 9 Comments

5 stars

Together with ‘Dekalog: One’, this is the finest episode of the series dealing with (extra)marital affairs between a couple with genuine emotions and unparalleled sensitivity to its characters.

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December 19, 2018May 5, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Dekalog: Ten (1988)

  • Criterion Collection, Kieslowski, Krzysztof
  • 1988, Dekalog, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Poland
  • 9 Comments

4 stars

The ‘Dekalog’ series concludes with a fascinating treatise on possessions and losses, with capitalism rearing its ugly head.

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