A Short Film About Love
From Tue 17 to Wed 25 MarKieslowski explores love not as romance but as an act of truly seeing another person. An absolute antidote to A Short Film About Killing, this cinematic gem is delicate and restrained, inviting us to experience the tender yet voyeuristic side of love. We observe a lonely young man watching a woman across the street, and what begins as a quiet act of watching her from afar transforms into a fragile encounter between two vulnerable people.
Both A Short Film About Love and A Short Film About Killing are feature-length adaptations of The Decalogue, a TV series Kieślowski created for Polish TV. First broadcast in late 1989, it arrived as Poland was emerging from decades of Communist rule, marking a historic cultural shift.
This film is part of the strand Tribute to Krzysztof Kieslowski (read more below)
Special Screening
The screening on 17 March will be followed by a Q&A with actor Grazyna Szapolowska
Tribute to Krzysztof Kieslowski
To mark the 30th anniversary of Krzysztof Kieślowski’s passing on 13 March, Kinoteka is partnering with Ciné Lumière for a special tribute to the great filmmaker, who worked both in Poland and France. The programme features his early documentary shorts alongside landmark feature films, including a special screening of A Short Film about Love followed by a conversation with the revered actor Grażyna Szapołowska and a film by the Quay Brothers reflecting on Kieslowski’s artistry and impact on cinema
Audiences will have a chance to take part in the world premiere of Call Kieslowski, an innovative AI project that allows attendees to engage in conversation with the filmmaker. In addition, up-and-coming media and film students will reinterpret, together with the audience, Kieślowski’s iconic documentary Talking Heads.
As we embrace cinema & AI to reconnect with Kieślowski, we promise this to be an extraordinary celebration of a filmmaker fascinated by both humanity and innovation.
Michał Oleszczyk, Season Curator
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