The Calm (1980)
- Original title
- Spokój
- Directed by
- Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Poland
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man gets out of prison and tries to build a simple quiet life. He finds a job and gets married but pressure from his boss and the workers around him pulls him into a conflict he cannot escape.
groundedbleakrestrainedsombertenseintrospectiveunderstatedrealistic
What happens
The Calm (Polish: Spokój) is a film by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski made in 1976 but not exhibited until broadcast on Polish television in 1980. It starred Jerzy Stuhr, Izabella Olszewska, and Jerzy Trela. Based on a story by Lech Borski and a screenplay by Kieślowski and Jerzy Stuhr, the film is about a young man who leaves prison after a three-year sentence seeking to start a new life. His dreams of a better life are broken, however, when he is forced into a conflict between a corrupt construction company boss and his fellow workers who go on strike. The Calm was filmed on location in Kraków and completed in 1976, but was banned by the state because of its subject matter—strikes were illegal in Poland during that time. The film was finally shown on Polish television for the first time on 19 September 1980. In 1981, The Calm received the Polish Film Festival Special Jury Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Meta (1980)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.