A Short Film About Love (1988)

Original title

Krótki film o miłości

Directed by

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

Poland

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

12

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 419 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young post office worker spies on an older woman he loves from across the courtyard. He eventually approaches her, leading to a painful confrontation about his romantic obsession.

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What happens

A Short Film About Love (Polish: Krótki film o miłości) is a 1988 Polish romantic drama film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski, starring Grażyna Szapołowska and Olaf Lubaszenko. Written by Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz, the film is about a young post office worker deeply in love with a promiscuous older woman who lives in an adjacent apartment building. The film is set in Warsaw, the Polish capital. A Short Film About Love is an expanded film version of Dekalog: Six, part of Kieślowski's 1988 Polish language ten-part television series, Dekalog. The film was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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