Decalogue: The Ten Commandments

Decalogue: The Ten Commandments
by Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz

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Author: Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Translator: Phil Cavendish
Translator: Suzannah Bluh
Foreword: Stanley Kubrick
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1991-07
ISBN: 0571144985
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Faber & Faber

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Book Review: Amazing, Chilling, Odd
Summary: 5 Stars

Krysztof Kieslowski interprets the Ten Commandments through ten short sketches of modern day lives. Each sketch corresponds to how an individual grapples with one of the biblical commandments. Riveting in writing as well as on-screen.

Summary of Decalogue: The Ten Commandments

Comprises ten short films, each based on a broken commandment, set in and around an apartment block in Warsaw. The stories describe experiences and emotions and are characterized by the significance they give to choices made. This book includes "A Short Film about Love".

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