Fresh
Its picture of a world where people spy on one another reverberates with a post-cold-war paranoia, evoking the chilling notion that privacy, like love, may also be just an illusion.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
A Short Film About Love
1988 · 1h 27m · Not Rated
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Krzysztof Kieślowski
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A Short Film About Love
Overview
19-year-old Tomek whiles away his lonely life by spying on his opposite neighbour Magda through binoculars. She's an artist in her mid-thirties, and appears to have everything - not least a constant stream of men at her beck and call. But when the two finally meet, they discover that they have a lot more in common than appeared at first sight...
Director and cast
- Krzysztof Kieślowski Director
- Grażyna Szapołowska as Magda
- Olaf Lubaszenko as Tomek
- Stefania Iwińska as Grandmother
- Piotr Machalica as Roman
- Artur Barciś as Young Man
- Stanisław Gawlik as Postman
- Tomasz Gradowski Cast
- Rafal Imbro as Bearded Man
- Jan Piechociński as Blond Man
- Krzysztof Koperski as Gasman in Magda's Apartment
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A remarkable 1988 Polish feature expanded by Krzysztof Kieslowski from his film The Decalogue.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
It's well-crafted and satisfying, even if it lacks the depth of Red.
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
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