Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 84%. For a movie called A Short Film about Killing, Krzysztof Kieślowski’s extended take on his 1988 TV episode/short film Decalogue: Five, doesn’t include much actual killing. A Short Film About Killing Krótki film o zabijaniu. A Short Film About Killing won both the Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI Pri… In her article about the film, Janina Falkowska describes the brutality of the effects class societies have on the lower class, emphasizing on the "hopelessness" of the latter and false hope of the former. About killing which is evil – doesn’t matter why you kill, doesn’t matter who you kill or who does the killing.” … Susan sontag photo graphs in electronic formats, either instead of singular and plural nouns instead of. He is given last rites by a priest, and offered a final cigarette by the warden. Despite this controversy, the majority of critics praised Kieslowski's film and it was nominated for and won a multitude of awards. Academia.edu no longer supports Internet Explorer. At their destination, Jacek tries to kill Waldemar with the rope, but stops and hides when people approach. Add to playlist. Tap to unmute. A Short Film About Killing. I like it. It seems to say that nature is murderous but that we have moral choices. Ratings & Reviews. The Polish audience did not like the parallel alluded to between a murder committed by an individual and a murder committed by the state. It disgusts me," and then finally conceded, "I’ll shoot it only on the condition that you let me do it green and use all my filters, with which I’ll darken the image." 8.1; 91%; Krzysztof Kieslowski. He seems to take pleasure in causing other people's misfortunes: he throws a stranger into the urinals of a public toilet after being approached sexually; he drops a large stone from a bridge onto a passing vehicle causing an accident; and he scares away pigeons to spite an old lady who was feeding them. A young lawyer defends his first complicated case: representing a criminal who was sentenced to death for killing a taxi driver. It is a story about a world where evil is commonplace. Kieslowski was a giant and this is a truly remarkable film, it shows many of the characteristics that came to be indicative of Kieslowski's work. This is the focal point of Jacek's trauma, which is brought up during his conversation with the young lawyer. Cast. A Short Film About Killing was released in the same year that the death penalty was suspended in Poland. But a short film about Killing and a short … 82. "[8] Idziak also used a hand held camera when filming; this gave an added raw feel to the film as it follows the daily routines of the film's protagonist. In 1988 the country carried out just a single execution, with 6 condemned prisoners being hanged in 1987. Its integrity is thus significant to the fate of the protagonist. (Winter 1995). Jacek brings the rock down again, and we cut back to the youth, as he raises the rock and smashes it down four or five more times. . The rope and stick appear to be a weapon. In Short Film, Jacek raises, the rock, we cut to a closer shot of his face as he hesitates in bringing it down; then cut to Rekowski's head, wrapped in the blanket, as Jacek removes the rock, and blood starts to pool up. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. Copy link. [5], Falkowska also talks about the law as a personified entity—capable of being both just and unjust, responsible for saving and ruining lives. 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