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The Decalogue

Play trailer Poster for The Decalogue 2000,  9h 44m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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The brilliant director Krzysztof Kieslowski brought together an acclaimed screenwriter, composer, nine cinematographers and an extraordinary team of actors for these 10 audacious films -- each a provocative and powerful modern interpretation of one of the Ten Commandments.
The Decalogue

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Critics Consensus

With The Decalogue, Krzysztof Kieślowski draws on the Ten Commandments to deliver an epic feat of parable storytelling.

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Mike D'Angelo AV Club May 1, 2021
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Is this masterwork film or TV or some line-straddling combination? Answer: When it's this terrific, who really cares? Go to Full Review
Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly May 1, 2021
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The stories are shocking, tender, sometimes funny, with a soap-opera abundance of plot. Always, the camera stares, respectfully neutral about ordinary people grappling with the ordinary mysteries of being human. Go to Full Review
Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films May 1, 2021
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Far from being morality tales, these short stories are closer to parables — at least, they are as confounding and strange as Jesus' parables were to his first hearers. Go to Full Review
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice May 1, 2021
5/5
A 10-part masterwork: modern stories, inspired by the Ten Commandments, that explore some of the deepest and most difficult complications of the human condition. Go to Full Review
Matt Prigge Metro May 1, 2021
5/5
It's the compassion that towers over "The Dekalog," even moreso than its insane ambition. Go to Full Review
Andy Crump The Playlist May 1, 2021
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Intimidating or not, Dekalog is required viewing for any cinephile. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Krzysztof Kieslowski

Director

Mirosław Baka

Jacek

Henryk Baranowski

Krzysztof

Artur Barciś

Young Man

Aleksander Bardini

Consultant

Maja Barełkowska

Majka

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The Decalogue

The Decalogue 5: Jan Tesarz (Taxi Driver) and Miroslaw Baka (Jacek). The Decalogue 8: Teresa marczewska (Elzbieta). The Decalogue 6: Grazyna Szapolowska (Magda). The Decalogue 2: Krystyna Janda (Dorota). The Decalogue 3: Daniel Olbrychski (Janusz). The Decalogue (1989) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis The brilliant director Krzysztof Kieslowski brought together an acclaimed screenwriter, composer, nine cinematographers and an extraordinary team of actors for these 10 audacious films -- each a provocative and powerful modern interpretation of one of the Ten Commandments.
Director
Krzysztof Kieslowski
Producer
Ryszard Chutkowski
Screenwriter
Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Distributor
New Yorker Films
Production Co
Telewizja Polska, Zespół Filmowy Tor
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Polish
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 9, 2000, Limited
Runtime
9h 44m
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