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Thursday, February 07, 2013
CSUN Cinematheque
7:00 pm - 9:45 pm - Armer Screening Room (ASR)
http://movies.csun.edu
KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI RETROSPECTIVE
Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski was a leading director of documentaries, television and feature films from the 1970s to the 1990s. The social and moral themes of contemporary times became the focus of his many significant films and his unique humanist treatment of those themes secured his place as one of the greatest of modern film directors.
Camera Buff (Amator), 1979 -- 117 mins.
Camera Buff is a tragi-comic exploration of the craft of filmmaking. Insightful and self-reflexive, this fictional film about a documentary filmmaker is commonly referred to as a watershed in Kieslowski's transition from documentary to fiction filmmaking.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
CSUN Cinematheque
7:00 pm - 9:45 pm - Armer Screening Room (ASR)
http://movies.csun.edu
KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI RETROSPECTIVE
Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski was a leading director of documentaries, television and feature films from the 1970s to the 1990s. The social and moral themes of contemporary times became the focus of his many significant films and his unique humanist treatment of those themes secured his place as one of the greatest of modern film directors.
Blind Chance (Przypadek), 1981 -- 122 mins.
Kieslowski's Blind Chance presents three separate storylines, told in succession, about a man running after a train and the different futures that could result from this seemingly ordinary incident. A transcendental meditation on fate, coincidence and choice.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
CSUN Cinematheque
7:00 pm - 9:45 pm - Armer Screening Room (ASR)
http://movies.csun.edu
KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI RETROSPECTIVE
Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski was a leading director of documentaries, television and feature films from the 1970s to the 1990s. The social and moral themes of contemporary times became the focus of his many significant films and his unique humanist treatment of those themes secured his place as one of the greatest of modern film directors.
No End (Bez konca), 1984 -- 109 mins.
In No End, Kieslowski tells the story of a woman coping with the death of her husband during Poland's turmoil of the 1980s. Here Kieslowski reveals his career-long interest in the connections between the individual psyche and the politics of collective institutions.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
CSUN Cinematheque
7:00 pm - 9:45 pm - Armer Screening Room (ASR)
http://movies.csun.edu
KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI RETROSPECTIVE
Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski was a leading director of documentaries, television and feature films from the 1970s to the 1990s. The social and moral themes of contemporary times became the focus of his many significant films and his unique humanist treatment of those themes secured his place as one of the greatest of modern film directors.
Decalogue I & II (Dekalog I & II) (1988) -- 120 mins.
Kieslowski's Decalogue explores the timeless moral issues of human existence through ten contemporary tales inspired by the Ten Commandments. The series begins with the first two touching and thought-provoking episodes, Decalogue I and Decalogue II.
Thursday, March 07, 2013
CSUN Cinematheque
7:00 pm - 9:45 pm - Armer Screening Room (ASR)
http://movies.csun.edu
KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI RETROSPECTIVE
Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski was a leading director of documentaries, television and feature films from the 1970s to the 1990s. The social and moral themes of contemporary times became the focus of his many significant films and his unique humanist treatment of those themes secured his place as one of the greatest of modern film directors.
Decalogue III & IV (Dekalog III & IV) (1988) -- 120 mins.
The Decalogue continues with the next two episodes, Decalogue III, which tells the story of a chance encounter between a married man and his former lover, and Decalogue IV, where Kieslowski takes on the commandment to honor one's mother and father.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
CSUN Cinematheque
7:00 pm - 9:45 pm - Armer Screening Room (ASR)
http://movies.csun.edu
KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI RETROSPECTIVE
Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski was a leading director of documentaries, television and feature films from the 1970s to the 1990s. The social and moral themes of contemporary times became the focus of his many significant films and his unique humanist treatment of those themes secured his place as one of the greatest of modern film directors.
Decalogue V & VI (Dekalog V & VI) (1988) -- 120 mins.
Decalogue V & VI continue Kieslowski's Decalogue with two episodes that were later expanded into longer feature films. Decalogue V deals with the commandment against killing and Decalogue VI addresses the commandment against adultery.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
CSUN Cinematheque
7:00 pm - 9:45 pm - Armer Screening Room (ASR)
http://movies.csun.edu
KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI RETROSPECTIVE
Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski was a leading director of documentaries, television and feature films from the 1970s to the 1990s. The social and moral themes of contemporary times became the focus of his many significant films and his unique humanist treatment of those themes secured his place as one of the greatest of modern film directors.
Decalogue VII & VIII (Dekalog VII & VIII) (1988) -- 120 mins.
The Decalogue continues with episodes seven and eight of the series. Decalogue VII concerns a woman abducting her own child, who has been raised by her parents as her sister, and Decalogue VIII is about the complicated issue of bearing false witness.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
CSUN Cinematheque
7:00 pm - 9:45 pm - Armer Screening Room (ASR)
http://movies.csun.edu
KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI RETROSPECTIVE
Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski was a leading director of documentaries, television and feature films from the 1970s to the 1990s. The social and moral themes of contemporary times became the focus of his many significant films and his unique humanist treatment of those themes secured his place as one of the greatest of modern film directors.
Decalogue IX & X (Dekalog IX & X) (1988) -- 120 mins.
The Decalogue series concludes with Kieslowski taking on the coveting of another's wife in Decalogue IX, and the coveting of goods in Decalogue X. A powerful pair of films to close-out the series in a playful way and with a darkly comedic flourish.