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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.
Thursday, April 04, 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.
A Short Film About Killing (Krotki film o zabijaniu) (1988) -- 84 mins.
Kieslowski expanded the fifth episode of his Decalogue for this disturbing and violent feature film about a young drifter who murders a taxi driver. A highly provocative statement that became a critically acclaimed and award winning feature for the director.
Thursday, April 18, 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.
A Short Film About Love (Krotki film o milosci) (1988) -- 86 mins.
A Short Film About Love began as the sixth episode of Kieslowski's Decalogue. In this expanded stand-alone feature film, a young shy postal worker has his illusions about pure ideal love shattered by the woman who is the object of his obsessive fascination.
Thursday, April 25, 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.
The Double Life of Veronique (La Double vie de Veronique/Podwojne zycie Weroniki) (1991) -- 98 mins.
Kieslowski's international breakthrough remains one of his most well-known and beloved films. The Double Life of Veronique is an unforgettable symphony of emotion and a mysterious, metaphysical rumination on identity, love, and human intuition.