Dekalog: JEDEN, DWA, TRZY (1988) by Krzysztof Kieslowski

AFG presents at the Club (AKUMB, 40 Tumanyan Str.)
MAKER OF ENIGMATIC FILMS - KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI
Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 20:00
DEKALOG, JEDEN
"I am the Lord thy God; thou shalt have no other God but me."
1988, Poland, 55 min, Drama, BR
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Stars: Henryk Baranowski, Wojciech Klata, Maja Komorowska
Ten-year-old Pawel and his father Krzysztof run their lives on their beloved home computer, while Pawel's aunt worries that his spiritual education is being neglected. But Pawel is too busy enjoying life, not least thanks to his father's Christmas present of a pair of ice skates, because the computer has calculated that the frozen lake is safe to skate across...

DEKALOG, DWA
"Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain."
1988, Poland, 59 min, Drama, BR
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Stars: Krystyna Janda, Aleksander Bardini, Olgierd Lukaszewicz
An elderly doctor is approached by a woman with a complicated request. Her husband is gravely ill and may die, and she is pregnant by someone else. If her husband dies, she wants to keep the child, but not otherwise, and she wants the doctor to give him an honest verdict on his chances. But the doctor is disturbed by her request, because his answer will directly affect the life or death of another human being. Is he entitled to play God?

DEKALOG, TRZY
"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy."
1988, Poland, 57 min, Drama, BR
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Maria Pakulnis, Joanna Szczepkowska
Janusz is a taxi driver. It's Christmas Eve, and he honours the (Polish) traditions for this (holy) day: he gives presents to the members of his family and attends Midnight Mass. Later, Ewa, a woman who he had betrayed his wife with three years earlier, asks him to help her. Her husband is missing, and she asks him to help her search for him. Should Janusz stay home to keep the day holy? Or should he help Ewa, who says she needs his help, to keep the day holy? Is it his duty to help her? This episode seems to be both about the third commandment and about some of the other commandments, for example "Thou shalt not commit adultery" and "Thou shalt not lie".

* Programs are free of charge, but seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis.
* Films are screened in original language with English subtitles.
* BR Box Set Donated to the program by Zareh Arevshatyan (USA)