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Short Film About Killing (A) AKA Krótki film o zabijaniu (Blu-ray) (1988)
A youth randomly, and brutally, murders a taxi-driver. Piotr has just passed his law exams and been admitted to the bar. He is to defend Jacek, the young murderer.Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE "Dekalog"
Episodes
- Dekalog 1 (56:20)
- Dekalog 2 (59:55)
- Dekalog 3 (58:42)
- Dekalog 4 (58:26)
- Dekalog 5 (60:35)
DISC TWO "Dekalog"
Episodes
- Dekalog 6 (61:44)
- Dekalog 7 (58:06)
- Dekalog 8 (57:17)
- Dekalog 9 (61:15)
- Dekalog 10 (60:25)
DISC THREE
* "A Short Film About Killing" (86:10)
* "A Short Film About Love" (88:06)
Trailers (4:54)
DISC FOUR
Selection of archival interviews with director Krzysztof Kieślowski
- 1987 television piece on the production of Dekalog: Two (3:30)
- Excerpts from the 1995 documentary "A Short Film About Dekalog" (20:28)
- 1990 audio recording from the National Film Theatre in London (23:10)
New program on the formal and thematic patterns of Dekalog by film studies professor Annette Insdorf (28:00)
New and archival interviews with Dekalog cast and crew
- cowriter Krzysztof Piesiewicz (25:14)
- thirteen actors (21:09)
- cinematographer Wieslaw Zdort (15:41)
- cinematographer Slawomir Idziak (2:57)
- cinematographer Witold Adamek (12:25)
- editor Ewa Smal (15:21)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.70:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Polish LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Includes book featuring an essay and capsules on the films by cinema scholar Paul Coates, along with excerpts from Kieślowski on Kieślowski.
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Extras:Presentation of the film by Thierry Jousse (2:56)
Interview with film critic Annette Insdorff (5:15)
Interview with director of photography Slawomir Idziak (13:35)
Interview with filmmaker Agnieszka Holland (9:22)
Interview with author Antonin Liehm (4:50)
"From a Night Porter's Point of View" short film (16:09)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.72:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Polish LPCM 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras in 1080i50 containers with English subtitles. Disc and film both begin with an unskippable Curzon logo (0:25).
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A Dekalog America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (86:10).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Artificial Eye - No cuts (85:28).
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 17/08/16
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 07/06/21UPDATE LOG:
17/08/16: Initial entry.
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31/07/19: Added UK release.
07/06/21: Minor change to director's name.
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