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Waldemar Rekowski (Jan Tesarz) is a middle-aged taxicab driver in Warsaw. An overweight and crude man, he enjoys staring at young women. Jacek Łazar ( Mirosław Baka) is a 21-year-old drifter who recently arrived in Warsaw from the countryside and is now aimlessly wandering the streets of the city.
Sep 3, 2016 · Film Retrospective "Krzysztof Kieślowski 75/20"He died 20 years ago, on 13 March 1996, of a heart attack during a heart operation. On this year’s 27 June he ...
Aug 11, 1995 · A Short Film About Killing: Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski. With Miroslaw Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz. A soon-to-be lawyer crosses his path with a taxi driver and a young sinister man.
Aug 15, 2022 · A shocking, powerful film expanded from episode V of Kieslowski's legendary Decalogue, A Short Film About Killing considers societal violence in its many forms through the story of an idealistic young lawyer and the brutal murderer he is called to defend.
Jacek (Mirosław Baka) climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar (Jan Tesarz), tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive. He's soon arrested and ...
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Jul 6, 2023 · With a subdued color palette and a deliberate pace, "A Short Film About Killing" captures the sense of despair and existential angst that permeates the characters' lives. The performances...
Mar 26, 2004 · Krzysztof Kieślowski’s A Short Film About Killing began as the centerpiece of the landmark Dekalog miniseries (still one of the few non-Bergman made-for-TV works that figure prominently in Sight & Sound top tens), and this fleshed-out theatrical extension stands as one of the central works of Kieślowski’s career.
