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Parts one to five of a ten part series made for Polish television. Each programme focuses on the inhabitants of an apartment block and the ethical dilemmas that they face each day. Dekalog, from the acclaimed director of the Three Colours trilogy, was premiered at the 1989 Venice Film Festival, winning glowing critical praise and its reputation as a cinematic masterpiece remains undiminished. The ten hour-long films, loosely based on the Ten Commandments, are all equally captivating and powerful. The stories are set around the same Warsaw apartment block and focus on the complexities of human relationships. The themes are the universal ones of love, marriage, infidelity, parenthood, guilt, faith and compassion. The result is a unique and life-enhancing look at the various moral dilemmas faced by ordinary people in their daily lives. This 2 disc set features the first five films, including the hour long version of A Short Film About Killing.
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