Average Rating: 7.6/10
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 1
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Release Date: Aug 14, 1989 Wide
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Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski's Blind Chance was originally titled Przypadek. Boguslaw Linda plays a middle-aged man at a crossroads of his life; whatever choice he makes for his future has the potential of ending in disaster. A sudden accident forces Linda to choose immediately. In keeping with the transcendental nature of his best work, director Kieslowski contrives to permit Linda to sample each of three possible "futures" from three different points of view. Like many of Kieslowski's
Unrated, 2 hr. 2 min.
Aug 14, 1989 Wide
Aug 17, 2004
All Critics (7) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (1) | DVD (1)
Linda's possible futures split into three while he's running to catch a train, but Kieslowski keeps his audience aware of the infinite branching points in every life, while insisting that people don't fundamentally change.
The direction is surprisingly vigorous for a film which deals with ideas considered in half-light, but the three-part structure is confusing, and it is possible to see the film both as a linear construction and as three alternative stories.
A clever premise, but a little confused in its execution
a sly and incisive political commentary in the guise of a metaphysical examination of the state of humanity in a state-controlled universe
Interesting if you're a fan who wants to study the film, but it's disappointing for general viewers.
More enlightening than entertaining.
Made in 1981 but suppressed for several years, this early Krzysztof Kieslowski film is more interesting for its structure than for its specific plot details (which lack resonance for viewers like me who aren't so familiar with Polish politics).The central character is Witek, a young medical student feeling adrift after
October 16, 2009Super Reviewer
In "Blind Chance", Witek(Boguslaw Linda) is a young medical student whose domineering father died just a few days previously. He is now at a crossroads of his life, unsure if he still wants to study medicine which his father always wanted him to. He runs to make the Warsaw train...and three separate timelines
May 17, 2010Super Reviewer
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