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A Short Film About Killing (1988)

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Reviews Counted:12

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Rotten:2

Average Rating:7.7/10

Runtime: 81 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: One of director Krzysztof Kieslowski's greatest achievements, A SHORT FILM ABOUT KILLING has become both a politically and artistically influential masterpiece. The relatively simple story about a... One of director Krzysztof Kieslowski's greatest achievements, A SHORT FILM ABOUT KILLING has become both a politically and artistically influential masterpiece. The relatively simple story about a young man, sentenced to death for his murder of a cab driver, makes an important statement about capital punishment and the fine line between victim and murderer. The technical feat undertaken to support the weight of the film's message is astounding, including the use of six hundred different green filters by cinematographer Slavomir Idziak. Kieslowski's final product provides not only a compelling social commentary, but also a benchmark in cinematic technique. [More]

Starring: Miroslaw Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Starring: Miroslaw Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Barbara Dziekan, Aleksander Bednarz, Jerzy Zass, Zdzislaw Tobiasz, Artur Barcis, Krystyna Janda, Olgierd Lukaszewicz

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Screenwriter: Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Composer: Zbigniew Preisner

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Rob Nelson
Rob Nelson
City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

One of the ugliest movies ever made, and that's just exactly the way it should be: it takes place in an irredeemably ugly world.

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Tim Brayton
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06/10/08
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
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Not for the squeamish.

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09/04/07
Dennis Schwartz
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Derek Adams
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10/28/06
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
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Far more effective in its longer version.

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09/07/04
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

The film forces the audience to confront the most vile aspects of life, without offering enough intellectual substance to justify sitting through such brutality.

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08/30/04
Caryn James
Caryn James
New York Times
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Kieslowski and screenwriter Krzysztof Piesiewicz refuse to stack the deck: There are no cardboard villains here, only flawed, fully imagined human beings.

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05/29/04
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Kieslowski movingly demonstrates the unexpected connections that strangers make, and ponders the metaphysical forces that not only bind us, but also redeem us.

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05/29/04
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
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One of the most horrific films you're likely to see -- and one of the most oddly didactic.

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05/29/04
Gary Kamiya
Gary Kamiya
San Francisco Examiner

This is one of a preeminent filmmaker’s most vital films.

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04/19/04
Rumsey Taylor
Rumsey Taylor
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Exudes a cosmic foreboding.

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03/26/04
Eric Henderson
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