A Short Film About Killing (1988)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:10
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... [More]
Starring: Miroslaw Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
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Reviews for A Short Film About Killing
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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. Full Review |
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Not for the squeamish. Full Review |
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4/4 |
Far more effective in its longer version. Full Review |
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The film forces the audience to confront the most vile aspects of life, without offering enough intellectual substance to justify sitting through such brutality. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Kieslowski and screenwriter Krzysztof Piesiewicz refuse to stack the deck: There are no cardboard villains here, only flawed, fully imagined human beings. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Kieslowski movingly demonstrates the unexpected connections that strangers make, and ponders the metaphysical forces that not only bind us, but also redeem us. Full Review |
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One of the most horrific films you're likely to see -- and one of the most oddly didactic. Full Review |
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This is one of a preeminent filmmaker’s most vital films. Full Review |
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Exudes a cosmic foreboding. Full Review |
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