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A Short Film About Love (1988)

Film
DirectorKrzysztof Kieślowski
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Figures

Objects & symbols
  • The recurring motif of spilled milk
Locations
  • The drab, uniform apartment block setting
Form & technique
  • The confession scene where Tomek tells Magda, "I love you"
  • The final sequence where Magda looks through Tomek's telescope
Tropes
  • Tomek's voyeurism via his telescope
  • The difference between the original TV version (Dekalog VI) and the theatrical film version
  • The transition from 'looking at' (spojrzenie) to 'meeting' (spotkanie)