8.560 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
Latest“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s goods.” Especially not when it leads to the conclusion of this black comedy about two brothers who inherit their father’s valuable stamp collection and end up paying rather more than they bargained for…
The Ten Commandments, exact and uncompromising, literally cast in stone, continues to provide a source of moral conflict in contemporary society. In the ten part epic masterpiece, The Decalogue, Krzysztof Kieslowski examines the dilemma of fundamental sin in the lives of ordinary Warsaw citizens.
Direction
Kieslowski's recurring mysterious observer links all ten films.
Cinematography
Slawomir Idziak's muted Warsaw grays that somehow glow.
Score
Zbigniew Preisner's Van den Budenmayer haunts every frame.
Creators
Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Each episode technically violates its own commandment; Kieslowski believed laws exist to be tested, not obeyed.
Episodes 5 and 6 were expanded into theatrical features (A Short Film About Killing/Love) with different endings—Kieslowski preferred the bleaker TV versions.
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