A SHORT FILM ABOUT LOVE

A SHORT FILM ABOUT LOVE (KRÓTKI FILM O MIŁOŚCI), 1988

Poland, Blu-ray, Color, 86’, Portuguese, Polish

Cast: Grazyna Szapolowska, Olaf Lubaszenko, Stefania Iwinska

The theatrical version of Decalogue 6, presenting a striking story about the definition of love. 19-year-old Tomek is a post office worker who whiles away his lonely life by spying on his opposite neighbor Magda through a telescope. Magda is an artist in her thirties who receives many men in her apartment. The inexperienced boy’s curiosity soon transforms into a perverse fascination. When the two characters finally meet, they discover that they have a lot more in common than expected.