A Short Film About Love

A Short Film About Love

1988 · 87 min · PL · 7.8 (434 votes)
Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski · Starring Grażyna Szapołowska, Olaf Lubaszenko, Stefania Iwińska, Piotr Machalica, Artur Barciś, Stanisław Gawlik · Music Zbigniew Preisner
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19-year-old Tomek whiles away his lonely life by spying on his opposite neighbour Magda through binoculars. She's an artist in her mid-thirties, and appears to have everything - not least a constant stream of men at her beck and call. But when the two finally meet, they discover that they have a lot more in common than appeared at first sight...

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A quiet, observational drama about the intense, private world of a young man's infatuation. It captures the ache of longing and the tentative hope of connection, all through a lens of gentle melancholy and artistic introspection.

melancholicintrospectiveyearningtenderslow-burnarthousecharacter-drivenEuropean cinemalonelinessunrequited loveconnectionage gap
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