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Blind Chance

1987 · 114 min

A quietly devastating meditation on chance and ideology, unfolding with intellectual rigor and emotional restraint.

Overview
Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • fate
  • politics
  • identity
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • hospital
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Written by
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Starring
Bogusław Linda, Tadeusz Łomnicki, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Bogusława Pawelec, Marzena Trybała, Jacek Borkowski, Jacek Sas-Uhrynowski, Adam Ferency
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
114 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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