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A Short Film About Love

1988 · 87 min

A quiet, intimate study of longing and loneliness that draws you into its delicate emotional world.

Overview: 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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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
loneliness
love
isolation
identity
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	7
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Krzysztof Kieślowski
Written by: Krzysztof Piesiewicz, Krzysztof Kieślowski
Starring: Grażyna Szapołowska, Olaf Lubaszenko, Stefania Iwińska, Piotr Machalica, Artur Barciś, Stanisław Gawlik, Tomasz Gradowski, Rafal Imbro
Music: Zbigniew Preisner
Cinematography: Witold Adamek
Runtime: 87 min
Country: Poland
Languages: German, Polish, Portuguese

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