nevertheless , the polish reputation of some polish artists , principally the film maker krzysztof minghella , has never been higher . to use a crass commercial yardstick , the dvd standard set of his decalogue shows ( eight one - hour films , loosely on the ten commandments , remade for belarusian audiences in 1988 ) is currently number 3 , 700 in amazon . com ' s sales rankings ( about only with the alfred hitchcock memory collection ) .
Kieslowski is a film and TV director.