A Short Film About Killing (1988)

A Short Film About Killing (1988)
a.k.a Krótki film o zabijaniu
Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski
== Plot Synopsis ==
A soon-to-be lawyer (Krzysztof Globisz) crosses his path with a taxi driver (Jan Tesarz) and a young sinister man (Mirosław Baka).
== Male Deaths ==
* Mirosław Baka [Jacek Lazar]
* Jan Tesarz [Waldemar Rekowski (Taxi Driver)]
== Female Deaths ==
* None
== Trivia ==
# Kieslowski's graphic depiction of the effects of violence so shook up the Polish authorities that they declared a five year moratorium on capital punishment.
# The quote mentioned by Piotr during his final examination, "...since Cain the world has neither been intimidated nor ameliorated by punishment ...", is from Karl Marx (explaining why the examiners know the source), published on January 28, 1853.
# The green filters used to achieve the unique look of the film were specially made by the cinematographer, Slawomir Idziak. Each type of shot in the film required its own filter, sometimes requiring up to three different filters in the camera for a single shot. According to Kieslowski, Idziak wound up making about 600 filters during filming.
# In the Sight and Sound directors poll of 2012 acclaimed Dutch filmmaker Cyrus Frischvoted for A Short Film About Killing, commenting that in Poland, this film was instrumental in the abolition of the death penalty.
# Mokotów and Wola are districts in the western part of Warsaw. Mokotów is bordered on the eastern side by the Vistula River, as seen in the film.
Category:1988 Films
Category:Films directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Category:Polish Films
Category:Drama
Category:Crime
Category:Films
Category:Cannes Film Festival Award Nominees
Category:Cannes Film Festival Award Winners
Category:Palme d'Or Nominees
Category:Films Premiered on Toronto International Film Festival
Category:Art Films