Dekalog - Adrianna Biedrynska, Anna Polony, Daniel Olbrychski (Blu-ray - 09/27/2016) [The Criterion Collection / Special Edition]

This masterwork by Krzysztof Kie?lowski (Three Colors) is one of the twentieth century's greatest achievements in visual storytelling. Originally made for Polish television, Dekalog focuses on the residents of a housing complex in post-Communist Poland, whose lives become subtly intertwined as they face emotional dilemmas that are at once deeply personal and universally human. Using the Ten Commandments for thematic inspiration and an overarching structure, Dekalog's ten hour-long films deftly grapple with complex moral and existential questions concerning life, death, love, hate, truth, and the passage of time. Shot by nine different cinematographers, with stirring music by Zbigniew Preisner (The Double Life of Veronique) and compelling performances from established and unknown actors alike, Dekalog arrestingly explores the unknowable forces that shape our lives. Also presented are the longer theatrical versions of Dekalog's fifth and sixth films: A Short Film About Killing and A Short Film About Love.

Condition:NEW.

Product details:
Actors: Aleksander Bardini, Janusz Gajos, Krystyna Janda, Bugoslaw Linda, Daniel Olbrychski
Directors: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Format: Restored, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: Polish
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Number of discs: 4
Rated: NR Not Rated
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: September 27, 2016
Run Time: 561 minutes

Special Features:
Selection of archival interviews with director Krzysztof Kieslowski, taken from a 1987 television piece on the production of Dekalog: Two, excerpts from the 1995 documentary A Short Film About "Dekalog," and a 1990 audio recording from the National Film Theatre in London; New program on the formal and thematic patterns of Dekalog by film studies professor Annette Insdorf; New and archival interviews with Dekalog cast and crew, including cowriter Krzysztof Piesiewicz, thirteen actors, three cinematographers, editor Ewa Smal, and Kieslowski conficante Hanna Krall; Trailers

Cast & Crew:
Adrianna Biedrynska Anka
Anna Polony Ewa
Daniel Olbrychski Janusz
Ewa Blaszczyk Hanka
Grazyna Szapolowska Magda [6]
Henryk Baranowski Krzysztof
Jerzy Stuhr Jerzy
Krystyna Janda Dorota
Maria Koscialkowska Zofia
Miroslaw Baka Jacek [5]
Aleksander Bardini Consultant
Janusz Gajos Michal
Krzysztof Globisz Piotr [5]
Maja Barelkowska Majka
Maria Pakulnis Ewa
Olaf Lubaszenko Tomek [6]
Piotr Machalica Roman
Teresa Marczewska Elzbieta
Wojciech Klata Pavel
Zbigniew Zamachowski Artur
Artur Barcis Young Man,Man in sheepskin,Tram Driver
Henryk Bista Shopkeeper
Jan Tesarz Taxi Driver [5]
Joanna Szczepkowska Janusz's Wife
Maja Komorowska Irena
Olgierd Lukaszewicz Andrzej
Stefania Iwinska Godmother [6]
Wladyslaw Kowalski Stefan
Adam Hanuszkiewicz Professor
Boguslaw Linda Wojtek
Jan Jankowski Mariusz
Tadeusz Lomnicki Tailor
Bozena Dykiel Ticket Woman
Jolanta Pietek-Gorecka Ola
Krystyna Bigelmajer Actor
Krystyna Drochocka Aunt
Maciej Stuhr Piotrek
Maria Gladkowska Girl
Marian Opania Actor

Technical Credits:
Krzysztof Kieslowski Director