SUN JUL 5, 2026 7:00 PM

DEKALOG: SEVEN & EIGHT

$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | Co-presented with the Polish Cultural Institute New York

‘Krzysztof Kieślowski: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

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  • RELEASED IN: 1988
  • DIRECTED BY: Krzysztof Kieślowski

ABOUT THE FILMS:

DEKALOG: SEVEN, 1988, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 57 Mins, Janus Films, Poland

In Polish with English subtitles.

As a high school student, Majka bore a child, Ania, whom Majka’s mother, Ewa, has been raising as her own. Now that Majka is ready for motherhood, Ewa refuses to let go, leading Majka to kidnap her own daughter, with unexpected emotional consequences.

FORMAT: DCP

DEKALOG: EIGHT, 1988, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 56 Mins, Janus Films, Poland

In Polish with English subtitles.

Zofia, a professor of ethics, is visited by Elżbieta, an American researching the fate of Jews who survived World War II. A daytime classroom conversation turns into a night of confrontation, and Zofia is forced to answer for a decision she made decades ago that directly affected the course of Elżbieta’s life.

FORMAT: DCP

ABOUT THE EVENT:

DEKALOG, 1988, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, Janus Films, Poland

This masterwork by Krzysztof Kieślowski 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 Originally made for Polish television, DEKALOG focuses on the residents of a housing complex in late-Communist Poland, whose lives become subtly intertwined as they face emotional dilemmas that are at once deeply personal and universally human. Its ten hour-long films, drawing from the Ten Commandments for thematic inspiration and an overarching structure, grapple deftly 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 and compelling performances from established and unknown actors alike, DEKALOG arrestingly explores the unknowable forces that shape our lives.

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