Review of A Short Film About Killing (1988) by Private U — 03 Jan 2008

This film is to cinema what Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment is to literature.

This review of A Short Film About Killing (1988) was written by Private U on 03 Jan 2008.

A Short Film About Killing has generally received very positive reviews.

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Devoid of sentimentality, self-satisfaction and subconscious sexiness, A Short Film about Killing has the coolness and rigor of a mathematical…

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Compelling and devasting film from Kieslowski demonstrating how de-humanizing and barbaric the act of killing a human being is whether done…

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By Daniel G (1,520) on 19 Jul 2011

Originally part of Kieslowski's Decalogue series that focused upon the ten commandments, A Short Film About Killing expands the concept into…

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By Anders A (340) on 12 Jul 2015

Youngster driven by neglected hope striving for trouble. Seek thy punishment, and you shall get it. Complexed psychoanalystic prevail…

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By M M (303) on 16 Jun 2010

Disturbingly excellent film. Kieslowski had an incredible way of interpreting the act of killing…

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By Derek Malcolm (772) for Guardian (4,584) on 10 Apr 2017

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By Phillip S (296) on 29 Jun 2010

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