A Short Film About Love (1988)
Original title: Krótki film o miłości
- Genre: Drama · Romance
- Country: Poland
- Runtime: 86 min
- Rated: 15+
- Released: 1988-08-21
- Czech release: 2026-09-17
- TMDB rating: 7.8 / 10 (431)
19-year-old Tomek whiles away his lonely life by spying on his opposite neighbour Magda through binoculars. She's an artist in her mid-thirties, and appears to have everything - not least a constant stream of men at her beck and call. But when the two finally meet, they discover that they have a lot more in common than appeared at first sight...
- Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Writer: Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz
- Music: Zbigniew Preisner
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Krzysztof Kieślowski was a Polish film director known for his meditative explorations of fate, morality and human connection. His TV cycle Dekalog and the Three Colours trilogy (1993-1994) brought him international acclaim. He died in 1996, shortly after completing Red, his final film.
Grażyna Szapołowska is a Polish film and theatre actress best known for her work in Polish auteur cinema of the 1980s and 90s. She gained international recognition playing Magda in Krzysztof Kieślowski's A Short Film About Love (1988), an expanded version of one episode from his Dekalog series.
Olaf Lubaszenko is a Polish actor best known for playing the young Tomek in Krzysztof Kieślowski's A Short Film About Love (1988), an expanded version of an episode from the Dekalog series. The role brought him wide international attention. He comes from an acting family and has also worked extensively in theatre.
Piotr Machalica is a Polish actor best known for his work in film and theatre from the late 1980s onward. He played Tomek in Krzysztof Kieślowski's A Short Film About Love (1988), a young postal clerk obsessively watching a woman across the courtyard. The role brought him wide recognition in Polish cinema.
Artur Barciś is a Polish actor best known for his work with director Krzysztof Kieślowski. He appeared in the celebrated Dekalog series and played the young Tomek in A Short Film About Love (1988). He has also had a long career on the stage.
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