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Krzysztof Kieslowski
Interview: Director Agnieszka Holland Brings Light to ‘In Darkness’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 13, 2012 - 7:04pmCHICAGO – One of the nominees for Best Foreign Language Film at the upcoming Academy Awards is the Polish entry, “In Darkness.” The film is directed by filmmaker Agnieszka Holland, who had the same nomination honor in 1985 (”Angry Harvest”) and for Adapted Screenplay in 1992 (”Europa, Europa”).
Blu-ray Review: Stunning Criterion Set For Kieslowsk’s ‘Three Colors’
Submitted by BrianTT on November 28, 2011 - 2:47pmCHICAGO – Movies don’t get much more personally influential than Krzysztof Kieslowski’s “Blue,” “White,” and “Red,” collectively known as the “Three Colors” trilogy, and recently released in one gorgeous box set from The Criterion Collection. As we all do, I was a bit concerned that perhaps my memory of these films had been enhanced with time, but I found the opposite — they’re even better with age and stand as one of the best film achievements of not just their era but of all time.
Blu-Ray Review: Mesmerizing Power of ‘The Double Life of Veronique’
Submitted by BrianTT on February 17, 2011 - 8:53pmCHICAGO – Stanley Kubrick put it perfectly when he said that the great Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski found a way to dramatize what other people merely talk about. There’s a reason “The Three Colors Trilogy” had already become a part of a college philosophy class by the time I graduated college in the mid-’90s. With “The Decalogue,” “Three Colors,” and “The Double Life of Veronique,” recently released by Criterion on Blu-ray, the man became a legend. And, as this wonderful edition proves, deservedly so.
