#772: KIEŚLOWSKI, Krzysztof: Blind Chance (1981)

KIEŚLOWSKI, Krzysztof (Poland)
Blind Chance [1981]
Spine #772
Blu-ray

Before he stunned the cinematic world with the epic series The Decalogue and the Three Colors trilogy, the great Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski made his first work of metaphysical genius, Blind Chance, a compelling drama about the difficulty of reconciling political ideals with personal happiness. This unforgettable film follows Witek (the magnetic Boguslaw Linda), a medical student with an uncertain future in Communist Poland; Kieślowski dramatizes Witek's journey as a series of different possibilities, suggesting that chance rules our lives as much as choice does. First suppressed and then censored by the Polish government, Blind Chance is here presented in its complete original form.

123 minutes
Color
Stereo
1:66:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2015
Director/Writer



A

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

Twelve-page wraparound featuring an essay by film critic Dennis Lim and a 1993 interview about the film with director Kieślowski.

Commentary

None.

Interview 1

With Polish film critic Tadeusz Sobolewski.

Interview 2

With filmmaker Agnieszka Holland from 2003.

Nine sections

From the film originally censored in Poland.

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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