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dadaistnun
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#76 Post by dadaistnun »

I'm not sure how detailed you want to get, but it may be worth noting that the version of The Office on Miramax's White dvd isn't subtitled.

Nice work, though!
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dadaistnun wrote:I'm not sure how detailed you want to get, but it may be worth noting that the version of The Office on Miramax's White dvd isn't subtitled.
That is certainly worth noting, and I'll duly note it. I've also been adding links to reviews, but that's still ongoing.

(When I started, I thought it would be a much more straightforward job than it's turned out to be - but there's a truly staggering amount of Kieslowski available on DVD now. Most impressively, there's hardly any overlap between PWA's double-disc documentary anthology and the extras on the Artificial Eye/Kino/Criterion discs.)
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#78 Post by dadaistnun »

I imagine the PWA set sold very well, so I hope they are able to release a second set with the remaining films.
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#79 Post by MichaelB »

Has anyone reviewed it anywhere? I've just added links to reviews of pretty much every other DVD.

Just answered my own question - Doug Cummings discusses the set in detail on his blog (part 1/part 2).
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MichaelB wrote:Most impressively, there's hardly any overlap between PWA's double-disc documentary anthology and the extras on the Artificial Eye/Kino/Criterion discs.)
I was rather disappointed that the PWA set didn't include Factory, possibly my favourite Kieslowski doc, because I don't want to have to buy The Double Life of Veronique in order to watch it again.
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#81 Post by kieslowski_67 »

[quote="Dylan"]I personally had no idea people were so split on Kieslowski, particularly since "Red" placed #5 on the Lists Project...but maybe I should've expected the backlash, as every other thread about Kieslowski on these boards has a few naysayers, and one thread (“Kieslowski Retrospectiveâ€
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Trois Couleurs: Bleu (Kieslowski, 1993)

#82 Post by moviscop »

I really want to have a discussion on Blue. I feel like the majority of the film lies beneath the surface and want to be enlightened as to it's contents. I believe this film is a masterpiece, however, it seems like an incomplete work. Although it is a separate story (as is each element of the trilogy) I find it missing pieces that could lie in the other films (which I haven't seen yet). This film is one of the most beautiful I have seen for its combination of music and drama.

What are your thoughts on this film,
Spoiler
especially the montage at the end
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#83 Post by domino harvey »

So... the three colors trilogy is OOP, as is the single release for White. What in the world?
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#84 Post by claude »

domino harvey wrote:What in the world?
What in the World is a song by David Bowie released on his 1977 album Low.
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domino harvey wrote:So... the three colors trilogy is OOP, as is the single release for White. What in the world?
I assume these films are right at the top of Criterion's want list, so if they're up for grabs that's where I'd be looking.
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#86 Post by fdm »

Lost track of the goings on with Miramax, but the trilogy was their doing in the U.S.
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The good news: two rare early Kieślowski features, Personnel (Personel, 1975) and The Calm (Spokój, 1976) are making their DVD debuts later this month.

The bad news: I've yet to turn up any evidence that they have English subtitles, and I've examined some of the other DVDs in that series in branches of Empik and found no indication of English subtitles on the packaging.

But I thought it was worth flagging them up anyway - and of course I'd dearly love to be proved wrong!

UPDATE: I've found sets of subtitles for each via allsubs.org - so I think I'll take the plunge. Especially as the price is ludicrously low - at the current exchange rate it's £7.71/€8.99/US$12.39 per disc.
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#88 Post by dadaistnun »

Please let us know if they do end up having English subs. I'm always eager to see more early Kieslowski.
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#89 Post by MichaelB »

I'm all but certain that they don't have English subs - but this may not be a problem, as the files on allsubs.com appear to be the real deal.
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When you can, please add his documentaries...
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#91 Post by James Mills »

Adam wrote:When you can, please add his documentaries...
Done, thanks.

I haven't seen any of his documentaries unfortunately. Have you had the pleasure of seeing some? If so, which do you recommend, and how can I find it?
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#92 Post by MichaelB »

My latest list of what's available on DVD in English-friendly copies, based on the filmography appended to Culture.pl's admirably thorough overview of his work:

1966 - The Tram (Tramwaj, 5 mins, IMDB)
  • • Included in Artificial Eye's A Short Film About Love, Region 2 PAL (review: The Digital Fix)
    • Included in Miramax's White, Region 1 NTSC (review: DVD Talk)
    • Included in Kino's A Short Film About Love, Region 0 NTSC (review: DVD Talk)
    • Included in Kino's The Krzysztof Kieslowski Collection, Region 0 NTSC (review: DVDBeaver)
    • Included in Umbrella Entertainment's A Short Film About Love, Region 4 PAL (review: Michael D's)
1966 - The Office (Urząd, 6 mins, IMDB) 1967 - Concert of Requests (Koncert Życzeń, 17 mins, IMDB) 1969 - From the City of Łódź (Z miasta Łodzi, 18 mins, IMDB) 1970 - I Was A Soldier (Byłem żołnierzem, 16 mins, IMDB) 1970 - Factory (Fabryka, 17 mins, IMDB) 1971 - Before the Rally (Przed rajdem, 14 mins, IMDB) 1972 - Workers 1971: Nothing About Us Without Us (Robotnicy '71: Nic o nas bez nas, 47 mins, IMDB) 1972 - Refrain (Refren, 10 mins, IMDB) 1973 - Pedestrian Subway (Przejście podziemne, 28 mins, IMDB) 1973 - Bricklayer (Murarz, 18 mins, IMDB) 1974 - X-Ray (Prześwietlenie, 13 mins, IMDB) 1974 - First Love (Pierwsza miłość, 52 mins, IMDB) 1975 - Personnel (Personel, 72 mins, IMDB) 1975 - Curriculum Vitae (Życiorys, 46 mins, IMDB) 1976 - The Calm (Spokój, 70 mins, IMDB) 1976 - Slate (Klaps, 5 mins, IMDB) 1976 - The Scar (Blizna, 112 mins, IMDB) 1976 - Hospital (Szpital, 22 mins, IMDB) 1977 - I Don't Know (Nie wiem, 43 mins, IMDB) 1977 - A Night Porter's Point of View (Z punktu widzenia nocnego portiera, 17 mins, IMDB)
  • • Included in Artificial Eye's A Short Film About Killing, Region 2 PAL
    • Included in PWA's Polish School of the Documentary: Krzysztof Kieślowski, Region 0 PAL (review: Filmjourney.org)
    • Included in Kino's A Short Film About Killing (review: DVD Talk)
    • Included in Kino's The Krzysztof Kieslowski Collection, Region 0 NTSC (review: DVDBeaver)
    • Included in Umbrella Entertainment's A Short Film About Killing, Region 4 PAL (review: Michael D's)
    • Included in WFDiF's Kieślowski: Documentarist, Region 0 PAL (NB: New restoration)
1978 - Seven Women of Different Ages (Siedem kobiet w różnym wieku, 16 mins, IMDB)
  • • Included in PWA's Polish School of the Documentary: Krzysztof Kieślowski, Region 0 PAL (review: Filmjourney.org)
1979 - Camera Buff (Amator, 112 mins, IMDB) 1980 - Railway Station (Dworzec, 17 mins, IMDB) 1980 - Talking Heads (Gadające głowy, 16 mins, IMDB) 1981 - Blind Chance (Przypadek, 122 mins, IMDB) 1981 - Short Working Day (Bez końca, 73 mins, IMDB) 1984 - No End (Bez końca, 109 mins, IMDB) 1987 - A Short Film About Killing (Krótki film o zabijaniu, 84 mins, IMDB) 1988 - A Short Film About Love (Krótki film o miłości, 87 mins, IMDB) 1988 - Decalogue 1: Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods But Me (Dekalog, jeden, 53 mins, IMDB) 1988 - Decalogue 2: Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord Thy God in Vain (Dekalog, dwa, 57 mins, IMDB) 1988 - Decalogue 3: Honour The Sabbath Day (Dekalog, trzy, 56 mins, IMDB) 1988 - Decalogue 4: Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother (Dekalog, cztery, 55 mins, IMDB) 1988 - Decalogue 5: Thou Shalt Not Kill (Dekalog, pięć, 57 mins, IMDB) 1988 - Decalogue 6: Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery (Dekalog, sześć, 58 mins, IMDB) 1988 - Decalogue 7: Thou Shalt Not Steal (Dekalog, siedem, 55 mins, IMDB) 1988 - Decalogue 8: Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness (Dekalog, osiem, 55 mins, IMDB) 1988 - Decalogue 9: Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbour's Wife (Dekalog, dziewięć, 58 mins, IMDB) 1988 - Decalogue 10: Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbour's Goods (Dekalog, dziesięć, 57 mins, IMDB) 1991 - The Double Life of Véronique (La double vie de Véronique, 98 mins, IMDB) 1993 - Three Colours: Blue (Trois couleurs: Bleu, 100 mins, IMDB) 1994 - Three Colours: White (Trois couleurs: Blanc, 91 mins, IMDB) 1994 - Three Colours: Red (Trois couleurs: Red, 99 mins, IMDB) Not (yet?) available on DVD

1968 - The Photograph (Zdjęcie, 32 mins, IMDB)
1972 - Between Wroclaw and Zielona Gora (Między Wrocławiem a Zieloną Górą, 10 mins, IMDB)
1972 - Principles of Safety and Hygiene in a Copper Mine (Podstawy BHP w kopalni miedzi, 21 mins, IMDB)
1988 - Seven Days a Week: Warsaw (Siedem dni w tygodniu, 18 mins, IMDB)
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#93 Post by antnield »

To the publications you can add Geoff Andrew's The 'Three Colours' Trilogy.
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#94 Post by Zazou dans le Metro »

Lucid Dreams ed Paul Coates FlicksBooks 1999
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#95 Post by Galen Young »

A few more books I can recommend for the list:

Decalogue: The Ten Commandments, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz (Faber & Faber)(foreward by Stanley Kubrick)
La Double vie de Véronique, au cœur de Kieslowski, Alain Martin, Caroline Cottier (IrenKa)
The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski, Marek Haltof (Wallflower Press)
Memory and Survival: The French Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski, Emma Wilson (Legenda)
After Kieslowski: The Legacy of Krzysztof Kieslowski, ed.Steven Woodward (Wayne State University Press)
Le cinéma et moi, Krzysztof Kieslowski (Noir sur Blanc)
Le Hasard et autres textes, Krzysztof Kieslowski (Actes Sud)
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#96 Post by James Mills »

Thanks for the help, guys. Krzysztof would be proud ;)
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#97 Post by hearthesilence »

This was in the NYTimes today:
“10 Commandments,” a 10-episode series being produced for the Tribune Company’s WGN America. In that, film directors like Lee Daniels, Madonna, Ryan Coogler and Wes Craven might each oversee an episode based on one of the commandments handed to Moses.
Very Hollywood - taking the premise of a great film and remaking it into a crass shit-show.
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#98 Post by domino harvey »

You know how every omnibus project like this just mentions the best directors involved? Imagine how bad this actually is with those four being your selling point for quality!
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#99 Post by knives »

Maybe those are just the most famous, I hope. Though it would be amusing if they were to do all of the other commandments.
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#100 Post by MichaelB »

Kieślowski's original plan was for a different director to helm each episode, but then he decided to take on the lot himself.
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