Is Polish film pop culture?
Probably not. But for our New York readers, Lincoln Center is offering a three-week retrospective of the work of Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski, who is probably best known for his excellent Three Colors Trilogy. It also features the multi-part Decalogue, which is said to be loosely based on the Ten Commandments (sort of like Exile in Guyville is supposed to based on Exile on Main Street, I think) and much earlier work that I don't think is widely available.
I realize how pretentious this sounds, but Kieslowski is one of my favorite directors. It's a shame that he died so young (at age 54 in 1996), because I'm sure he would have made some great movies about the changes in Poland--and Europe in general--in the past 10 years.
posted by Bailey Quarters @ 5:53 PM
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I first heard of Kieslowski when I was in high school. The final movie in the Three Colors Trilogy (Red) was released that year (1994) and I was going to rent all three and watch them. Of course, it was something I didn't get around to--I guess I had other things to do during my senior year. It has been twelve years since, and every once in awhile I tell myself I am going to watch them and then...I don't.
So right now, I am putting them on my Netflix queue! Let's hope for the best. :)
My college roommate would occassionaly wear an outfit consisting of blue jeans, a blue sweater, and blue sneakers. I named the look Three Colors (Blue).
I'm sure you were REALLY popular in college.
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