1988 · 87 min · NR

A Short Film About Love

Name: A Short Film About Love
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1988
Duration: 87 min
Cast: Grażyna Szapołowska, Olaf Lubaszenko, Stefania Iwińska, Piotr Machalica, Artur Barciś

Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski · Drama, Romance

A Short Film About Love (1988) is a Drama film, directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski set in Warsaw during the 1980s.

Themes of obsession, love & longing, and isolation run throughout.

Composer

Zbigniew Preisner

Cinematography

Witold Adamek

Cast

Grażyna SzapołowskaOlaf LubaszenkoStefania IwińskaPiotr MachalicaArtur BarciśStanisław GawlikTomasz GradowskiRafal Imbro

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Warsaw

Setting

Urban

When

1980s

Premise & themes

Themes

Obsession Love & Longing Isolation

Tone

MelancholicRomantic

Shape

Protagonist

Two Hander

Pacing

Slow Burn

Based on

Pure Fiction

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A Short Film About Love

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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