Decalogue, three

Movie
German title	Decalogue, three
Original title	Decalogue, trzy
Country of production	Poland
original language	Polish
Publishing year	1990
length	56 minutes
Rod
Director	Krzysztof Kieślowski
script	Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz
production	Ryszard Chutkowski
music	Zbigniew Preisner
camera	Piotr Sobociński
cut	Ewa Smal
occupation
Daniel Olbrychski : Janusz Joanna Szczepkowska : Janusz's wife Maria Pakulnis : Ewa Artur Barciś : Train driver Krystyna Drochocka : Aunt Zygmunt Fok Jacek Kałucki Barbara Kołodziejska Maria Krawczyk Krzysztof Kumor Włodzimierz Musiał Jerzy Zygmunt Nowak Włodzimierz Rzeczycki Piotr Rzymyszkiewicz Dorota Stalińska Edward Kłosiński
chronology
←  Predecessor Decalogue, Two Successor  → Decalogue, Four

Dekalog, Drei is a Polish television film from 1990. As the third part of the Dekalog series by director Krzysztof Kieślowski , the film deals with the third commandment You should keep the Sabbath holy .

content

A family celebrates Christmas. The taxi driver Janusz comes home from work to his family as Santa Claus, and they celebrate Christmas Eve together. Traditionally, the family then goes to Christmas mass . Here Janusz briefly sees his former lover Ewa. The evening continues as usual at home. Suddenly the doorbell rings. Janusz leaves the family because someone supposedly wants to steal his car. In fact, he meets Ewa, who is desperately looking for her husband. He reports to his wife that his taxi has actually been stolen and he and Ewa set out in that taxi to find her husband in town. His wife reports the theft to the police, convinced that what has been said is correct. The police catch the vehicle, but Janusz can identify himself as the owner and solve the embarrassing situation. Ewa confesses to Janusz that her husband separated from her years ago and that she could not bear the usual Christmas loneliness and therefore came to Janusz. She says her goal is to somehow be with him all night until 7 a.m., and she feels that if she can do that, everything will be fine. She achieved this goal. Back home, Janusz is expected by his wife, who confronts him with Ewa in a sixth sense. He promises her not to see her again.

criticism

“A hopeful 'night film' in spite of its gloomy accents, which shows how unholy or unholy the reality on 'Christmas Eve' is; it is about the cold and the longing for warmth and is visually implemented as simply as it is haunting. "

- film service

Web links

• Decalogue, Three in the Internet Movie Database (English)