Looking directly at the "dying moments" of life

Dillon 2022-03-25 09:01:23

In Kieslowski's "Murdering Short Film", whether it is the feral cat being hanged at the beginning, the taxi driver who is struggling in the film, or the juvenile murderer facing the hang at the end, Kieslowski is in the eighth place. Three times in 15 minutes let us look directly at the "dying moment" of life, allowing the viewer to feel the fragility, fear and panic before the end of life.

Especially at the end of the film, Kieslowski presents the scene of the juvenile murderer before and after serving his sentence in almost real time, allowing the viewer to directly participate in the process of the individual "from life to death". I was stunned, my heart was tangled, and I couldn't calm down for a long time. For me, life is like a flower, and death is almost non-existent.

"Killing Short Film" was like a blow to the head, which woke me up from a beautiful dream.

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A Short Film About Killing quotes

  • Jacek Lazar: I didn't listen in court, not until you called to me. They were all... all against me.

    Piotr Balicki: Against what you did.

    Jacek Lazar: Same thing...

  • Piotr: So you want me to see your mother.

    Jacek: Yes, to ask her to bury me next to my father. Can I be buried in a cemetery?

    Piotr: Yes.

    Jacek: The priest they sent said I could.

    Piotr: Naturally.

    Jacek: Next to my father is another plot. It was supposed to be for my mother. Ask her to let me have it.