Dekalog
Dekalog
Exhibited in its entirety at the 46th Venice International Film Festival, the series, Kieślowski's most acclaimed work, was said in 2002 to be "the best dramatic work ever done specifically for television" and has won numerous international awards, though it did not receive wide release outside Europe until the late 1990s. It is one of fifteen films listed in the category "Values" on the Vatican film list. In 1991, filmmaker Stanley Kubrick wrote an admiring foreword to the published screenplay, wherein he stated that Dekalog was the only film masterpiece he could think of.
Episodes
<table><thead><tr><th>Episode</th><th>Cast</th><th>Cinematography</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dekalog: One</td><td></td><td>Wiesław Zdort</td></tr><tr><td>Dekalog: Two</td><td></td><td>Edward Klosiński</td></tr><tr><td>Dekalog: Three</td><td></td><td>Piotr Sobociński</td></tr><tr><td>Dekalog: Four</td><td></td><td>Krzysztof Pakulski</td></tr><tr><td>Dekalog: Five</td><td></td><td>Sławomir Idziak</td></tr><tr><td>Dekalog: Six</td><td></td><td>Witold Adamek</td></tr><tr><td>Dekalog: Seven</td><td></td><td>Dariusz Kuc</td></tr><tr><td>Dekalog: Eight</td><td></td><td>Andrzej Jaroszewicz</td></tr><tr><td>Dekalog: Nine</td><td></td><td>Piotr Sobociński</td></tr><tr><td>Dekalog: Ten</td><td></td><td>Jacek Bławut</td></tr></tbody></table>
Production
The series was conceived when screenwriter Krzysztof Piesiewicz, who had seen a 15th-century artwork illustrating the Commandments in scenes from that time period, suggested the idea of a modern equivalent. Filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski was interested in the philosophical challenge, and also wanted to use the series as a portrait of the hardships of Polish society, while deliberately avoiding the political issues he had depicted in earlier films. He originally meant to hire ten different directors, but decided to direct the films himself. He used a different cinematographer for each episode except III and IX, in both of which Piotr Sobociński was director of photography.
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