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Title: A Short Film About Love (1988)
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| Grazyna Szapolowska | ... | Magda | |
| Olaf Lubaszenko | ... | Tomek | |
| Stefania Iwinska | ... | Godmother | |
| Piotr Machalica | ... | Roman | |
| Artur Barcis | ... | Young Man | |
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Hanna Chojnacka | ... | Miroslawa (as M. Chojnacka) |
| Stanislaw Gawlik | ... | Postman (as S. Gawlik) | |
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Tomasz Gradowski | ... | (as T. Gradowski) |
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Rafal Imbro | ... | Bearded Man (as R. Imbro) |
| Jan Piechocinski | ... | Blond Man (as J. Piechocinski) | |
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Krzysztof Koperski | ... | Gasman in Magda's Apartment (as K. Koperski) |
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Jaroslawa Michalewska | ... | Post-Office Clerk (as J. Michalewska) |
| Malgorzata Rozniatowska | ... | Angry Postmaster (as M. Rozniatowska) | |
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Emilia Ziólkowska | ... | Old Woman at Post-Office (as E. Ziólkowska) |
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19-year-old Tomek whiles away his lonely life by spying on his opposite neighbour Magda through binoculars. She's an artist in her mid-thirties, and appears to have everything - not least a constant stream of men at her beck and call. But when the two finally meet, they discover that they have a lot more in common than appeared at first sight... Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>
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Country:
PolandRelease Date:
4 August 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Short Film About Love See more »Filming Locations:
Warsaw, Mazowieckie, PolandCompany Credits
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Tomek: Because I love you. I really do.
Magda: And what do you want?
Tomek: I don't know.
Magda: Do you want to kiss me?
Tomek: No.
Magda: Perhaps you want to make love to me?
Tomek: No.
Magda: Want to go away with me? To the lakes, or to Budapest?
Tomek: No.
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A Short Film About Love is an expanded film version of part of The Decalogue. See more »Goofs
When Tomek goes out onto the roof above Magda's flat, his black eye and split lip are gone. They reappear when he goes back into the building. See more »Quotes
Magda: Why are you peeping at me?Tomek: Because I love you. I really do.
Magda: And what do you want?
Tomek: I don't know.
Magda: Do you want to kiss me?
Tomek: No.
Magda: Perhaps you want to make love to me?
Tomek: No.
Magda: Want to go away with me? To the lakes, or to Budapest?
Tomek: No.
[...]
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Referenced in Naprawde krotki film o milosci, zabijaniu i jeszcze jednym przykazaniu (1993) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I have watched this movie 10 years ago when I was feeling that love was an impossible happiness to achieve and it always accompanied disappointments.
Now that I am a happy man and I am not so pessimistic about love and life. However, this movie still fills my soul with wonder: How can love, disappointments and life be described so beautiful, like a poem, stylish and touching...
I will remember it as long as I believe in love.