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In Celebration of Sacred Words: The Saint John’s Bible & the Art of Illumination
The Decalogue will screen in sets of two episodes, with discounts available for the entire ten-episode program. All-Access Passes are available for purchase at the Museum admissions desk, $15 for Members, $20 for non-Members.
Episodes 1 & 2 | Friday, October 14 | 8 pm
Episodes 3 & 4 | Saturday, October 15 | 5 pm
Episodes 5 & 6 | Saturday, October 15 | 8 pm
Episodes 7 & 8 | Sunday, October 16 | 2 pm
Episodes 9 & 10 | Sunday, October 16 | 5 pm
Krzysztof Kieślowski’s The Decalogue is comprised of ten hour-long films inspired by each of the Ten Commandments. Originally made for Polish television, before playing at a number of major international film festivals, Kieślowski’s (the Three Colors trilogy) masterpiece centers on the residents of a Warsaw apartment complex late in the Communist period. Kieślowski builds each of his ten, character-driven episodes around a complex set of moral and existential questions that consider our place in the universe and within the ethical system proposed by the Hebrew commandments. The Decalogue is no less than one of the great achievements in twentieth-century visual storytelling, shot by the director and nine separate cinematographers, featuring a number of compelling performances and a stirring score by composer Zbigniew Preisner. Legendary American critic Roger Ebert named The Decalogue one of the “ten best films of all time” in 2002.
Director Krzysztof Kieślowski 1988 Poland 583 minutes NR DCP
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