The Moral Universe of KK: Kieslowski from The Dekalog to Three Colours (Movies Scene-By-Scene Book 7)

Director Krzysztof Kieślowski died of cancer at 54, just as his international cinema reputation was peaking. This book examines the cornerstone of Kieslowski’s career -- the landmark Polish TV series The Dekalog and the four films that existed in the same “moral universe,” tied together by a single piece of mysterious music. Employing the close-watching method he has employed throughout his Movies scene-by-scene series, Dan Conley examines these episodes and films in-depth, noting the repeating themes and similar characters, but most of all focusing on Kieslowski’s emotional architecture. Stanley Kubrick said that Kieslowski’s films told stories with “such dazzling skill, you never see the ideas coming and don’t realize until much later how profoundly they have reached your heart.” This book demonstrates how to watch Kieslowski with the attention to detail necessary to fully appreciate his method.