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A Short Film About Love
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A Short Film About Love

1988-08-21 · 87 min · ★ 7.8

Drama · Romance

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...

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Directors
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Production companies
Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych, Studio Filmowe Tor
Countries
Poland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Grażyna SzapołowskaGrażyna SzapołowskaMagda
Olaf LubaszenkoOlaf LubaszenkoTomek
Stefania IwińskaStefania IwińskaGrandmother
Piotr MachalicaPiotr MachalicaRoman
Artur BarciśArtur BarciśYoung Man
Stanisław GawlikStanisław GawlikPostman
Tomasz Gradowski
Rafal ImbroBearded Man
Jan PiechocińskiJan PiechocińskiBlond Man
Krzysztof KoperskiGasman in Magda's Apartment

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