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A soon-to-be lawyer crosses his path with a taxi driver and a young sinister man.A soon-to-be lawyer crosses his path with a taxi driver and a young sinister man.A soon-to-be lawyer crosses his path with a taxi driver and a young sinister man.
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- 8 wins & 2 nominations total
Leonard Andrzejewski
- Kumpel pijanego na postoju taksówek
- (as L. Andrzejewski)
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- TriviaKieslowski's graphic depiction of the effects of violence so shook up the Polish authorities that they declared a five year moratorium on capital punishment.
- Quotes
Jacek Lazar: I didn't listen in court, not until you called to me. They were all... all against me.
Piotr Balicki: Against what you did.
Jacek Lazar: Same thing...
- ConnectionsEdited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)
- SoundtracksOpowiem ci o lwie (I will tell you about a lion)
Lyrics by Wanda Chotomska and music by Wlodzimierz Korcz
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Kieslowski made a wonderful film. He made this film because he didn't agree with the death penalty in Poland at the time. This philosophical movie has : a great leading role (by Baka), great directing (Kieslowski) and great scenario (Kieslowski with Piesiewicz). This move has been made for TV but along with another parts of "The Decalogue". In 2005 the "Time Magazine" gave this film a title "One of the 100 greatest films ever made" (of course along with another nine of the "Decalogue"). Kieslowski became one of the best polish and European producers and directors. Miroslaw Baka and Krzysztof Globisz (great!) became very popular actors. This film is for anyone who likes strong film, not highly overloaded by special effects but unforgettable.
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- Also known as
- Ein kurzer Film über das Töten
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- Wiertnicza, Wilanów, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland(taxi heading towards the river)
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