Dekalog (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]

This one is alright. But there is also a bit bummed and have some creases all over the box.

It’s a great series and I really appreciated it. Thank you. I was glad to find a good quality used item and I thank the seller for the fair transaction.

A series that approaches the ten commandments could easily be wiitten off by the non-religious viewer, that would be a a grave mistake for the film fanatic in us all. I approached the films with a knowledge of the ten commandments as a person raised Christian that chose Buddhism, yet these films ( Originally episodic television segments) were not proselytizing in the least. In fact each commandment is approached with such a deft and subtitle hand as to be viewed without knowledge of the subject matter whatsoever. As per usual Criterion lovingly restores a classic and gives it a fresh coat of respect and polish. (Included in the set is a detailed booklet explaining each feature and more, as well as the extended theatrical versions of A Brief Film About Killing and A Brief Film About Love.) As to wether you the viewer will find these films to inspire both laughter and heartache as I did is dependent on your tastes. I rated it the highest I could and could not recommend the journey more to any person regardless of religious affiliation. They are slices of life that we feel almost voyeuristic in being able to participate in. Most are sad ended affairs, so if you're prone to melancholy perhaps that is the only reason I'd steer you away. Past that it's an amazing set of films with Criterion's signature polish. Top marks!

I bought the bluray shells for the image quality, which is really good, but it's not 4k as it says on the package. Give the movie 5 stars, but for the lie on the zero star package.

This is the beginning of TROIS COLOURS, for Polish TV. Many of the themes and characterisations developing for later work. A lot of the actors will be reapear in the directors later works. Color is muted, production minimal, has an opressive quality to it .. which fits. Not a work of joy but tragedy. If one understands NOIR, this would be GRAY. Later similar themes appear within the polished and elegant opus of Colours, Dec provides an almost sketch book qualtity as a sort of Notebook for Trois Colours. Structurally about the 10 commandments they appear as observatons by someone who has thought and correspondes in a way requiring thought from its recipient. Certainly further along than tired work dangling Christainity as a weapon or a curse. Seinfield with being. More, a moralist view of the validity of the 10 points of the major religon of Poland.And perhaps a notation that a little more thought into what they mean might be helpful to society. There is a sense of loss. Dogs, spouses, family, innocence ... leaving one a little bruised. Many of the themes redemed or accomodated in COLOURS where bad circumstances seem to find some balance in a world of misfortune, minor for some and folks, monumental for other standing beside.It is in Polish having Korean and English subtitles.

Very loosely based upon the 10 Commandments this made for television series is a challenge to get through at one go clocking in at almost 10 hours! Still this Kieslowski classic fully deserves its lofty status among lists of greatest films of all time. For me some episodes are great while others are less so but taken together as a whole this wonderful Criterion release deserves a place in any serious film buff's video library. Also included is a 72-page booklet containing essays on each of the 10 episodes. Every episode though covers aspects of life that move us to laughter, horror and sadness among other emotions all of which make for compelling and irresistible viewing. There are also expanded versions on the fifth and sixth commandments corresponding to the Catholic divisions of thou shalt not kill and thou shalt not commit adultery. Picture and sound quality wise there is little if anything to complain about in the release.Highly recommended!

Subtitles, each episode deals with one of the Ten Comandments...they do or don't follow them. Got to pay attention, as Subtitles.

The series itself is amazing, in the truest sense of the word.The blu rays seem to have a very noticeable sound delay that is really distracting. I can't find anyone who's said to have the same issue or if it's just a side effect of a Polish show from the 1980s being restored. It's a little disappointing considering the price point.

I got absolutely absorbed in this Polish tv series. Set (and filmed) in a Polish housing estate in the 1980s is interesting, but this is films about peoples lives. Each of the ten episodes based on the ten commandments (not always obvious) took on its own plot, it's own identity, but always enhancing the overall experience of this extraordinary collection of short films. An abundance of extras which I am still working my through; so far all very worthwhile extras. So glad I took a punt on buying this.

This is crazy good value, 28 pounds for sooo much content. 0_0 But I have to admit that the booklet is disappointing, it mostly just reprinted paragraphs from Faber's Kieslowski on Kieslowski book, which can easily be bought already. Just lacks that exclusive touch that Arrow are usually rather good at...

A very well done box set by Arrow Films.Lovingly crafted, excellent extras & bonus films, good critical analyses, nice booklet with detailed essays on the works.A really comprehensive set for film lovers.

Important but very tedious in places

Eigentlich ist an Kieslowski jedwede Kritik untersagt, da sein Dekalog durch alle anspruchsvollen Filmrezensenten als die ganz große Kunst gepriesen wird.Ich wollte noch eine Lücke in meiner bereits umfangreichen Filmerfahrung schließen und bin leider gescheitert.So gut wie alle Geschichten sind vollkommen konstruiert, extrem langatmig und überhöht bedeutungsschwanger.Obwohl jeder Film maximal nur 1 Stunde dauert, habe ich das Ende jedesmal förmlich herbeigesehnt.In tristen Farben wird die Verzweiflung der meist nur drei Hauptprotagonisten wie in Zeitlupe zelebriert. Spätestens nach drei Filmen hatte ich das Kieslowskische System erkannt und konnte das Filmende erahnen.Dass viele Handlungsverläufe fern jeder Logik teilweise haarsträubend sind, spielt bei solchen 'Kunstfilmen' bekanntlich eine untergeordnete Rolle.Da Kieslowski bekennender Atheist war, ist nicht überraschend, dass er die 10 Gebote bewusst teilweise ad absurdum führt.Natürlich kann man mir jetzt vorwerfen, ich hätte diesen Dekalog nicht verstanden, kann sein.Vielleicht war ich aber einfach nicht depressiv genug, um mir durch jede Folge den letzten Funken guter Laune nehmen zu lassen.Kunst ist eben nicht für jeden ein Genuss, für manche sind aber solche Filme voller Tragik und Leiden die Vorstufe zum cineastischen Paradies.