This masterwork by Krzysztof Kieślowski is one of the twentieth century’s greatest achievements in visual storytelling. Originally made for Polish television, Dekalog focuses on the residents of a housing complex in late-Communist Poland, whose lives become subtly intertwined as they face emotional dilemmas that are at once deeply personal and universally human. Its ten hour-long films, drawing from the Ten Commandments for thematic inspiration and an overarching structure, grapple deftly with complex moral and existential questions concerning life, death, love, hate, truth, and the passage of time. Dekalog arrestingly explores the unknowable forces that shape our lives.  

Episodes One to Five of Dekalog to screen on December 19.

Paired Films Discount: Purchase a ticket for Dekalog – Episodes One to Five alongside Dekalog – Episodes Six to Ten in the same order to receive a discount: get two tickets for $25 total for members; $30 total for nonmembers.