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A Short Film About Love poster
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Masterwork
MASTER SCORE 86.8 / 100
1988·Drama / Romance·1h 27m

A SHORT FILM ABOUT LOVE

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...

Above the Line
Krzysztof Kieslowski·DirectorKrzysztof Kieślowski·WriterKrzysztof Piesiewicz·WriterWitold Adamek·Director of PhotographyZbigniew Preisner·Original Music ComposerEwa Smal·Editor
Cast
Grażyna Szapołowska·MagdaOlaf Lubaszenko·TomekStefania Iwińska·GrandmotherPiotr Machalica·RomanArtur Barciś·Young ManStanisław Gawlik·PostmanTomasz GradowskiRafal Imbro·Bearded ManJan Piechociński·Blond ManKrzysztof Koperski·Gasman in Magda's Apartment
Full Crew
(7 credits)
Directing· 1
Krzysztof Kieślowski·Director
Writing· 2
Krzysztof Kieślowski·WriterKrzysztof Piesiewicz·Writer
Camera· 1
Witold Adamek·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Ewa Smal·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Zbigniew Preisner·Original Music Composer
Production· 1
Ryszard Chutkowski·Producer
By the Numbers
86.8
OF 100
Master Score
8.1
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind A Short Film About Love's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#D60026
#333333
Mood
Disturbing, Intense, Tragic
Composition
Centered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features a distressed man's head with a large, red, broken heart covering his eyes. Four large metal nails are hammered into the heart, with one on e”

dramaromance
Key Elements
Man's HeadRed HeartNails
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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