A Short Film About Love

About 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.

Krzysztof Kieślowski's A Short Film About Love is a 1988 romance film. The film is filed under hopeful, wistful, and love.

Grażyna Szapołowska stars as Magda, Olaf Lubaszenko as Tomek, Stefania Iwińska as Grandmother, and Piotr Machalica as Roman. At 87 minutes long, it arrived in August 1988.

The screenplay is by Krzysztof Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz. In the United States it streams on Criterion Channel and Klassiki.

Arrival, Lost in Translation, and Eat Pray Love make useful companions to A Short Film About Love. TMDB voters put it at 7.8 out of 10 across 435 votes.