Decalogue IX

Decalogue IX

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife.

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Release Date

5/16/1989

Runtime

58 mins

Overview

Roman and Hanka have a loving marriage, but his impotence has led to her having an affair. The unbearable situation drives Roman to extreme measures both physically and mentally, testing their love and his own will to live.

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Budget

-

Revenue

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Homepage

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A painfully intimate portrait of a marriage fracturing under the weight of desire and inadequacy, where jealousy and shame spiral into psychological torment. Kieslowski's moral inquiry offers no redemption, only the raw exposure of how love can become suffering.

Mood

MelancholicTenseClaustrophobicWistful

Themes

LoveBetrayalObsessionIdentityGrief

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Two-hander

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Sexual contentSuicide and self-harm

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