
Decalogue IX
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife.
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Release Date
5/16/1989Runtime
58 minsOverview
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.
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PolishBudget
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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
Heads up
Sexual contentSuicide and self-harm
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