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Decalogue (The) AKA Dekalog AKA The Ten Commandments (TV) (Blu-ray) (1989)
Ten television drama films, each one based on one of the Ten Commandments.Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- Dekalog 1 (56:20)
- Dekalog 2 (59:55)
- Dekalog 3 (58:42)
- Dekalog 4 (58:26)
- Dekalog 5 (60:35)
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- Dekalog 6 (61:44)
- Dekalog 7 (58:06)
- Dekalog 8 (57:17)
- Dekalog 9 (61:15)
- Dekalog 10 (60:25)
DISC THREE
* "A Short Film About Killing" (86:10)
* "A Short Film About Love" (88:06)
Trailers (4:54)
DISC FOUR
Selection of archival interviews with director Krzysztof Kieślowski:
- 1987 television piece on the production of Dekalog: Two (3:30)
- Excerpts from the 1995 documentary "A Short Film About Dekalog" (20:28)
- 1990 audio recording from the National Film Theatre in London (23:10)
2016 program on the formal and thematic patterns of Dekalog by film studies professor Annette Insdorf (28:00)
Interviews with Dekalog cast and crew
- cowriter Krzysztof Piesiewicz [2003] (25:14)
- thirteen actors [2003] (21:09)
- cinematographer Wieslaw Zdort [2016] (15:41)
- cinematographer Slawomir Idziak [2003] (2:57)
- cinematographer Witold Adamek [2016] (12:25)
- editor Ewa Smal [2016] (15:21)
- Kieślowski confidante Hanna Krall [2003] (15:55) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1/1.70:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Polish LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Episodes are in 1.33:1 except "Dekalog 5" and "Dekalog 6" are in 1.70:1.
Includes book featuring an essay and capsules on the films by cinema scholar Paul Coates, along with excerpts from Kieślowski on Kieślowski. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- Dekalog 1
- Dekalog 2
- Dekalog 3
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- Dekalog 4
- Dekalog 5
- Dekalog 6
DISC THREE
Episodes:
- Dekalog 7
- Dekalog 8
"Still Alive" documentary directed by Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz (81:34)
DISC FOUR
Episodes:
- Dekalog 9
- Dekalog 10 -
Subtitles:English, French, Polish, Spanish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Polish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:The documentary is in 1080i50, in Polish with optional English, French, Spanish subtitles.
The episodes have been cropped from the original 1.33:1 TV broadcast ratio. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
Episodes:
- Dekalog 1
- Dekalog 2
- Dekalog 3
- Dekalog 4
- Dekalog 5
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
Episodes:
- Dekalog 6
- Dekalog 7
- Dekalog 8
- Dekalog 9
- Dekalog 10
DISC THREE (DVD)
"Short history of the Dekalog" interview with Krzysztof Kieślowski (~47min)
"Conference by Frédérique Leichter-Flack concerning Dekalog 5" featurette (~23min)
"Conference by Pascal Bruckner concerning Dekalog 10" featurette (~20min)
Trailer -
Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Polish DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
Episodes:
- Dekalog 1 (53:32)
- Dekalog 2 (56:53)
- Dekalog 3 (55:45)
- Dekalog 4 (55:29)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
Episodes:
- Dekalog 5 (57:32)
- Dekalog 6 (58:42)
- Dekalog 7 (55:11)
- Dekalog 8 (54:23)
DISC THREE (Blu-ray)
Episodes:
- Dekalog 9 (58:09)
- Dekalog 10 (57:24)
"Dekalog: An Appreciation" documentary (77:58)
"The Guardian Interview: Krzysztof Kieslowski" National Film Theatre on 2 April 1990 (92:23) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.39:1/1.70:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Polish LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Episodes are in 1.39:1 except "Dekalog 5" and "Dekalog 6" are in 1.70:1.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
Episodes:
- Dekalog 1 (53:31)
- Dekalog 2 (56:52)
"Pedestrian Subway" 1973 short by Kieslowski (28:38)
"Still Alive" 2006 documentary by Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz (81:34)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
Episodes:
- Dekalog 3 (55:44)
- Dekalog 4 (55:31)
"First Love" 1974 documentary by Kieslowski (51:59)
"KKTV" documentary (75:10)
DISC THREE (Blu-ray)
Episodes:
- Dekalog 5 (57:31)
- Dekalog 6 (58:41)
"Personnel" 1975 film by Kieslowski (66:54)
"Dekalog: An Appreciation" documentary (77:57)
DISC FOUR (Blu-ray)
Episodes:
- Dekalog 7 (55:10)
- Dekalog 8 (54:22)
"The Guardian Interview: Krzysztof Kieslowski" National Film Theatre on 2 April 1990 (92:22)
"The Calm" 1976 TV film by Kieslowski (81:57)
DISC FIVE (Blu-ray)
Episodes:
- Dekalog 9 (58:09)
- Dekalog 10 (57:24)
"Short Working Day" 1981 film by Kieslowski (73:28)
Re-release Trailer (1:21)
DISCS SIX - TEN (DVD copy) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.39:1/1.70:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Polish LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Episodes are in 1.39:1 except "Dekalog 5" and "Dekalog 6" are in 1.70:1.
Includes a 128-page collector's book featuring a lengthy essay on Dekalog and Kieslowski by Father Marek Lis, plus Kieslowski s own intensely self-critical discussion of all the films in this set and Stanley Kubrick s famous eulogy to Kieslowski and co-writer Krzysztof Piesiewicz. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US and original UK releases for the original televised aspect ratio, lossless sound, while both releases have differing exclusive extras.
The UK and Polish releases are in 1080i 50Hz - preserving the original 25fps PAL television broadcast speed.
The US release is in 24fps - slowing down the film speed to accommodate the frame rate.
Note the French edition offers the episodes reframed in 1.78:1, but has exclusive extras.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts.
- Blu-ray ALL Poland- TVP - No cuts.
- Blu-ray B France- Potemkine Films - No cuts
- Blu-ray B Dekalog United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts.
- Blu-ray B Dekalog and Other Television Works United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts.
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 17/11/15
Comparison last updated by Vincent_Bouche on 07/11/22UPDATE LOG:
17/11/15: Initial entry.
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17/08/16: Addition of US.
22/10/16: Addition of UK.
08/04/18: Removed incorrect note about Polish release.
07/11/19: Added UK re-release.
07/11/22: Added French edition
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