Decalogue III
- Daniel Olbrychski: Janusz
- Joanna Szczepkowska: wife of Janusz
- Maria Pakulnis: Ewa
- Artur BARCIS: train driver
- Krystyna Drochocka: aunt
- Zygmunt Fok
- Jacek Kalucki
- Barbara Kołodziejska
- Maria Krawczyk
- Krzysztof Kumor
- Włodzimierz Musiał
- Jerzy Zygmunt Nowak
- Włodzimierz Rzeczycki
- Piotr Rzymyszkiewicz
- Dorota Stalińska
- Edward Kłosiński
Decalogue, Three is a Polish television movie from the year 1990. As the third part of the Decalogue series director Krzysztof Kieślowski treated of the film the third commandment, Thou shalt keep the Sabbath holy.
Content
A family celebrates Christmas. The taxi driver Janusz comes as Santa Claus from work to the family home, and they celebrate together on Christmas Eve. Traditionally, the family goes then into the Christmas mass. Here Janusz shortly see his former lover Ewa. The evening goes on as usual at home on. Suddenly the doorbell rings. Janusz leaves the family, allegedly because someone wants to steal his car. In fact, he meets Ewa, who desperately searches for her husband. His wife, he reported that his taxi had actually been stolen and he sets out with Ewa on in this same taxi to find her husband in the city. His wife reports the theft, convinced of the rightness of what is said, to the police. The police caught the vehicle, but Janusz can provide proof of ownership and solve the embarrassing situation. Ewa Janusz admits that her husband has separated from her years ago and she could not bear the usual Christmas loneliness and therefore came to Janusz. She says she has set itself the goal, somehow the whole night to be with him in the morning to 7 clock together, and they have a feeling that if you could manage that, all would be well again. This goal has been reached. Back home Janusz is expected by his wife, faced with sixth sense him with Ewa. He promises no longer to meet with her.
Criticism
" A despite gloomy accents hopefully provoking " night movie " shows how unholy and sinister reality in the" Christmas Eve " is; it's about the cold and the desire for warmth and is visually just as easily implemented as urgently. "