4.5/5
This is a
movie which will blow you away. Period. It doesn't matter whether you are a romantic or a skeptic. This will tear you
asunder with its powerful characters and raw emotions.
Tomek is a
boy in his late teens who spies on his neighbor, Magda, with the help of his
binoculars. He watches her through love making sessions and heartbreaks. One
day he tells her about his voyeurism. What happens next is what the movie is
all about.
I chose
this movie because I wanted to watch something short in length and this, at
just 80 minutes of run time, qualified easily. However, despite fantastic
reviews on the net I was not prepared for the sheer emotional power it
unleashed.
The way the
feelings of Tomek and the object of his desire, Magda, are portrayed is
masterly to use a clichéd term. The direction by Kieslowski is absolutely God
level. The dialogues are kept to a minimum. Kieslowski allows the camera to do
the talking. The acting is as natural as they come.
I have seen
only one other movie by the director which was White, one of the troika in the
tri-color trilogy. I plan to check them all out ASAP now.
This is
what movie watchers talk off when they say that cinema can be pure magic.
P.S. some
of the scenes were copied by that horrific Hindi movie “Ek Choti si Love Story”.
Another reason for me never to forgive Mr. Mahesh Bhatt and his acolytes.
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