Decalogue IX
Encyclopedia
The Decalogue - IX is a ninth part of the television series The Decalogue
by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski
, connected to the ninth imperative of the Ten Commandments
: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.
A man who has become impotent (Piotr Machalica) discovers that his wife (Ewa Błaszczyk) has a lover. (A minor character in this film, a young singer with a heart condition, inspired Kieślowski's and Piesiewicz's next film, The Double Life of Véronique
.)
) a stewardess for KLM. They love each other too much and simply cannot do it. Hanka says to Roman that there are more important things in a relationship between two people than sex and that she will manage living without it, but Roman encourages Hanka to find a lover if she does not have one already, she says that she will not do it and that they should not discuss this problem to death.
Roman is teased by an attractive young singer who must undergo heart surgery, earlier that morning he notices a young man around his building who at the sight of him walks back and disappears. He becomes suspicious and bugs his own phone to eavesdrop on Hanka. He finds out that she does have younger boyfriend, Mariusz (Jan Jankowski) a physics
student, with whom she has a purely physical relation. Their trysts happen at her mother's house. One day, Hanka has forgotten to get some items that her mother wanted from her house and asks Roman to retrieve them for her; while in the house he snoops around and finds a notebook that he had earlier found in his car, he also makes duplicate keys.
In the meantime, Hanka tries to end the relationship with Mariusz. He says that he loves her and wants to marry her but it is over. As she is about to leave she sees Roman hidden in the closet and is very unpleasantly surprised, as she tries to console Roman she agrees that they should discuss his problem to death and agrees to look for a child to adopt, since initially they had not wanted children but now have come to the conclusion that this problem would be a lot easier if they had a child.
Hanka goes on a skiing trip alone but she does not know that Mariusz has followed her there. Roman has also spotted Mariusz preparing his skiing gear onto his car and calls his house posing as a faculty member, but his mother tells him that Mariusz has left for a trip to the same destination as Hanka. When Hanka and Mariusz meet, she thinks suddenly of Roman and fears that he might do something stupid, which in fact he does as he tries to commit suicide, but survives.
In other roles:
Jolanta Cichon, Janusz Cywinski, Slawomir Kwiatkowski,
Dariusz Przychoda
The Decalogue
The Decalogue is a 1989 Polish television drama series directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and co-written by Kieślowski with Krzysztof Piesiewicz, with music by Zbigniew Preisner...
by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski
Krzysztof Kieslowski
Krzysztof Kieślowski was an Academy Award nominated influential Polish film director and screenwriter, known internationally for The Double Life of Veronique and his film cycles The Decalogue and Three Colors.-Early life:...
, connected to the ninth imperative of the Ten Commandments
Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue , are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship, which play a fundamental role in Judaism and most forms of Christianity. They include instructions to worship only God and to keep the Sabbath, and prohibitions against idolatry,...
: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.
A man who has become impotent (Piotr Machalica) discovers that his wife (Ewa Błaszczyk) has a lover. (A minor character in this film, a young singer with a heart condition, inspired Kieślowski's and Piesiewicz's next film, The Double Life of Véronique
The Double Life of Véronique
The Double Life of Véronique is a 1991 French- and Polish-language film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski, co-written by Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz, starring Irène Jacob, with original music by Zbigniew Preisner. The film was Kieślowski's first to be produced partly outside Poland.A...
.)
Plot
Dr. Roman Nycz (Piotr Machalica) has been diagnosed with impotence, his friend and colleague confirms the prognosis, suggesting that he should divorce his beautiful young wife, Hanka (Ewa BłaszczykEwa Błaszczyk
Ewa Błaszczyk is a Polish actress. She has made over 35 appearances in film and television. She starred in the 1980s TV series Zmiennicy.-External links:...
) a stewardess for KLM. They love each other too much and simply cannot do it. Hanka says to Roman that there are more important things in a relationship between two people than sex and that she will manage living without it, but Roman encourages Hanka to find a lover if she does not have one already, she says that she will not do it and that they should not discuss this problem to death.
Roman is teased by an attractive young singer who must undergo heart surgery, earlier that morning he notices a young man around his building who at the sight of him walks back and disappears. He becomes suspicious and bugs his own phone to eavesdrop on Hanka. He finds out that she does have younger boyfriend, Mariusz (Jan Jankowski) a physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
student, with whom she has a purely physical relation. Their trysts happen at her mother's house. One day, Hanka has forgotten to get some items that her mother wanted from her house and asks Roman to retrieve them for her; while in the house he snoops around and finds a notebook that he had earlier found in his car, he also makes duplicate keys.
In the meantime, Hanka tries to end the relationship with Mariusz. He says that he loves her and wants to marry her but it is over. As she is about to leave she sees Roman hidden in the closet and is very unpleasantly surprised, as she tries to console Roman she agrees that they should discuss his problem to death and agrees to look for a child to adopt, since initially they had not wanted children but now have come to the conclusion that this problem would be a lot easier if they had a child.
Hanka goes on a skiing trip alone but she does not know that Mariusz has followed her there. Roman has also spotted Mariusz preparing his skiing gear onto his car and calls his house posing as a faculty member, but his mother tells him that Mariusz has left for a trip to the same destination as Hanka. When Hanka and Mariusz meet, she thinks suddenly of Roman and fears that he might do something stupid, which in fact he does as he tries to commit suicide, but survives.
Cast
- Ewa BłaszczykEwa BłaszczykEwa Błaszczyk is a Polish actress. She has made over 35 appearances in film and television. She starred in the 1980s TV series Zmiennicy.-External links:...
- Hanka - Piotr Machalica - Roman
- Artur BarciśArtur BarciśArtur Barciś is a Polish actor. He appeared in the television series Aby do świtu... in 1992. and Kieślowski's "Dekalog"-References:...
- man on the bicycle - Jan Jankowski - Mariusz
- Jolanta Pietek-Górecka - Ola
- Katarzyna Piwowarczyk - Ania
- Jerzy TrelaJerzy TrelaJerzy Trela is a Polish actor. In 2003 he starred in the film An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God under Jerzy Hoffman.During the communist era, he was a deputy in the Sejm.-Honours and awards:...
- Mikołaj
In other roles:
- Renata Berger, Malgorzata Boratynska,
Jolanta Cichon, Janusz Cywinski, Slawomir Kwiatkowski,
Dariusz Przychoda