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A Short Film About Killing / Krótki film o zabijaniu (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1988)

A disoriented young man kills another for seemingly no reason and is brought to trial. As the young man pointlessly wanders through the city what struck me most is the strong use of camera filters, drenching the houses and the other people in a very depressing dark olive-green, brownish tone. For today's standard practice of endless digital color grading the vignetting comes off as a bit heavy-handed, but although it took me a while to get used to it, no better stylistic choice could have been made. (SPOILERS) The most harrowing scene for me was the actual killing of the cab drivers. It is a long scene, drawn out by the fact, that it probably is surprisingly difficult to kill someone. The murder is premeditated, so the audience expects it. But the time it actually takes feels forever - the scene didn't make me wince or turn away, but despite the POVs and the hand camera keeps a documentary quality - which works even better dramatically. A quick look at the first three