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Blind Chance

1987Movie1 h 54 min

76

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76

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Summary

Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.

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Friends night
Thought-provoking

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Feels like real life.
Rewards close watching.
Makes you think.
Pulls you in.
Draws you into power games.

Not for laughs, scares or warmth.

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At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+9)
Critics 73Audiences 82GoodWatch 76
Tomatometer73%
Audience score86%
IMDb7.7
Running time
1 h 54 min
A typical length for dramas, +5 min on the typical 109
typical 109114
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
1987
January 10, 1987
39 years ago
Genre
Drama
Language
Polish
Original language
Made in
Poland
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 40
Directing · 6
Krzysztof Kieślowski Director, Screenplay
Jerzy Braszka Assistant Director
Teresa Violetta Buhl Assistant Director
Maciej J. Drygas Assistant Director
Michał Żarnecki Assistant Director, Sound
Małgorzata Wichlińska Assistant Director
Production · 6
Dariusz Struszczak Assistant Production Manager
Zbigniew Dobrowolski Assistant Production Manager
Alicja Skorupa Assistant Production Manager
Jacek Szeligowski Production Manager
Lidia Durajczyk Assistant Production Manager
Stanisław Rudowicz Assistant Production Manager
Camera · 5
Krzysztof Pakulski Director of Photography
Józef Letkier Assistant Camera
Tadeusz Gąsiorowski Assistant Camera
Sylwia Pakulska Still Photographer
Marek Januszewicz Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
Elżbieta Kurkowska Editor
Dorota Madej Assistant Editor
Sound · 6
Wojciech Kilar Original Music Composer
Włodzimierz Wiśniewski Sound Assistant
Elżbieta Wolbek Sound Assistant
Wojciech Lorek Sound Assistant
Stanisław Hojden Sound Assistant
Janusz Przybylski Conductor
Art · 4
Andrzej Rafał Waltenberger Production Design
Borzysława Chmielewska Set Decoration
Zbigniew Pakuła Assistant Production Design
Barbara Kociuba Assistant Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 5
Agnieszka Domaniecka Costume Design
Teodor Grymaszewski Makeup Artist
Grażyna Hałupka Costume Assistant
Małgorzata Wudel Assistant Makeup Artist
Beata Banasik Costume Assistant
Other crew · 3
Jerzy Rogowski Stunts
Ryszard Janikowski Stunts
Andrzej Daniłowicz Stunts

Tropes

Cryptic Conversationin 80 titlesHis terminally ill father calls Witek from the hospital, only to have very ambiguous exchange, pretty hard to translate due to the sheer ambiguity and the difference in grammatical structures between…Create Your Own Villainin 481 titlesIn the second version Witek goes from a politically neutral, apathetic guy to a youth movement activist solely because he was sentenced to public work.All 64 tropes

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