Kieslowski's Dekalog (BBC4)

[gZa]

Looks like BBC4 are screening Krzysztof Kieslowski's Dekalog this month. (probably to coincide with the 10th year anniversary of his death plus the retrospective at the NFT.)

Listing so far...
Ten Commandments
1/10. Krzysztof Kieslowski's acclaimed Dekalog, a series of dramas centred on the residents of a Warsaw estate. A beloved child follows his father's rational nature. In Polish with English subtitles.
BBC Four, Sat 18 Mar, 23:35-00:30 55mins Stereo

Ten Commandments
2/10. Continuing Kieslowski's powerful Dekalog series. A guilty wife pesters a grouchy doctor over her husband's death. In Polish with English subtitles.
BBC Four, Sun 19 Mar, 00:30-01:25 55mins Stereo

Ten Commandments
3/10. Another human drama from the powerful Polish Dekalog. A married man's Christmas Eve is disrupted by the demands of a former lover. In Polish with English subtltles.
BBC Four, Mon 20 Mar, 23:40-00:35 55mins Stereo

Ten Commandments
4/10. Another drama of modern morality from Kieslowski's acclaimed Dekalog. A widower's relationship with his teen daughter is disrupted by a letter from the past. In Polish with English subtitles.
BBC Four, Tue 21 Mar, 23:30-00:25 55mins Stereo

Ten Commandments
5/10. The brutal fifth installment of the Dekalog. A young man with murder in mind crosses paths with a taxi driver and a new attorney. In Polish with English subtitles.
BBC Four, Thu 23 Mar, 23:30-00:30 60mins Stereo

Ten Commandments
6/10. Kieslowski's Dekalog continues with a skewed view of love. A young man engineers ways of meeting a woman he is spying on. In Polish with English subtitles.
BBC Four, Fri 24 Mar, 00:30-01:30 60mins Stereo
Digi-Recorders at the ready. :D

[gZa]

Bump for the weekend.

[gZa]

Anyone see 8 last night. Did BBC4 cock up the aspect ratio?! :suspect:

[Dene]

Anyone see 8 last night. Did BBC4 cock up the aspect ratio?! :suspect:
Why, what did they do? I already have 6-10 on disc so didn't have to bother with those (good thing too, it seems!).

[Barney_Tabasco]

I didn't watch it but have recorded it.

Do you need to watch all these in order or can they be viewed as individual pieces? I ask because i missed a couple of them and wondering if it's still worth watching what i have or getting DVD.

[gZa]

I didn't watch it but have recorded it.Me too, I just check again and whereas all the others so far have been broadcast 4:3 windowboxed (as is the norm for BBC4)

http://www.cityonfire.com/gZa/r.jpg

This one was actually broadcast fullframe but with the 16:9 flag enabled.

http://www.cityonfire.com/gZa/w.jpg

[gZa]

Do you need to watch all these in order or can they be viewed as individual pieces? I ask because i missed a couple of them and wondering if it's still worth watching what i have or getting DVD.Well I've only seen the two feature length version of 5 and 6 so far. I'm hoping to get them all taped firstly and then watch them in succession. However I planned if I did fail to record one (haven't so far) that I was still going to watch the ones I did tape. I understand they can be watched stand alone as well as a collective piece.