Christmas stands in for the Sabbath in the third installment in Krzysztof Kieslowski's DECALOGUE, his series of ten films made for Polish television, each based on one of the Ten Commandments.
On Christmas Eve, after playing Santa Claus for his wife (Joanna Szczepkowska) and children, Janusz (Daniel Olbrychski) receives a phone call from Ewa (Maria Pakulnis), his former lover. Lying to his wife, he meets Ewa, who asks him for help in finding her missing husband Edward. We learn that
Janusz and Ewa's adulterous affair ended three years ago when they were caught in the act by Edward: they haven't seen each other since. When they view a corpse at the hospital, Ewa ...
Released:
1988
Rated:
NR
Length:
56 mins