France / Poland / Switzerland,
1994, 95 min
Directed by:
Krzysztof KieslowskiCinematography:
Piotr SobocińskiComposer:
Zbigniew PreisnerCast:
Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Samuel Le Bihan, Juliette Binoche, Julie Delpy, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Teco Celio, Marion Stalens (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
A beautiful model named Valentine crosses paths with a retired judge, whose dog she runs over with her car. The lonely judge, she discovers, amuses himself by eavesdropping on all of his neighbors' phone conversations. Near Valentine's apartment lives a young man who aspires to be a judge and loves a woman who will betray him. From these characters' proximity comes spiritual kinship and mutual redemption. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1995 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1995 - Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1995 - Piotr Sobociński (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1995 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best International Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1995 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best Director)
- 1995 - Irène Jacob (Best Leading Actress)
- 1995 - Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1995 - Best Film not in the English Language
European Film Awards
- 1994 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best Film)
César Awards
- 1995 - Zbigniew Preisner (Best Original Music)
- 1995 - Best Film
- 1995 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best Director)
- 1995 - Jean-Louis Trintignant (Best Actor)
- 1995 - Irène Jacob (Best Actress)
- 1995 - Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz (Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation)
- 1995 - Best Sound
Golden Globes
- 1995 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1994 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best Foreign-Language Film)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1994 - Best Foreign Language Film
- 1994 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best Director)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1994 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 1995 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (The Andreas Award - Honorable Mention)