A Short Film About Love (1988) on Netflix
Tomek, nineteen and alone, watches his neighbor Magda through binoculars from his apartment across the way. She is an artist in her mid-thirties, surrounded by men, until the two meet.
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Plot summary
An innocent virgin spies on his frontal neighbor and falls in love with her, thus starts using tricks on her which he hopes will lead to them meeting.
—J. S. Golden
19-year-old Tomek whiles away his lonely life by spying on his opposite neighbour Magda through binoculars. She's an artist in her mid-thirties, and appears to have everything - not least a constant stream of men at her beck and call. But when the two finally meet, they discover that they have a lot more in common than appeared at first sight...
—Michael Brooke
Tomek, a young post office worker, is obsessed with Magda, the promiscuous woman who lives in the tower block opposite. He spies on her through a telescope and finally declares his love. She initiates him into the basic fact of life - there is no love, only sex. Tomek, shattered, tries to commit suicide but doesn't succeed. When he returns from hospital, it is Magda who becomes obsessed with him.
Cast
- Tomasz Gradowski
- Rafal Imbroas Bearded Man
- Krzysztof Koperskias Gasman in Magda's Apartment
- Hanna Chojnackaas Miroslawa
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about A Short Film About Love (1988)
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The ending was rewritten at the suggestion of lead actress Grażyna Szapołowska, who wanted the film to have a "fairy tale ending". The original version ended with Tomek back at work, recovered from his attempted suicide, and telling Magda he no longer watches her.
