Blind Chance

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Blind Chance is a 1981 Polish drama film by Krzysztof Kieślowski that explores how small, seemingly random events can radically alter the course of a man's life through three alternative narrative paths.

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instanceOf Polish film
drama film
film
castMember Adam Ferency
Bogusław Linda
Bogusława Pawelec
Jacek Borkowski
Jerzy Stuhr
Marzena Trybała
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
censorshipReason political content
censorshipStatus banned in Poland for several years
centralTheme individual freedom and determinism
political choices in communist Poland
role of chance in human life
cinematographyBy Sławomir Idziak
linked to: Slawomir Idziak
countryOfOrigin Poland
director Krzysztof Kieślowski
distributor Film Polski
editedBy Lidia Zonn
exploresConcept alternative life paths
political engagement vs. withdrawal
randomness and fate
festivalScreening Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard)
linked to: Un Certain Regard
firstPublicScreenings outside Poland
genre drama
political drama
hasFilmPoster Polish theatrical poster
homeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
influencedWork Run Lola Run
Sliding Doors
mainCharacter Witek Długosz
musicBy Wojciech Kilar
narrativeDevice what-if scenarios
narrativeStructure three alternative timelines
originalLanguage Polish
originalTitle Przypadek
partOf Krzysztof Kieślowski filmography
productionCompany Zespół Filmowy "Tor"
protagonistPortrayedBy Bogusław Linda
releaseYear 1981
restoredVersionReleasedBy The Criterion Collection
runningTimeMinutes 122
screenwriter Krzysztof Kieślowski
settingPeriod 1970s Poland
settingPlace Łódź

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Krzysztof Kieślowski notableWork Blind Chance
Krzysztof Piesiewicz notableWork Blind Chance