The Grace of Divine Providence: The Identity and Function of the Silent Witness in the "Decalogue" Films of Kieslowski
In his ground-breaking series of films The Decalogue (1989), Krzysztof Kieslowski creates an enigmatic character who appears in nine of the ten otherwise-disconnected films. Kieslowski neither names this mysterious man nor allows him one word of dialogue. In several of the films, the man is seen by...
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Year: 2005, Volume: 86, Issue: 3, Pages: 523-548 |
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| 520 | |a In his ground-breaking series of films The Decalogue (1989), Krzysztof Kieslowski creates an enigmatic character who appears in nine of the ten otherwise-disconnected films. Kieslowski neither names this mysterious man nor allows him one word of dialogue. In several of the films, the man is seen by other characters; in others he remains invisible to them. Sometimes he seems to influence the decisions of the protagonists; other times, he seems to remain a passive observer of their problems. Many scholars who write on The Decalogue either do not note the «silent witness», or limit themselves to peripheral comments of little substance; others comment only briefly, and superficially on his enigmatic presence in one or other of the films. The present article offers a detailed analysis of the «silent witness» in each of the Decalogue films and develops a comprehensive synthesis of his critical moral significance in the series, proposing that the witness is an effective metaphor of the providential presence of the loving God for the protagonists; while respecting their liberty, he moves in their often-troubled lives, guides their moral decisions, gives them hope and brings them to higher levels of freedom and Christian responsibility. Nella sua pluripremiata serie di film, Il Decalogo (1989), Krzysztof Kieslowski crea un personaggio enigmatico che appare in nove dei dieci film. Kieslowski non nomina l'uomo né lo fa parlare. In alcuni dei film, quest'uomo misterioso è visto dai protagonisti, mentre in altri rimane invisibile a loro; alcune volte sembra aver un'influenza sulle decisioni dei personaggi, altre volte sembra rimanere un passivo osservatore delle loro fatiche. Diversi critici del Decalogo, non notano affatto il «testimone silenzioso,» oppure si limitano a qualche osservazione periferica; altri fanno commenti brevi e di poca sostanza sulla sua presenza in uno o l'altro dei film. Il presente articolo, invece, offre un'analisi approfondita del «testimone misterioso» in ciascun film del Decalogo, e sviluppa una sintesi comprensiva del suo cruciale significato morale nella serie. Inoltre, propone che il «testimone» sia un'efficacissima metafora della presenza provvidenziale del Dio-amore per i protagonisti; pur rispettando la loro libertà, egli si inserisce nelle loro vite confuse, guida le loro decisioni morali, dà loro speranza e li porta a livelli più alti di libertà morale e di responsabilità cristiana. | ||
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