Blind Chance

Blind Chance (Polish: Przypadek) is a Polish film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski. Made in 1981, the film was suppressed by the Polish authorities for several years, until its delayed release in 1987. The work branches out into three separate story lines, which are told in succession. Witek (Bogusław Linda), sitting on an airplane, for some reason screams "No!" and the opening credits begin rolling as the camera zooms into his open mouth. A blee... more

Blind Chance (Polish: Przypadek) is a Polish film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski. Made in 1981, the film was suppressed by the Polish authorities for several years, until its delayed release in 1987. The work branches out into three separate story lines, which are told in succession. Witek (Bogusław Linda), sitting on an airplane, for some reason screams "No!" and the opening credits begin rolling as the camera zooms into his open mouth. A bleeding person is dragged across a hospital floor. As a child, Witek learns how to write. As an adoloscent, Witek dates Czuszka. As an adult, Witek goes to medical school but 'loses' his calling after the death of his father. Witek decides to catch a train to Warsaw. There he crashes into a fellow drinking beer. Three different outcomes are shown depending on how Witek deals with the obstacles on his way to catching the train and whether or not he catches the train. In the first scenario, Witek almost crashes into the fellow drinking the beer. He... less