''Tramway'' () is a 1966 short

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by Polish director

Krzysztof Kieślowski Krzysztof Kieślowski (, 27 June 1941 – 14 March 1996) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He is known internationally for ''Dekalog'' (1989), ''The Double Life of Veronique'' (1991), and the Three Colours trilogy, ''Three Colours'' ...

, produced while he was a student at the

Łódź Film School The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Łódź (), commonly known as the Łódź Film School (), is a Polish film school for future actors, directors, photographers, camera operators, and television staff. It was founded on 8 ...

. The film is included as an extra feature on the American and Artificial Eye Region 2

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releases of Kieslowski's ''

A Short Film About Love ''A Short Film About Love'' () is a 1988 Polish romantic drama film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski, starring Grażyna Szapołowska and Olaf Lubaszenko. Written by Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz, the film is about a young post office work ...

''. The film shows a boy who sees a girl on a

tram A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...

as it is leaving. He runs after the tram and finds himself on board alone with the girl. They exchange glances, then she falls asleep against the window. The boy gets off the tram and looks at her through the window, then decides to run after the tram again.

Cast

* Jerzy Braszka - boy * Maria Janiec - girl

External links

* Films directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski 1966 films Polish drama short films Polish silent films Films with screenplays by Krzysztof Kieślowski Polish black-and-white films {{Poland-film-stub