Ohne Ende (1985)

Ohne Ende: Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski. With Grazyna Szapolowska, Maria Pakulnis, Aleksander Bardini, Jerzy Radziwilowicz. The wife of the recently deceased lawyer tries to cope with grief after his loss and to keep his last case going in court.

“This is an excellent film and a great discovery. Itu0026#39;s from about ten years before The Double Life Of Veronica and the Three Colours trilogy and is, it its way, equally good. It almost certainly inspired Truly, Madly, Deeply because the main story is about a young lawyer, Antek Zyro (Jerzy Radziwilowicz) who tells us at the outset that he is dead and spends the remainder of the film watching over his widow and young son. Grazyna Szpapolowska is outstanding, not to say beautiful, as the widow who u0026#39;feelsu0026#39; her husband everywhere and tries a variety of remedies – hypnosis, casual sex – to dispel his presence all to no avail. Itu0026#39;s a stunning film shot in muted blue tones throughout and well worth a visit. 9/10”