The Decalogue: Vol. One (Parts One & Two)
NR, 110 min.
Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Maja Komorowska, Henryk Baranowski, Krystyna Janda, Aleksander Bardini, Olgierd Lukaszewicz.

Part 1: “I am the Lord thy God; thou shalt have no other gods before me” deals with a man who puts his faith in the infallibility of his computer. Part 2: “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain” examines questions of life, death, and marital fidelity.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.