Metaphors of the war in the Kszysztof Kieslowski kinovellle «Do not bear false witness» from the «Decalogue» cycle

Abstract

The article deals with the Kinowell of Krzysztof Kieslowski “Do not bear witness” from the cycle “Decalogue” (1989). The leitmotif of this short film-parable is the war, shown through the prism of numerous metaphors, moving from scene to scene and logically interconnected. These include, in particular, the falling picture in the house of the central heroine; a lamp that constantly turns off; broken letter. The war in the novel is presented not only in the direct, but also in the figurative sense of the word: as a state of enmity between people, as an internal disorder of personality.