Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Roman Sampson One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

classicsoncall What year were you born? Who are you? What do you most wish for?These are three questions director Krzysztof Kieslowski asks of approximately forty different people ranging in age from an infant up to an elderly woman who has hit the century mark. Filmed in Poland in 1980, the piece seems to be a reflection of the times. It's a somber film in tone, though the responses one hears carry an uplifting message, in as much as many of the interviewees express their personal desires for freedom, democracy, tolerance, justice, security and peace. These goals transcend an individual's desire for personal fame or riches, an outcome that one might have expected if the film were made today. Or perhaps not. Most of the people answering the questions had a thoughtful approach and appeared to take the questions seriously. Dispensing with a verbal response to the first question, the film short acknowledged the birth year of each respondent, as each successive person was older than the one before. I thought the film ended with an odd yet optimistic response from a hundred year old woman. What did she most wish for? "I'd like to live longer!"

framptonhollis Since I'm enjoying the "Dekalog" films so much, I wanted to check out some of acclaimed Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski's other work before continuing the series. Because it has been in my watchlist for a while now, I decided to watch his 18 minute long documentary film "Talking Heads". In the film, many different people are interviewed and speak about their personalities, life, problems, and desires. It's a fascinating and intriguing idea that is executed very well.This film really seems to represent life itself. Sometimes it is funny, sometimes it is sad-you meet many different personalities and you have many different characteristics. In this film, all sorts of people are interviewed from ages 1 to 100. Some of them are happy, others are sad, and all of their moods and emotions clash together beautifully to create a wonderful portrait of the world surrounding us all.

paulgeaf This one I think either the very first, or one of the first films by Krzysztof Kieslowski I had ever seen and I remember thinking how incredible this was. So simple. No flashy camera work, three questions and some fascinating answers. Asking ordinary working people some simple questions and yet, you get more of an understanding of real life and the plight or happiness or torture or emotion of the human condition than you will find in any other film. The end is even clever in that it leaves you not knowing whether to feel sad or happy.I loved this film.Only gave it a 9 because well...is there really ever a ten?!

paul2001sw-1 In 1980, the late Krzysztof Kieslowski interviewed a number of ordinary Poles (born at various times over the preceding 100 years), asking them who they were and what they wanted from life. The results were assembled into this short film. What strikes one today, whether it is a sign of communist Poland at this time, or merely of Kieslowksi's own fascination with moral questions, is how sombre and serious most of the answers are: no-one says they want to sleep with a film star or make a quick million. It's also noticeable how similar the answers are, despite the great age difference of the participants. The best answer is fittingly the last one.