"Blind Chance": Multiple Versions of One Film
The archive reveals the filmmaking process - from novella to screenplay - and invites you to assemble your own version of the story.
Na planie zdjęciowym filmu fabularnego pt. "Przypadek" (1980) by Sylwia PakulskaContemporary Art Foundation In Situ
Krzysztof Kieślowski - a director of choices
Krzysztof Kieślowski was one of the most important Polish filmmakers of the 20th century. His films explore fate, responsibility, and how individual choices affect others.
Fotos do filmu fabularnego pt. "Przypadek" (1980) by Sylwia PakulskaContemporary Art Foundation In Situ
"Blind Chance": one moment, three lives
The 1981 film tells the story of a small moment that changes an entire life. Witek Długosz lives three versions of his fate, depending on whether he catches a train.
Fotos do filmu fabularnego pt. "Przypadek" (1980) by Sylwia PakulskaContemporary Art Foundation In Situ
A film about chance and consequences
"Blind Chance" shows that fate and choice are inseparable. Every decision, even a minor one, leads to different relationships and life outcomes.
Na planie zdjęciowym filmu fabularnego pt. "Przypadek" (1980) by Sylwia PakulskaContemporary Art Foundation In Situ
A film of its time
Set in Poland of the 1970s and 1980s, the film reflects political tension, moral dilemmas, and everyday choices made under restrictive conditions.
Fotos do filmu fabularnego pt. "Przypadek" (1980) by Sylwia PakulskaContemporary Art Foundation In Situ
A film stopped by history
Although completed in 1981, the film was held back by censorship for several years. It reached wider audiences only in the late 1980s.
Before the film existed
“Blind Chance” did not begin with a finished script. The archive preserves film novellas - prose stories of Witek’s life, full of variants and alternative ideas.
Fotos do filmu fabularnego pt. "Przypadek" (1980) by Sylwia PakulskaContemporary Art Foundation In Situ
Three versions of one life
The archival novellas show how the idea of three biographies developed gradually. The theme of chance evolved through multiple versions of the text.
"Blind Chance" - feature film shooting script by Krzysztof KieślowskiContemporary Art Foundation In Situ
A script in constant change
Typed scripts contain deletions, handwritten notes, and revisions. They present the film as a process shaped by decisions, experiments, and doubts.
The screenplay as a film map
Technical screenplays describe every scene and shot. Camera movements, shot types, and timing reveal how the film was planned step by step.
Dialogues as a separate record
The preserved dialogue list documents conversations about politics, faith, and responsibility. It helps reveal the importance of words in the film.
Music planned to the second
Music documentation precisely links scenes with timing. Minutes, seconds, and frames show how the rhythm and emotional flow of the film were designed.
The film seen from inside
Archival materials reveal the film behind the scenes. They show decisions and variants invisible on screen but crucial to its final form.
Fotos do filmu fabularnego pt. "Przypadek" (1980) by Sylwia PakulskaContemporary Art Foundation In Situ
The archive as a parallel story
In the archive, "Blind Chance" exists in many versions. Each one is a different variant of the same story - a record of the creative process.
Fotos do filmu fabularnego pt. "Przypadek" (1980) by Sylwia PakulskaContemporary Art Foundation In Situ
One more possible variant
From novellas, scripts, and screenplays, it is possible to assemble your own version of “Blind Chance.” The archive shows the film as a story that could unfold in many ways.
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