TELEWIZJA POLSKA presents
a film in the DECALOGUE series
Money order notice.
Nothing.
But there's the notice.
There is nothing.
See for yourself.
When should I come?
When you get another notice.
DECALOGUE SIX
Screenplay
Hello?
I've had enough of these dumb jokes!
I can hear you breathing. You creep.
I'm sorry.
I'm taking the rubbish out.
The chute doesn't work.
I know.
I didn't get the milk again.
– I get it only every other day. – Want to do the deliveries?
– I don't have the time. – Neither does the milkman.
I'm waiting.
Good morning.
Can I help you?
I believe you're looking for a milkman? I live nearby.
You want to do the deliveries?
– How old are you? – Nineteen.
– Student? – I work at the post office.
– I live in this area. – You'd have to get up at five a.m.
Every day.
I'm an early riser, anyway.
Gas emergency.
I want to report a gas leak.
– Are you sure? – I can smell it. And hear it.
– Where's the leak from? – From the cooker.
– Did you switch it off? – Yes.
– What's your address? – Piratów 4, flat 376.
We'll be there soon.
Who's that?
The milk.
You didn't put out the bottle.
Tomek...
Do you have anybody?
No.
I expect you had nobody to tell you this.
Girls only pretend to be free and easy.
But the truth is
that they like gentle boys.
If you'd like to come here with a girl,
feel free.
I don't have anybody.
Tomek!
Good morning!
– Was it you last time? – Yes.
A new notice.
Nothing here.
That's the second time.
I can't help it.
– It's a second false notice. – Yes.
– Mess? – Yes.
Could you call a superior?
Excuse me?
The manager, say?
Can I help you?
I've been notified twice of a money order.
But you don't have the money.
And no money order, either.
It's a notice. What's the problem?
There's no money.
Let me see them.
Who is the money order from?
I don't know. 24,000.
– So how do you know you got one? – You notified me!
But there's nothing.
How come there isn't...
Wacek!
– What are these? – Notices.
Did you write them?
No.
I write with a pencil.
– But they were in my letterbox. – You hear me? They are not ours.
– There's your stamp on them! – It's a state post office!
If you write your own notices, it's a police matter.
Good idea. May I have them, please?
Certainly not!
They're forgeries.
Trying to trick us!
You want something?
There wasn't any money order.
There wasn't?
I sent the notices.
– Why would you do that? – I wanted to see you.
You wanted to see me?
You cried yesterday.
How do you know?
I spy on you.
What?
I spy on you through the window.
Get lost!
Fuck off!
I'll count to three.
One...
– Two... – Hello?
Are you looking?
Yes.
– Noticed I've moved the bed for you? – Yes.
Have a good time!
Shithead!
Come here, counter jerk!
Come on, you son of the bitch!
Come on!
Coward!
You, sweetie?
Raise your hands.
Don't do it again.
It's bad for you at your age.
I thought it was you.
I'm alone. Do you want to come in?
Not bad.
You can't fight, can you?
Why do you spy on me, anyway?
Because I love you.
Really.
And what do you want?
I don't know.
Do you want to kiss me?
No.
Do you want to go to bed...
Do you want to make love with me?
No.
So what do you want?
Nothing.
Nothing?
Nothing.
Can I take you out for an ice cream?
I'm sorry.
How long have you been watching me?
For a year.
That morning...
What was it you said?
I love you.
There's no such thing.
Yes, there is.
No, there isn't.
Do you have any friends?
Just one but he's gone.
Where is he?
In Syria. With the Polish UN forces.
I live at his mother's, opposite your place.
I see.
He also spied on you.
And told you all about me?
He left me his binoculars and showed me your window.
What did he tell you?
N.P.T.O.S.
What does that mean?
Nice...
Well, go on...
Nice Piece That Often Screws.
Apart from loving me and working, what do you do?
I study languages.
Learned any?
Bulgarian.
Great, but what for?
There were two Bulgarians at our orphanage.
I know English.
Now I'm learning Portuguese.
– You're strange. – I've a good memory.
I remember everything from the very beginning.
Do you remember
being born?
Sometimes I seem to.
– Your parents, too? – Them, no.
Do you remember a slim boy who'd come to me in the fall?
Yes. He'd bring rolls and milk and take away packages.
He left and didn't come back.
I liked him.
So did I, I guess.
But he went away.
To Austria, then to Australia.
To Australia?
I intercepted your letters.
I didn't know they were from him.
I work at the post office.
You're hounding me.
You bring the milk, send notices.
You call repairman, steal my letters...
Actually, it doesn't matter.
Give me your hand.
Stroke me.
Look.
That's how it should be done.
Our bus.
If we catch it, you'll come to me.
If we don't, you won't.
What else do you know about me?
Tell me what you see when a man comes here.
It's called... You make love.
I used to watch it. Now I don't.
It has nothing to do with making love.
Tell me what I do.
You take off your clothes...
And you...
You undress them, too.
Then you lie down on the bed...
or on the floor...
Or?
Or in the kitchen.
You close your eyes... Then...
You raise your hands.
Show me how I do it.
Have you ever had a girl?
No.
And when you watch me, do you do it yourself?
I used to but not any longer.
Do you know it's a sin?
I do.
But now...
I only think about you.
Don't talk now.
You know that I have nothing on underneath?
When a woman desires a man,
she gets wet inside.
I'm wet now.
Your hands are gentle.
Don't be afraid...
Finished?
Was it good?
That's it, all there is to love.
Go to the bathroom and dry yourself.
COME BACK. I'M SORRY.
I'm not here.
Excuse me...
– Did I wake you? – No.
– Does he live here? This boy... – Yes.
He left his overcoat.
Come in, please.
Put it here.
– Has he gone out? – No.
– He's in hospital. – What happened to him?
Nothing serious.
He'll be home in a few days, maybe more.
I'd like to pay him a visit.
He was at my place a while ago.
I know.
I think I...
I think... I hurt him.
Don't go there, he'll be back.
What happened?
You'll think it's funny.
He fell in love with you.
This is the telescope with which he was watching you.
He stole it I think.
He used to use binoculars.
This is an alarm clock. Set for 8:30.
– The time you come home? – More or less.
He got the wrong person, didn't he?
Yes.
I'll take care of him.
Don't you have a son?
He's gone.
When he's back he'll go away again.
He's always going away. He won't stay here.
I'm old and I don't want anything.
But an empty apartment makes me nervous.
Goodnight.
Can I call you and ask about...
We have no telephone.
Excuse me.
What is his name?
Tomek.
CLOSED
What are these smudges? Please, do not erase anything.
Excuse me.
Apartment number?
376.
Nothing here.
What happened to that boy
who worked at your post office?
He cut his wrists. Out of love, apparently.
What's his name?
Ask the manager. I don't know.
Is that you, Tomek?
Say something!
I've been looking for you everywhere.
I visited several hospitals.
I've been looking for you because I want to tell you...
that you were right.
Do you hear me, Tomek? You were right.
Actually, I don't really know what to tell you.
Or how.
– Magdusia? It's Wojtuś. – Magda.
– Did you call just now? – Yeah, but they didn't put me through.
– Did you hear me? – No. Listen, we are...
Excuse me.
Has he come back?
Not yet.
I don't spy on you anymore.
Cast
Directed by
Director of Photography
Music