#324 (no ads): Multiple Choice, Pt. 1 — Blind Chance (Patreon)

In addition to being an examination of how much chance determines the person we become, as well as something of a Rosetta Stone for the work of Krzysztof Kieslowski, Blind Chance also plays like the 1980s version of a multiverse story, making it a clear precursor to Daniels Kwan and Scheinert’s new Everything Everywhere All at Once. But Kieslowski’s film has different ideas about fate, determination, and the invisible forces that shape our lives as much as the choices we make, all of which we attempt to unpack in our conversation, along with what connects Blind Chance’s three timelines, what about the politically minded film invited resistance upon its release, and the significance of that opening scream.