Theft of Motherhood - Dekalog: Seven (1988)

<p>The podcast returns to yet another episode from <em>Dekalog</em>, the series of Polish short films inspired by the Ten Commandments. Part seven, based on the commandment "Thou shalt not steal", is about a young woman who kidnaps her own daughter. It asks the question: can you steal something that belongs to you? But it also asks: what happens when motherhood is stolen from you?</p> <p>Part seven also returns to some of the parental themes raised in part four. There, we saw the disastrous consequences of a father abdicating his God-given authority. Here we focus on an overbearing grandmother and mother who force a small child to fill their psychological needs, but we can't help but notice the weak fathers lurking in the background, failing to step in and set proper boundaries.</p> <p>Watch this discussion on YouTube: <a href= "https://youtu.be/CFqUmEi9yHU">https://youtu.be/CFqUmEi9yHU</a></p> <p><em>Dekalog</em> can be difficult to find. It can be streamed online with a (relatively cheap and surprisingly legal) subscription to <a href= "https://easterneuropeanmovies.com/?fbclid=IwAR0wJAur5eA4Fv7SdOqRKS4L-kE-tDsSL6ViZsbkApGTNn6F8ruaowNjIrE" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" data-lynx-mode="asynclazy" data-lynx-uri= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Feasterneuropeanmovies.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0wJAur5eA4Fv7SdOqRKS4L-kE-tDsSL6ViZsbkApGTNn6F8ruaowNjIrE&h=AT0ip-QFwzq14Ic5PN7Iikl9oEpi7bnlscUwVJinNtLTwaOe4_b-NpsqZPnW7ZxCa_IWxa5aVebC2Vi7TXca52nVOyZjlvzCMdWhrR7hcTHMhpZ5KZ9qtIOgBWaqQRoVXnBl0_CHLHv786COluMh7vReMBLD6LRn4Ygt">https://easterneuropeanmovies.com</a>—the best viewing experience, however, will be the recent restored edition on Blu-Ray/DVD from Criterion <a href= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.criterion.com%2Ffilms%2F28661-dekalog%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0IWlUBn1brJcDBCiape-6j_4hfnAHfycrI3npd1GtzpTKWdCy3V3MG_fM&h=AT1fjejNt_sJQQ4sVZl-N0VXgK_IYvZjSp8-yoUfuw2Ehp68RVnIUjCfjfDyHU_oBCzYmRL4QjCIQ3e3i8uu33L97p-kiXhECk1tqNuNp5StFjt_qjRy1qdmMN1dXmvI8Tuovj2hBoCHQrzdXgcIlF7WttPbOpNtVYFt" target="_b