Krzysztof Kieślowski
Krzysztof Kieślowski (1941–1996) was an influential Polish arthouse film director and screenwriter known internationally for his television series "The Decalogue" (1989), and his feature films "The Double Life of Véronique" (1991), and the "Three Colours" trilogy (1993–1994). Kieślowski received numerous awards during his career, including the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize (1988), FIPRESCI Prize (1988, 1991), and Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (1991); the Venice Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize (1989), Golden Lion (1993), and OCIC Award (1993); and the Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear (1994). In 1995 he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Writing. In 2002 Kieślowski was listed at number two on the British Film Institute's Sight & Sound Top Ten Directors list of modern times. Krzysztof Kieślowski died on 13 March 1996, He was 54.
Sodankylä Forever
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Movie pageDon Gabriel
as Soldier (uncredited)The first Polish film to discuss the failure of September 1939 Polish-German war, seen from the...
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as Saved Man (uncredited)A bus crashes and its passengers find themeselves in the afterlife, which they find has the not...
Movie pageThe Face
as The ArtistPortrait of an artist as a young manic. First, a montage of still photographs of an artist's...
Movie pageLegend
as Krzysztof Kieślowski"Legenda" is a document about a famous polish writer Stefan Żeromski. It serves as an interview...
Movie pageThe Sun Rises Once a Day
as MO Officer (uncredited)After the war, the community of mountaineers is eager to start their own sawmill. When the...
Movie pageKieslowski: Dialogue
as SelfDocumentary featuring a candid interview with Kieślowski and rare behind-the-scenes footage from...
Movie pageKrzysztof Kieslowski: I'm So-So...
as SelfDocumentary about polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski
Movie pageKieślowski Cannes 94
as SelfA documentary about the showing of Krzysztof Kieślowski's film RED at the 1994 Cannes Film...
Movie page1966-1988: Kieslowski, Polish Filmmaker
as SelfDocumentary tracing the filmmaker’s work in Poland, from his days as a student through The...
Movie pageA Short Film About Decalogue: An Interview with Krzysztof Kieslowski
as SelfThis interview, made in January 1995, is an attempt to examine the universal messages offered by...
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