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Krzysztof Kieslowski (1941–1996)

Director | Writer | Actor

Mr. Kieslowski started his career shooting documentaries and later became associated with the "cinema of moral anxiety" movement. It grouped several Polish directors, including Krzysztof Zanussi and Andrzej Wajda, and aimed at depicting the conditions of Poles under communism. His best known work was the Three Colors trilogy: "Red"... See full bio »

Born:

in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

Died:

(age 54) in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Krzysztof Kieslowski My Wrongs - from Cinema16: European Short Films (DVD). 16 classic, cult and award winning shorts. cinema16.org Irène Jacob, Krzysztof Kieslowski and Jean-Louis Trintignant in Three Colors: Red
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Filmography

Hide HideDirector (42 titles)
2006 Cinema16: European Short Films (video) (segment: Concert of Wishes)
 
1994 Three Colors: Red
 
1994 Three Colors: White
 
1993 Three Colors: Blue
 
1991 The Double Life of Veronique
 
1989-1990 The Decalogue (TV mini-series)
– Dekalog, dziewiec (1990)
– Dekalog, osiem (1990)
– Dekalog, siedem (1990)
– Dekalog, szesc (1990)
– Dekalog, piec (1990)
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1990 City Life (documentary) (segment "Siedem dni w tygodniu")
 
1988 A Short Film About Love
 
1988 A Short Film About Killing
 
1988 Siedem dni w tygodniu (documentary short)
 
1987 Blind Chance
 
1985 No End
 
1981 Short Working Day (TV movie)
 
1980 The Calm (TV movie)
 
1980 Talking Heads (documentary short)
 
1980 Dworzec (documentary short)
 
1979 Kartoteka (TV movie)
 
1979 Camera Buff
 
1979 From a Night Porter's Point of View (documentary short)
 
1979 Siedem kobiet w róznym wieku (documentary short)
 
1977 Szpital (documentary short)
 
1977 Nie wiem (documentary)
 
1976 The Scar
 
1976 Personel (TV movie)
 
1976 Slate (short)
 
1975 Life Story (short)
 
1974 First Love (TV documentary)
 
1974 Przejscie podziemne (TV short)
 
1974 Przeswietlenie (documentary short)
 
1973 Murarz (documentary short)
 
1972 Refren (documentary short)
 
1972 Podstawy BHP w kopalni miedzi (documentary short)
 
1972 Miedzy Wroclawiem a Zielona Gora (documentary short)
 
1971 Fabryka (documentary short)
 
1971 Bylem zolnierzem (documentary short)
 
1971 Robotnicy 1971 - Nic o nas bez nas (documentary)
 
1971 Przed rajdem (documentary short)
 
1968 Zdjecie (TV documentary short)
 
1968 Z miasta Lodzi (documentary short)
 
1967 Koncert zyczen (short)
 
1966 Tramway (short)
 
1966 The Office (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (30 titles)
2009 Uit Zicht (short) (original screenplay)
 
2007 Nadzieja (trilogy "Heaven, Hell and Purgatory")
 
2005 Hell (scenario)
 
2002/I Heaven (screenplay / trilogy "Heaven, Hell and Purgatory")
 
2000 Big Animal
 
1995 100 Years of Polish Cinema (documentary) (idea)
 
1994 Three Colors: Red
 
1994 Three Colors: White (scenario)
 
1993 Three Colors: Blue (scenario)
 
1991 The Double Life of Veronique
 
1989-1990 The Decalogue (TV mini-series)
– Dekalog, dziewiec (1990) (written by)
– Dekalog, osiem (1990) (writer)
– Dekalog, siedem (1990) (writer)
– Dekalog, szesc (1990) (written by)
– Dekalog, piec (1990) (written by)
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1988 A Short Film About Love (writer)
 
1988 A Short Film About Killing (writer)
 
1987 Blind Chance
 
1985 No End
 
1981 Short Working Day (TV movie)
 
1980 The Calm (TV movie) (dialogue)
 
1979 Camera Buff (dialogue / scenario)
 
1979 From a Night Porter's Point of View (documentary short) (writer)
 
1976 The Scar (dialogue / as K. Kieslowski / scenario)
 
1976 Personel (TV movie)
 
1975 Life Story (short)
 
1974 First Love (TV documentary)
 
1974 Przejscie podziemne (TV short)
 
1972 Podstawy BHP w kopalni miedzi (documentary short)
 
1972 Miedzy Wroclawiem a Zielona Gora (documentary short)
 
1971 Bylem zolnierzem (documentary short)
 
1968 Zdjecie (TV documentary short)
 
1967 Koncert zyczen (short)
 
1966 Tramway (short)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
1995 Protection Line (short)
Tupakoitsija
 
1973 Niebieskie jak Morze Czarne
Man on the Street (uncredited)
 
1966 Twarz (short)
The Artist
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1995 100 Years of Polish Cinema (documentary) (producer)
 
1965 Ab urbe condita (documentary) (assistant director)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2009/I Indigo (short) (in memory of)
 
2006 The Alienist (short) (special thanks)
 
1997 Love Stories (dedicatee)
 
1997 Madame Jacques on the Croisette (short) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2010 Sodankylä ikuisesti (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Valon draama (2010) … Himself
 
1998 Krzysztof Kieslowski: I'm So-So... (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
1996 A Short Film About Decalogue: An Interview with Krzysztof Kieslowski (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Krzysztof Kieslowski: A Masterclass for Young Directors (TV documentary)
As Himself
 
1994 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 19ème nuit des Césars (1994) … Himself
 
1989 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.7 (1989) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2007 Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Words in Progress (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies  | 4 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Krzysztof Kieoelowski | K. Kieslowski

Height:

6' 0½" (1.84 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Three Colors: White] Warsaw is my city. One of the themes of the film is what's good about Warsaw - there's an impatience, an aggressive desire to become rich, to win at all costs, to obtain material possessions. Warsaw is where you can see this most clearly. There it's like a whirlwind. The air buzzes and people buzz with these desires. See more »

Trivia:

At one point he was filming Three Colors: White while editing Three Colors: Blue and writing Three Colors: Red. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer