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Krzysztof Kieslowski (1941–1996)


Krzysztof Kieslowski graduated from Lódz Film School in 1969, and became a documentary, TV and feature film director and scriptwriter. Before making his first film for TV, Przejscie podziemne (1974) (The Underground Passage), he made a number of short documentaries. His next TV title, Personel (1975) (The Staff), took the Grand Prix at Mannheim ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 71 wins & 30 nominations. See more awards »

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 2010 Miedzy Wroclawiem a Zielona Góra (Documentary short)
 2009 Uit Zicht (Short) (original screenplay)
 2007 Nadzieja (trilogy "Heaven, Hell and Purgatory")
 2005 L'enfer (scenario)
 2002/I Heaven (screenplay) / (trilogy "Heaven, Hell and Purgatory")
 2000 Duze zwierze
 1995 Urzad (Short)
 1995 Koncert zyczen (Short)
 1995 Krótki dzien pracy (TV Movie) (screenplay)
 1995 Zdjecie (TV Short documentary)
 1995 Century of Cinema (TV Series documentary) (idea - 1 episode)
- 100 lat w kinie (1995) ... (idea)
 1994 Trois couleurs: Blanc (scenario)
 1993 Trois couleurs: Bleu (scenario)
  Dekalog (TV Mini-Series) (written by - 6 episodes, 1989) (writer - 4 episodes, 1989)
- Dekalog, szesc (1989) ... (written by)
- Dekalog, piec (1989) ... (written by)
- Dekalog, cztery (1989) ... (written by)
- Dekalog, trzy (1989) ... (written by)
- Dekalog, dwa (1989) ... (writer)
 1988 Krótki film o milosci (writer)
 1988 Krótki film o zabijaniu (writer)
 1987 Przypadek
 1985 Bez konca
 1980 Dworzec (Documentary short)
 1980 Gadajace glowy (Documentary short)
 1980 Spokój (TV Movie) (dialogue) / (story)
 1979 Amator (dialogue) / (scenario)
 1979 Siedem kobiet w róznym wieku (Documentary short)
 1979 Z punktu widzenia nocnego portiera (Documentary short) (writer)
 1977 Nie wiem (Documentary)
 1977 Szpital (Documentary short)
 1976 Klaps (Documentary short)
 1976 Blizna (dialogue - as K. Kieslowski) / (scenario)
 1975 Personel (TV Movie)
 1975 Zyciorys (Short)
 1974 Pierwsza milosc (TV Movie documentary)
 1974 Przejscie podziemne (TV Short)
 1973 Murarz (Documentary short)
 1972 Podstawy BHP w kopalni miedzi (Documentary short)
 1972 Refren (Documentary short)
 1971 Przed rajdem (Documentary short)
 1971 Bylem zolnierzem (Documentary short)
 1969 Z miasta Lodzi (Documentary short)
 1966 Tramwaj (Short) (uncredited)
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Alternate Names:

Krzysztof Kieoelowski | K. Kieslowski | Kieslowski

Height:

6' 0½" (1.84 m)
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[on entrance exams at the Lodz Film School] They asked various things during the exams. For example, How does a toilet-flush work? How does electricity work? Do you remember the first take of a film by Orson Welles? Or, Do you remember the final sentence of Crime and Punishment? Why do you have to water flowers? They asked all sorts of things. They tried to work out your intelligence, your ... See more »

Trivia:

Was denied acceptance into film school twice. Passed on the third. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer

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