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Krzysztof Kieslowski(1941-1996)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Krzysztof Kieslowski
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, Personnel (1975) (The Staff), took the Grand Prix at Mannheim Film Festival. His first full-length feature was The Scar (1976) (The Scar). In 1978 he made the famous documentary From a Night Porter's Point of View (1979) (Night Porter's Point of View), and in 1979 - a feature Camera Buff (1979) (Camera Buff), which was acclaimed in Poland and abroad. Everything he did from that point was of highest artistic quality.
BornJune 27, 1941
DiedMarch 13, 1996(54)
BornJune 27, 1941
DiedMarch 13, 1996(54)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 71 wins & 29 nominations total

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Known for

Irène Jacob and Guillaume de Tonquédec in The Double Life of Véronique (1991)
The Double Life of Véronique
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1991
Juliette Binoche in Three Colors: Blue (1993)
Three Colors: Blue
7.8
  • Writer
  • 1993
Irène Jacob in Three Colors: Red (1994)
Three Colors: Red
8.1
  • Writer
  • 1994
A Short Film About Love (1988)
A Short Film About Love
8.1
  • Writer
  • 1988

Credits

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Writer



  • Uit Zicht (2009)
    Uit Zicht
    5.2
    Short
    • original screenplay
    • 2009
  • Nadzieja (2007)
    Nadzieja
    6.1
    • trilogy "Heaven, Hell and Purgatory"
    • 2007
  • Emmanuelle Béart, Marie Gillain, and Karin Viard in L'enfer (2005)
    L'enfer
    6.8
    • scenario
    • 2005
  • Giovanni Ribisi and Cate Blanchett in Heaven (2002)
    Heaven
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • trilogy "Heaven, Hell and Purgatory"
    • 2002
  • Big Animal (2000)
    Big Animal
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • Short Working Day (1995)
    Short Working Day
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1995
  • Nihon eiga no hyaku nen (1995)
    Century of Cinema
    7.7
    TV Series
    • idea
    • 1995
  • Irène Jacob in Three Colors: Red (1994)
    Three Colors: Red
    8.1
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • Julie Delpy and Zbigniew Zamachowski in Three Colors: White (1994)
    Three Colors: White
    7.6
    • scenario
    • 1994
  • Juliette Binoche in Three Colors: Blue (1993)
    Three Colors: Blue
    7.8
    • scenario
    • 1993
  • Irène Jacob and Guillaume de Tonquédec in The Double Life of Véronique (1991)
    The Double Life of Véronique
    7.6
    • screenplay
    • 1991
  • Seven Days a Week - CITY LIFE - Warsaw (1990)
    Seven Days a Week - CITY LIFE - Warsaw
    6.7
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • Dekalog (1989)
    Dekalog
    8.9
    TV Mini Series
    • written by
    • 1989
  • A Short Film About Love (1988)
    A Short Film About Love
    8.1
    • writer
    • 1988
  • A Short Film About Killing (1988)
    A Short Film About Killing
    8.0
    • written by
    • 1988

Director



  • Cinema16: European Short Films (2007)
    Cinema16: European Short Films
    6.4
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Short Working Day (1995)
    Short Working Day
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Irène Jacob in Three Colors: Red (1994)
    Three Colors: Red
    8.1
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Julie Delpy and Zbigniew Zamachowski in Three Colors: White (1994)
    Three Colors: White
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Juliette Binoche in Three Colors: Blue (1993)
    Three Colors: Blue
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Irène Jacob and Guillaume de Tonquédec in The Double Life of Véronique (1991)
    The Double Life of Véronique
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1991
  • City Life (1990)
    City Life
    6.5
    • Director (segment "Warszawa - Siedem dni w tygodniu/Seven Days a Week")
    • 1990
  • Seven Days a Week - CITY LIFE - Warsaw (1990)
    Seven Days a Week - CITY LIFE - Warsaw
    6.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Dekalog (1989)
    Dekalog
    8.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • A Short Film About Love (1988)
    A Short Film About Love
    8.1
    • Director
    • 1988
  • A Short Film About Killing (1988)
    A Short Film About Killing
    8.0
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Blind Chance (1987)
    Blind Chance
    7.7
    • Director
    • 1987
  • No End (1985)
    No End
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Talking Heads (1980)
    Talking Heads
    8.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Railway Station (1980)
    Railway Station
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1980

Actor



  • Protection Line
    7.3
    Short
    • Tupakoitsija
    • 1995
  • Marian Kociniak and Barbara Mlynarska in Niebieskie jak Morze Czarne (1973)
    Niebieskie jak Morze Czarne
    6.0
    • Man on the Street (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • The Face (1966)
    The Face
    5.9
    Short
    • The Artist
    • 1966
  • Don Gabriel (1966)
    Don Gabriel
    6.5
    • Soldier (uncredited)
    • 1966

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Krzysztof Kieoelowski
  • Height
    • 6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
  • Born
    • June 27, 1941
    • Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
  • Died
    • March 13, 1996
    • Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland(cardiac arrest)
  • Spouse
    • Maria CautilloJanuary 21, 1967 - March 13, 1996 (his death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    At one point he was filming Three Colors: White (1994) while editing Three Colors: Blue (1993) and writing Three Colors: Red (1994).
  • Quotes
    If I have a goal, then it is to escape from this literalism. I'll never achieve it; in the same way that I'll never manage to describe what really dwells within my character, although I keep on trying.

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