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Krzysztof Kieślowski

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Krzysztof Kieślowski

Born June 27, 1941 in Warsaw, General Government, German Reich [now Poland]Died March 13, 199655 films

Krzysztof Kieślowski (June 27, 1941 – March 13, 1996) was an influential Polish 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.

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Three Colors: Red posterFirst watchThree Colors: Red19947.9Part-time model Valentine unexpectedly befriends a retired judge after she runs over his dog. At first, the grumpy man shows no concern about the dog, and Valentine decides to keep it.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Three Colors: Blue poster7.6Three Colors: Blue1993Three Colors: White poster7.4Three Colors: White1994The Double Life of Véronique poster7.5The Double Life of Véronique1991A Short Film About Love poster7.8A Short Film About Love1988A Short Film About Killing poster7.6A Short Film About Killing1988Decalogue I poster8.1Decalogue I1989Blind Chance poster7.5Blind Chance1987Decalogue V poster8.0Decalogue V1989

Filmography

55 films as director
  1. 2006Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)Director
  2. 1995Short Working DayDirector
  3. 1994Three Colors: RedDirector
  4. 1994Three Colors: WhiteDirector
  5. 1993Three Colors: BlueDirector
  6. 1991The Double Life of VéroniqueDirector
  7. 1990City LifeDirector
  8. 1990Seven Days a WeekDirector
  9. 1989Decalogue VDirector
  10. 1989Decalogue VIDirector
  11. 1989Decalogue IIDirector
  12. 1989Decalogue IVDirector
  13. 1989Decalogue VIIIDirector
  14. 1989Decalogue IDirector
  15. 1989Decalogue IIIDirector
  16. 1989Decalogue VIIDirector
  17. 1989Decalogue IXDirector
  18. 1989Decalogue XDirector
  19. 1988A Short Film About LoveDirector
  20. 1988A Short Film About KillingDirector
  21. 1987Blind ChanceDirector
  22. 1985No EndDirector
  23. 1980The CalmDirector
  24. 1980Talking HeadsDirector
  25. 1980Railway StationDirector
  26. 1979Camera BuffDirector
  27. 1979The Card IndexDirector
  28. 1979Seven Women of Different AgesDirector
  29. 1979From a Night Porter's Point of ViewDirector
  30. 1977HospitalDirector
  31. 1977I Don't KnowDirector
  32. 1976The ScarDirector
  33. 1976Two for the SeesawDirector
  34. 1976PersonnelDirector
  35. 1976SlateDirector
  36. 1975Curriculum VitaeDirector
  37. 1975LegendDirector
  38. 1974First LoveDirector
  39. 1974Pedestrian SubwayDirector
  40. 1974X-RayDirector
  41. 1973The BricklayerDirector
  42. 1972Checking the KingDirector
  43. 1972RefrainDirector
  44. 1972Workers '71: Nothing About Us Without UsDirector
  45. 1972Between Wrocław and Zielona GóraDirector
  46. 1972The Principles of Safety and Hygiene in a Copper MineDirector
  47. 1972CullingDirector
  48. 1971FactoryDirector
  49. 1971I Was a SoldierDirector
  50. 1971Before the RallyDirector
  51. 1969From the City of LodzDirector
  52. 1968The PhotographDirector
  53. 1967Concert of RequestsDirector
  54. 1966The OfficeDirector
  55. 1966TramwayDirector