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Krzysztof Kieślowski

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Director · 1941–1996 · Warsaw, General Government, German Reich [now Poland]

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Biography

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.

Directed 57

2000s

  1. 2006

    Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)

    Director

  2. 2000

    Horoscope

    Co-Director

1990s

  1. 1995

    Short Working Day

    Director

  2. 1994

    Three Colors: Red

    Director

    88

  3. Three Colors: White

    Director

    82
  4. 1993

    Three Colors: Blue

    Director

    84
  5. 1991

    The Double Life of Véronique

    Director

    80
  6. 1990

    City Life

    Director

  7. Seven Days a Week

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    Dekalog

    Director

    87

  2. Decalogue V

    Director

  3. Decalogue VI

    Director

  4. Decalogue II

    Director

  5. Decalogue VIII

    Director

  6. Decalogue IV

    Director

  7. Decalogue IX

    Director

  8. Decalogue I

    Director

  9. Decalogue III

    Director

  10. Decalogue VII

    Director

  11. Decalogue X

    Director

  12. 1988

    A Short Film About Love

    Director

  13. A Short Film About Killing

    Director

  14. 1987

    Blind Chance

    Director

  15. 1985

    No End

    Director

  16. 1980

    The Calm

    Director

  17. Talking Heads

    Director

  18. Railway Station

    Director

1970s

  1. 1979

    Camera Buff

    Director

  2. The Card Index

    Director

  3. Seven Women of Different Ages

    Director

  4. From a Night Porter's Point of View

    Director

  5. 1977

    Hospital

    Director

  6. I Don't Know

    Director

  7. 1976

    The Scar

    Director

  8. Two for the Seesaw

    Director

  9. Personnel

    Director

  10. Slate

    Director

  11. 1975

    Curriculum Vitae

    Director

  12. Legend

    Director

  13. 1974

    First Love

    Director

  14. Pedestrian Subway

    Director

  15. X-Ray

    Director

  16. 1973

    The Bricklayer

    Director

  17. 1972

    Checking the King

    Director

  18. Refrain

    Director

  19. The Principles of Safety and Hygiene in a Copper Mine

    Director

  20. Between Wrocław and Zielona Góra

    Director

  21. Workers '71: Nothing About Us Without Us

    Director

  22. Culling

    Director

  23. 1971

    Factory

    Director

  24. I Was a Soldier

    Director

  25. Before the Rally

    Director

1960s

  1. 1969

    From the City of Lodz

    Director

  2. 1968

    The Photograph

    Director

  3. 1967

    Concert of Requests

    Director

  4. 1966

    Tramway

    Director

  5. The Office

    Director

Wrote 43

2000s

  1. 2009

    Dwando

    Story

  2. 2007

    Hope

    Screenplay

  3. 2005

    Hell

    Scenario Writer

  4. 2002

    Heaven

    Screenplay

    69
  5. 2000

    The Big Animal

    Screenplay

1980s

  1. 1989

    Dekalog

    Writer

    87

  2. Decalogue V

    Screenplay

  3. Decalogue VI

    Screenplay

  4. Decalogue I

    Screenplay

  5. Decalogue II

    Screenplay

  6. Decalogue III

    Screenplay

  7. Decalogue IV

    Screenplay

  8. Decalogue VII

    Screenplay

  9. Decalogue VIII

    Screenplay

  10. Decalogue IX

    Screenplay

  11. Decalogue X

    Screenplay

  12. 1988

    A Short Film About Love

    Writer

  13. A Short Film About Killing

    Screenplay

  14. 1987

    Blind Chance

    Screenplay

  15. 1985

    No End

    Screenplay

  16. 1980

    The Calm

    Screenplay

  17. Railway Station

    Writer

1970s

  1. 1979

    Camera Buff

    Screenplay, Dialogue

  2. 1977

    I Don't Know

    Writer

  3. 1976

    The Scar

    Writer, Dialogue

  4. Personnel

    Writer

  5. Slate

    Writer

  6. 1975

    Curriculum Vitae

    Writer

  7. 1974

    First Love

    Writer

  8. Pedestrian Subway

    Screenplay

  9. 1973

    The Bricklayer

    Writer

  10. 1972

    Refrain

    Writer

  11. Workers '71: Nothing About Us Without Us

    Screenplay

1960s

  1. 1969

    From the City of Lodz

    Writer

  2. 1968

    The Photograph

    Scenario Writer

  3. 1967

    Concert of Requests

    Writer

  4. 1966

    Tramway

    Writer

Acted in 6

1970s

  1. 1975

    Legend

    Krzysztof Kieślowski

  2. 1973

    Niebieskie jak Morze Czarne

    Survey Participant (uncredited)

  3. 1972

    The Sun Rises Once a Day

    MO Officer (uncredited)

1960s

  1. 1966

    Hell and Heaven

    Saved Man (uncredited)

  2. Don Gabriel

    Soldier (uncredited)

  3. The Face

    The Artist

Other crew 3

1990s

  1. 1997

    Love Stories

    In Memory Of

1980s

  1. 1987

    On The Run

    Creative Consultant

Appearances13

2000s

  1. 2006

    My Kieslowski

    Self

  2. Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski

    Self

  3. 2005

    1966-1988: Kieslowski, Polish Filmmaker

    Self

1990s

  1. 1995

    Krzysztof Kieslowski: I'm So-So...

    Self

  2. Krzysztof Kieślowski: A Masterclass for Young Directors

    Self

  3. A Short Film About Decalogue: An Interview with Krzysztof Kieslowski

    Self

  4. 1994

    Kieślowski Cannes 94

    Self

  5. Kieslowski: The Cinema Lesson

    Himself

  6. 1991

    Kieslowski: Dialogue

    Self

  7. 1990

    The Ten Commandments of Krzysztof Kieslowski

    Self

  8. Pictures of Europe

    Self