Krzysztof Kieślowski

Directing · Born 1941-06-27 in Warsaw, General Government, German Reich [now Poland]

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…

Filmography

• Krzysztof Kieslowski: I'm So-So... as Self
• The Sun Rises Once a Day as MO Officer (uncredited)
• The Face as The Artist
• Krzysztof Kieślowski: A Masterclass for Young Directors as Self
• A Short Film About Decalogue: An Interview with Krzysztof Kieslowski as Self
• Hell and Heaven as Saved Man (uncredited)
• Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski as Self
• Niebieskie jak Morze Czarne as Survey Participant (uncredited)
• Kieslowski: Dialogue as Self
• 1966-1988: Kieslowski, Polish Filmmaker as Self