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Krzysztof Kieślowski (1941-1996)

Alias:
克日什托夫·基耶斯洛夫斯基
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Birthplace:
Warsaw, Poland

Born:
June 27, 1941

Died:
March 13, 1996

Biography from TheMovieDB

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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Film Production

Author:
1988  A Short Film About Killing

Dialogue:
1976  The Scar
1979  Camera Buff
1988  A Short Film About Killing

Director:
1966  The Office
1966  Tramway
1967  Concert of Requests
1968  The Photograph
1969  From the City of Lodz
1971  Before the Rally
1971  Factory
1971  I Was a Soldier
1972  Between Wrocław and Zielona Góra
1972  Checking the King
1972  Culling
1972  Refrain
1972  The Principles of Safety and Hygiene in a Copper Mine
1972  Workers '71: Nothing About Us Without Us
1973  The Bricklayer
1974  First Love
1974  Pedestrian Subway
1974  X-Ray
1975  Curriculum Vitae
1975  Legend
1976  Personnel
1976  Slate
1976  The Scar
1976  Two for the Seesaw
1977  Hospital
1977  I Don't Know
1979  Camera Buff
1979  From a Night Porter's Point of View
1979  Kartoteka
1979  Seven Women of Different Ages
1980  Railway Station
1980  Talking Heads
1980  The Calm
1981  Short Working Day
1985  No End
1987  Blind Chance
1988  A Short Film About Killing
1988  A Short Film About Love
1989  Decalogue I
1989  Decalogue II
1989  Decalogue III
1989  Decalogue IV
1989  Decalogue IX
1989  Decalogue V
1989  Decalogue VI
1989  Decalogue VII
1989  Decalogue VIII
1989  Decalogue X
1990  City Life
1991  The Double Life of Véronique
1993  Three Colors: Blue
1994  Three Colors: Red
1994  Three Colors: White
2006  Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)

In Memory Of:
1966  The Office
1966  Tramway
1967  Concert of Requests
1968  The Photograph
1969  From the City of Lodz
1971  Before the Rally
1971  Factory
1971  I Was a Soldier
1972  Between Wrocław and Zielona Góra
1972  Checking the King
1972  Culling
1972  Refrain
1972  The Principles of Safety and Hygiene in a Copper Mine
1972  Workers '71: Nothing About Us Without Us
1973  The Bricklayer
1974  First Love
1974  Pedestrian Subway
1974  X-Ray
1975  Curriculum Vitae
1975  Legend
1976  Personnel
1976  Slate
1976  The Scar
1976  Two for the Seesaw
1977  Hospital
1977  I Don't Know
1979  Camera Buff
1979  From a Night Porter's Point of View
1979  Kartoteka
1979  Seven Women of Different Ages
1980  Railway Station
1980  Talking Heads
1980  The Calm
1981  Short Working Day
1985  No End
1987  Blind Chance
1988  A Short Film About Killing
1988  A Short Film About Love
1989  Decalogue I
1989  Decalogue II
1989  Decalogue III
1989  Decalogue IV
1989  Decalogue IX
1989  Decalogue V
1989  Decalogue VI
1989  Decalogue VII
1989  Decalogue VIII
1989  Decalogue X
1990  City Life
1991  The Double Life of Véronique
1993  Three Colors: Blue
1994  Three Colors: Red
1994  Three Colors: White
1997  Love Stories
2006  Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)

Scenario Writer:
1966  The Office
1966  Tramway
1967  Concert of Requests
1968  The Photograph
1969  From the City of Lodz
1971  Before the Rally
1971  Factory
1971  I Was a Soldier
1972  Between Wrocław and Zielona Góra
1972  Checking the King
1972  Culling
1972  Refrain
1972  The Principles of Safety and Hygiene in a Copper Mine
1972  Workers '71: Nothing About Us Without Us
1973  The Bricklayer
1974  First Love
1974  Pedestrian Subway
1974  X-Ray
1975  Curriculum Vitae
1975  Legend
1976  Personnel
1976  Slate
1976  The Scar
1976  Two for the Seesaw
1977  Hospital
1977  I Don't Know
1979  Camera Buff
1979  From a Night Porter's Point of View
1979  Kartoteka
1979  Seven Women of Different Ages
1980  Railway Station
1980  Talking Heads
1980  The Calm
1981  Short Working Day
1985  No End
1987  Blind Chance
1988  A Short Film About Killing
1988  A Short Film About Love
1989  Decalogue I
1989  Decalogue II
1989  Decalogue III
1989  Decalogue IV
1989  Decalogue IX
1989  Decalogue V
1989  Decalogue VI
1989  Decalogue VII
1989  Decalogue VIII
1989  Decalogue X
1990  City Life
1991  The Double Life of Véronique
1993  Three Colors: Blue
1994  Three Colors: Red
1994  Three Colors: White
1997  Love Stories
2005  Hell
2006  Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)

Screenplay:
1966  The Office
1966  Tramway
1967  Concert of Requests
1968  The Photograph
1969  From the City of Lodz
1971  Before the Rally
1971  Factory
1971  I Was a Soldier
1972  Between Wrocław and Zielona Góra
1972  Checking the King
1972  Culling
1972  Refrain
1972  The Principles of Safety and Hygiene in a Copper Mine
1972  Workers '71: Nothing About Us Without Us
1973  The Bricklayer
1974  First Love
1974  Pedestrian Subway
1974  X-Ray
1975  Curriculum Vitae
1975  Legend
1976  Personnel
1976  Slate
1976  The Scar
1976  Two for the Seesaw
1977  Hospital
1977  I Don't Know
1979  Camera Buff
1979  From a Night Porter's Point of View
1979  Kartoteka
1979  Seven Women of Different Ages
1980  Railway Station
1980  Talking Heads
1980  The Calm
1981  Short Working Day
1985  No End
1987  Blind Chance
1988  A Short Film About Killing
1988  A Short Film About Love
1989  Decalogue I
1989  Decalogue II
1989  Decalogue III
1989  Decalogue IV
1989  Decalogue IX
1989  Decalogue V
1989  Decalogue VI
1989  Decalogue VII
1989  Decalogue VIII
1989  Decalogue X
1990  City Life
1991  The Double Life of Véronique
1993  Three Colors: Blue
1994  Three Colors: Red
1994  Three Colors: White
1997  Love Stories
2002  Heaven
2005  Hell
2006  Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)

Writer:
1966  The Office
1966  Tramway
1967  Concert of Requests
1968  The Photograph
1969  From the City of Lodz
1971  Before the Rally
1971  Factory
1971  I Was a Soldier
1972  Between Wrocław and Zielona Góra
1972  Checking the King
1972  Culling
1972  Refrain
1972  The Principles of Safety and Hygiene in a Copper Mine
1972  Workers '71: Nothing About Us Without Us
1973  The Bricklayer
1974  First Love
1974  Pedestrian Subway
1974  X-Ray
1975  Curriculum Vitae
1975  Legend
1976  Personnel
1976  Slate
1976  The Scar
1976  Two for the Seesaw
1977  Hospital
1977  I Don't Know
1979  Camera Buff
1979  From a Night Porter's Point of View
1979  Kartoteka
1979  Seven Women of Different Ages
1980  Railway Station
1980  Talking Heads
1980  The Calm
1981  Short Working Day
1985  No End
1987  Blind Chance
1988  A Short Film About Killing
1988  A Short Film About Love
1989  Decalogue I
1989  Decalogue II
1989  Decalogue III
1989  Decalogue IV
1989  Decalogue IX
1989  Decalogue V
1989  Decalogue VI
1989  Decalogue VII
1989  Decalogue VIII
1989  Decalogue X
1990  City Life
1991  The Double Life of Véronique
1993  Three Colors: Blue
1994  Three Colors: Red
1994  Three Colors: White
1997  Love Stories
2000  The Big Animal
2002  Heaven
2005  Hell
2006  Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
2007  Hope

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TV Production

Creator:
1989  Dekalog

Director:
1989  Dekalog

Writer:
1989  Dekalog

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