Krzysztof Kieślowski

Also known as Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Kieâslowski, Krzysztof Kieaslowski, Krzysztof Kiéslowski

Polish film director and screenwriter (1941–1996)

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Krzysztof Kieślowski was a Polish film director and screenwriter who created influential works between 1941 and 1996. His films are considered important contributions to cinema because they explored profound human themes with artistic depth and originality.

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Born: 1941
Died: 1996
Works: 25

Top works

Duże zwierzę
Le cinéma et moi
Kyeshirofusuki no sekai
Bez konca
Krzysztof Kieślowski

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Type: Person
Country: PL
Active from: 1941-06-27
Active to: 1996-03-13

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Listeners: 118
Total plays: 851

Article

Krzysztof Kieślowski ( Polish: [ˈkʂɨʂtɔf kʲɛɕˈlɔfskʲi] , 27 June 1941 – 14 March 1996) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He is known internationally for Dekalog (1989), The Double Life of Veronique (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 Original Screenplay. In 2002, Kieślowski was listed at number two on the British Film Institute's Sight & Sound list of the top ten film directors of modern times. In 2007, Total Film magazine ranked him at No. 47 on its "100 Greatest Film Directors Ever" list.