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Krzysztof Kieślowski

Known for directing · Born 27 June 1941 · Died 13 March 1996 · aged 54 · Warsaw, General Government, German Reich [now Poland]

88 credits

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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Known for

Three Colors: Blue

1993

Three Colors: Red

1994

Three Colors: White

1994

The Double Life of Véronique

1991

A Short Film About Love

1988

A Short Film About Killing

1988

Dekalog

1989

Decalogue I

1989

Blind Chance

1987

Decalogue II

1989

Camera Buff

1979

Decalogue V

1989

Acting (23)

2025Protection Lineself - cameoFilm
2006Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof KieslowskiSelfFilm
2006My KieslowskiSelfFilm
20051966-1988: Kieslowski, Polish FilmmakerSelfFilm
2001Krzysiek KieślowskiSelfFilm
1996Short Film About Krzysztof KieslowskiSelfFilm
1995Krzysztof Kieslowski: I'm So-So...SelfFilm
1995A Short Film About Decalogue: An Interview with Krzysztof KieslowskiSelfFilm
1995Krzysztof Kieślowski: A Masterclass for Young DirectorsSelfFilm
1994Krzysztof Kieślowski: A Lesson in CinemaSelfFilm
1994Kieślowski Cannes 94SelfFilm
1994Kieslowski: The Cinema LessonHimselfFilm
1992Tren na śmierć cenzoraSelfFilm
1991Kieslowski: DialogueSelfFilm
1990Pictures of EuropeSelfFilm
1990The Ten Commandments of Krzysztof KieslowskiSelfFilm
1975LegendKrzysztof KieślowskiFilm
1973Niebieskie jak Morze CzarneSurvey Participant (uncredited)Film
1972The Sun Rises Once a DayMO Officer (uncredited)Film
1966The FaceThe ArtistFilm
1966Hell and HeavenSaved Man (uncredited)Film
1966Don GabrielSoldier (uncredited)Film
—Kieślowski i jego AmatorSelfFilm

Crew (1)

1997Love StoriesIn Memory OfFilm

Directing (50)

2006Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)DirectorFilm
2000HoroscopeCo-DirectorFilm
1995Short Working DayDirector, WriterFilm
1991The Double Life of VéroniqueDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1990City LifeDirectorFilm
1990Seven Days a WeekDirectorFilm
1989Decalogue IDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1989Decalogue IIDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1989Decalogue VDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1989Decalogue IIIDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1989Decalogue IVDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1989Decalogue VIDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1989Decalogue VIIDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1989Decalogue XDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1989Decalogue VIIIDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1989Decalogue IXDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1988A Short Film About LoveDirector, WriterFilm
1988A Short Film About KillingDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1987Blind ChanceDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1985No EndDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1980Talking HeadsDirector, WriterFilm
1980Railway StationDirector, WriterFilm
1980The CalmDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1979Camera BuffDirector, Screenplay, DialogueFilm
1979From a Night Porter's Point of ViewDirectorFilm
1979Seven Women of Different AgesDirectorFilm
1979The Card IndexDirectorFilm
1977HospitalDirectorFilm
1977I Don't KnowDirector, WriterFilm
1976SlateDirector, WriterFilm
1976PersonnelDirector, WriterFilm
1976Two for the SeesawDirectorFilm
1975Curriculum VitaeDirector, WriterFilm
1975LegendDirectorFilm
1974First LoveDirector, WriterFilm
1974X-RayDirectorFilm
1974Pedestrian SubwayDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1973The BricklayerDirector, WriterFilm
1972RefrainDirector, WriterFilm
1972Workers '71: Nothing About Us Without UsDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1972The Principles of Safety and Hygiene in a Copper MineDirectorFilm
1972Between Wrocław and Zielona GóraDirectorFilm
1972Checking the KingDirectorFilm
1972CullingDirectorFilm
1971FactoryDirectorFilm
1971I Was a SoldierDirectorFilm
1971Before the RallyDirectorFilm
1969From the City of LodzDirector, WriterFilm
1967Concert of RequestsDirector, WriterFilm
1966The OfficeDirectorFilm

Writing (14)

2026Parallel TalesOriginal StoryFilm
2009DwandoStoryFilm
2007HopeScreenplayFilm
2005HellScenario WriterFilm
2002HeavenScreenplayFilm
2000The Big AnimalScreenplayFilm
1994Three Colors: RedScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1994Three Colors: WhiteScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1993Three Colors: BlueScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1989DekalogWriter, DirectorSeries
1976The ScarWriter, Director, DialogueFilm
1968The PhotographScenario Writer, DirectorFilm
1966TramwayWriter, DirectorFilm
—JeleńIdeaFilm