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Krzysztof Kieślowski

Jun 27, 1941 - Mar 13, 1996 (54 years old) in Warsaw, General Government, German Reich [now Poland]

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.

Known For

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Sodankylä Forever
Self
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Pictures of Europe
Self
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Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
Self
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Don Gabriel
Soldier (uncredited)
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The Sun Rises Once a Day
MO Officer (uncredited)
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Niebieskie jak Morze Czarne
Survey Participant (uncredited)
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Krzysztof Kieslowski: I'm So-So...
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Hell and Heaven
Saved Man (uncredited)
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Kieślowski Cannes 94
Self
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Tren na śmierć cenzora
Self

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