Krzysztof Kieślowski
Polish film director and screenwriter (1941–1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Krzysztof Kieślowski (Polish: [ˈkʂɨʂtɔf kʲɛɕˈlɔfskʲi] ⓘ; 27 June 1941 – 13 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).[1][2] 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.[3]
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Born | (1941-06-27)27 June 1941 |
Died | 13 March 1996(1996-03-13) (aged 54) Warsaw, Poland |
Alma mater | Łódź Film School |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Spouse |
Maria Cautillo (m. 1967) |
Children | 1 |
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.[4] In 2007, Total Film magazine ranked him at No. 47 on its "100 Greatest Film Directors Ever" list.[5]