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Krzysztof Kieślowski is a Director and Scriptwriter Polonais born on 27 june 1941 at Warsaw (Pologne)
Krzysztof Kieślowski ([ˈkʂɨʂtɔf kʲɛˈɕlɔfskʲi]; 27 June 1941 – 13 March 1996) was an influential Polish film director and screenwriter known internationally for The Decalogue (1989), The Double Life of Véronique (1991), and The Three Colors Trilogy (1993–1994). Kieślowski received numerous awards throughout 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.
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Nationality Pologne
Birth 27 june 1941 at Warsaw (Pologne)
Death 13 march 1996 (at 54 years) at Warsaw (Pologne)
Birth 27 june 1941 at Warsaw (Pologne)
Death 13 march 1996 (at 54 years) at Warsaw (Pologne)
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Three Colors: White (1994)
, 1h40Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about immigration, Films about marriage
Actors Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy, Jerzy Stuhr, Janusz Gajos, Aleksander Bardini, Juliette Binoche
Rating75%
After opening with a brief, seemingly irrelevant scene of a suitcase on an airport carousel, the story quickly focuses on a Paris divorce court where Karol Karol (Zbigniew Zamachowski) is pleading with the judge — the same legal proceedings that Juliette Binoche's character briefly stumbled upon in Blue. The immigrant Karol, despite his difficulty in understanding French, is made to understand that his wife Dominique (Julie Delpy) does not love him. The grounds for divorce are humiliating: Karol was unable to consummate the marriage. Along with his wife, he loses his means of support (a beauty salon they jointly owned), his legal residency in France, and the rest of his cash in a series of mishaps, and is soon a beggar. He only retains a 2 franc coin.
Three Colors: Red (1994)
, 1h39Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Samuel Le Bihan, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Julie Delpy, Juliette Binoche
Rating80%
The film begins with clips that track a telephone call between London and Geneva, where a university student and part-time model, Valentine Dussaut (Irène Jacob), is talking to her emotionally infantile and possessive boyfriend. During her work as a model she poses for a chewing-gum campaign and during the photo shoot the photographer asks her to look very sad. While walking back home Auguste, a neighbour of Valentine's, drops a set of books, notices that a particular chapter of the Criminal Code was open at random, and concentrates on that passage. While driving back to her apartment Valentine is distracted while adjusting the radio and accidentally runs over a dog. She tracks down the owner, a reclusive retired judge, Joseph Kern (Jean-Louis Trintignant). He seems unconcerned by the accident or the injuries sustained by Rita, his dog. Valentine takes Rita to a veterinarian, where she learns that Rita is pregnant. Valentine takes the dog home.
Three Colors: Blue (1993)
, 1h40Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski, Emmanuel Finkiel
Origin France
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about immigration, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Juliette Binoche, Benoît Régent, Emmanuelle Riva, Julie Delpy, Florence Pernel, Guillaume de Tonquédec
Rating77%
Julie (Juliette Binoche), wife of the famous composer Patrice de Courcy, must cope with the death of her husband and daughter in an automobile accident she herself survives. While recovering in the hospital, Julie attempts suicide by overdose, but cannot swallow the pills. After being released from the hospital, Julie, who it is suggested wrote (or helped to write) much of her husband's famous pieces, destroys what is left behind of them, finishes an affair she has been having during her marriage, and closes up the house she lived in with her family. She takes an apartment in Paris without telling anyone, leaving behind all her clothes and possessions, and taking only a chandelier of blue beads that the viewer assumes belonged to her daughter.
The Double Life of Véronique (1991)
, 1h38Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Irène Jacob, Aleksander Bardini, Kalina Jędrusik, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Philippe Volter, Sandrine Dumas
Rating76%
In Poland in 1968, a little girl is shown the stars in the winter sky by her mother, who identifies the Christmas Eve star. In France, a little girl is shown one of the first leaves of spring by her mother, who points out the fine veins running through.
Decalogue II (1990)
, 57minutesDirected by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Genres Drama
Themes Pregnancy films, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality
Actors Krystyna Janda, Aleksander Bardini, Olgierd Łukaszewicz, Artur Barciś, Stanisław Gawlik, Piotr Fronczewski
Rating77%
The episode focuses on two people: an elderly doctor (Aleksander Bardini), who lives alone in the ubiquitous Dekalog apartment block and works in a local hospital; and Dorota Geller (Krystyna Janda), a violinist with the Philharmonic Orchestra, who is in her 30s and lives in the same building.
Decalogue III (1990)
, 56minutesDirected by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Daniel Olbrychski, Joanna Szczepkowska, Artur Barciś, Henryk Baranowski
Rating2%
It is Christmas Eve. Janusz (Daniel Olbrychski), a taxicab driver, plays Święty Mikołaj (roughly equivalent to Santa Claus) for his children and then comes home as himself (crossing paths briefly with Krzysztof from Decalogue I) to his wife and children, in order to spend the evening with them. They attend mass in the city. There he spots Ewa (Maria Pakulnis), with whom he had an affair three years earlier. Ewa just happened upon the church after visiting her senile aunt in the retirement home (the aunt asks Ewa whether she's done her homework, but also enquires after her husband).
Decalogue IV (1990)
, 56minutesDirected by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Genres Drama
Actors Janusz Gajos, Aleksander Bardini, Artur Barciś, Igor Śmiałowski, Andrzej Chyra
Rating2%
Anka (Adrianna Biedrzyńska), an attractive acting student, lives with her father, Michal (Janusz Gajos). Her mother has been dead since Anka was born. They get on well together and their relations are more like those between two friends rather than a father-daughter relationship. Michal often travels abroad on business trips and Anka does not feel very happy at home without him.
Decalogue IX (1990)
, 58minutesDirected by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Ewa Błaszczyk, Artur Barciś, Jerzy Trela
Rating80%
Dr. Roman Nycz (Piotr Machalica) has been diagnosed with impotence. His friend and colleague confirms the prognosis, suggesting that he should divorce his attractive young wife, Hanka (Ewa Błaszczyk), a stewardess for KLM. After discussing the diagnosis, it becomes clear that the couple is in love and do not want to lose each other. Hanka offers that there are more important things in a relationship between two people than sex and that she will manage to live without it. Roman, although guarded and hurt, says that he would not begrudge her decision to find another lover if she does not already have one. She halfheartedly refuses and asks that they refrain from discussing the situation at length.
Decalogue V (1990)
, 57minutesDirected by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about capital punishment
Actors Mirosław Baka, Artur Barciś, Krystyna Janda, Krzysztof Globisz, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Olgierd Łukaszewicz
Rating2%
The film begins with Piotr Balicki (Krzysztof Globisz), a young and idealistic lawyer who is about to take the bar exam. Jacek Łazar (Mirosław Baka) is a 20-year-old man, coming from the countryside. He wanders the streets of Warsaw and has apparently nothing to do. He keeps asking about a taxi stand but the first one he finds is very busy. Waldemar Rekowski (Jan Tesarz), a middle-aged taxicab driver, overweight, cruel-looking, lives in the Dekalog apartment block. He enjoys the freedom of his profession, with a wage and the power to ignore people whom he does not want to take in his taxi, as well as ogling young ladies.
Decalogue VI (1990)
, 58minutesDirected by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Genres Drama
Actors Olaf Lubaszenko, Grażyna Szapołowska, Artur Barciś, Stanisław Gawlik
Rating85%
Tomek (Olaf Lubaszenko) is a nineteen-year-old orphan, living with the mother of a friend and working at the local post office. He has been observing an attractive woman in her thirties, Magda (Grażyna Szapołowska), and fallen in love with her. He sends false notices from the post office to her, calling her to pick up money which does not exist, just to see her. In the evenings, he spies on her through a telescope, as she lives in an apartment opposite his, and calls her frequently. Magda sees many men in her apartment and Tomek manages to ruin her dates by calling the gas service to check a leak.
Decalogue VII (1990)
, 55minutesDirected by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Genres Drama
Actors Anna Polony, Dariusz Jabłoński, Bogusław Linda, Artur Barciś, Bożena Dykiel
Rating77%
Prior to the events of the film: Ewa is the mother of 22-year-old Majka. She was unable to have any more children after Majka, although she would have liked to. She became head-mistress of a school where she hired a literature professor, Wojtek. Wojtek met and fell in love with then-16-year-old Majka, who got pregnant and had a daughter, Ania. However, due to the 'scandal' of it all, Majka was forced to pretend that Ania was actually her little sister rather than her daughter, and Wojtek avoided charges for seducing a minor by simply walking away.
Decalogue VIII (1990)
, 55minutesDirected by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Genres Drama
Actors Artur Barciś, Tadeusz Łomnicki, Marian Opania, Bronisław Pawlik
Rating74%
Warsaw, Poland, around year 1985. Zofia (Maria Koscialkowska) is an elderly but sporty university professor who is friends with stamp-collecting neighbour Czesłav "Root" Janicki. Elżbieta (Teresa Marczewska), a woman in her forties, who is from New York but speaks excellent Polish and is clearly of Polish descent, is visiting the University of Warsaw. She goes to Zofia's ethics lecture. Elżbieta and Zofia are professional acquaintances from the USA, Elżbieta having translated Zofia's works, and the latter is glad to introduce her friend to the students.
Decalogue X (1990)
, 55minutesDirected by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Zbigniew Zamachowski, Jerzy Stuhr, Henryk Bista, Olaf Lubaszenko, Maciej Stuhr
Rating82%
The story begins at a concert of punk group "City Death". There is a crowd of young people listening to the loud music and the group frontman/singer, Artur (Zbigniew Zamachowski). A man making his way through the crowd, Jerzy (Jerzy Stuhr), waves urgently to Artur, who is subsequently revealed as Jerzy's older brother. Jerzy informs Artur that their father Czesław "Root" Janicki has died. The brothers, whose relationship with their father was distant and strained, handle the funeral proceedings with ambivalence.
Decalogue I (1989)
, 53minutesDirected by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Genres Drama
Actors Henryk Baranowski, Wojciech Klata, Maja Komorowska, Artur Barciś
Rating2%
Krzysztof lives alone with Paweł, his 12-year-old and highly intelligent son, and introduces him to the world of personal computers. They have several PCs in their flat and do many experiments with programming such as opening/closing the doors or turning on/off the tap water with help of the PC.
The Decalogue (TV series) (1988)
, 1hDirected by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Origin Pologne
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors Krystyna Janda, Artur Barciś, Grażyna Szapołowska
Rating88%