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Krzysztof Kieslowski

Polish film director

Died when: 54 years 260 days (656 months)
Star Sign: Cancer

 

Krzysztof Kieslowski

Krzysztof Kieslowski (Polish: ['k???t?f k???'l?fsk?i]; 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).

Kieslowski 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, Kieslowski 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.


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