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Krzysztof Kieślowski

Polish film director and screenwriter (1941–1996)

Krzysztof Kieślowski was a Polish film director and screenwriter, known internationally for Dekalog, The Double Life of Veronique and the Three Colours trilogy. He won the Cannes Jury Prize in 1988, the Golden Lion at Venice in 1993 and a Silver Bear in Berlin, and received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay in 1995.

Krzysztof Kieślowski appears in 6 films in The Rerun, from 1988 to 1994. That includes 6 titles as director. Most of that work is in drama, romance and mystery. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Zbigniew Zamachowski (3), Juliette Binoche (3), Julie Delpy (3), Irène Jacob (2), Grażyna Szapołowska (2).

Known for

  • Dekalog (1989), Director. A work for which he is known internationally.
  • The Double Life of Véronique (1991), Director. Another of the works for which he is known internationally.
  • Three Colours: Blue (1993), Director. The first film of the Three Colours trilogy, released across 1993 and 1994.
  • Three Colours: Red (1994), Director. Part of the Three Colours trilogy, alongside Blue and White.

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Krzysztof Kieślowski been in?
Krzysztof Kieślowski appears in Three Colours: Red (1994), Three Colours: White (1994), Three Colours: Blue (1993), The Double Life of Véronique (1991), A Short Film About Killing (1988) and A Short Film About Love (1988) on The Remote.
When was Krzysztof Kieślowski born?
Krzysztof Kieślowski was born on 27 June 1941.

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