Krzysztof Kieślowski
Known for: Directing
Born: June 27, 1941
Died: March 13, 1996
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
87 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
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Possible Love
2026
5.7
Parallel Tales
2026
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Protection Line
2025
4.0
Dwando
2009
5.1
Hope
2007
10.0
My Kieslowski
2006
6.0
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
2006
8.5
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
2006
6.1
Hell
2005
4.5
1966-1988: Kieslowski, Polish Filmmaker
2005
6.5
Heaven
2002NR
Krzysiek Kieślowski
2001
7.1
The Big Animal
2000NR
Horoscope
2000
6.8
Love Stories
1997NR
Short Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
1996
7.8
Krzysztof Kieslowski: I'm So-So...
1995
6.4
Short Working Day
1995
6.8
Krzysztof Kieślowski: A Masterclass for Young Directors
1995
6.2
A Short Film About Decalogue: An Interview with Krzysztof Kieslowski
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Krzysztof Kieślowski: A Lesson in Cinema
1994
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Kieślowski Cannes 94
1994
7.9
Three Colors: Red
1994
7.4
Three Colors: White
1994
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Kieslowski: The Cinema Lesson
1994
7.6
Three Colors: Blue
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Tren na śmierć cenzora
1992
7.5
The Double Life of Véronique
1991
7.0
Kieslowski: Dialogue
1991
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The Ten Commandments of Krzysztof Kieslowski
1990
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Pictures of Europe
1990
7.7
City Life
1990
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Seven Days a Week
1990
8.5
Dekalog
1989
8.0
Decalogue V
1989
8.0
Decalogue VI
1989
7.3
Decalogue II
1989
7.8
Decalogue IV
1989
7.3
Decalogue VIII
1989
8.1
Decalogue I
1989
7.1
Decalogue III
1989
7.5
Decalogue VII
1989
7.6
Decalogue IX
1989
7.9
Decalogue X
1989
7.8
A Short Film About Love
1988
7.6
A Short Film About Killing
1988
7.5
Blind Chance
1987
7.0
No End
1985
6.9
The Calm
1980
7.7
Talking Heads
1980
4.7
Railway Station
1980
7.5
Camera Buff
1979
5.2
The Card Index
1979
6.8
Seven Women of Different Ages
1979
7.0
From a Night Porter's Point of View
1979
6.3
Hospital
1977
5.0
I Don't Know
1977
6.5
The Scar
1976
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Two for the Seesaw
1976
6.4
Personnel
1976
5.2
Slate
1976
7.0
Curriculum Vitae
1975
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Legend
1975
6.6
First Love
1974
6.3
Pedestrian Subway
1974
5.9
X-Ray
1974
6.7
Niebieskie jak Morze Czarne
1973
5.7
The Bricklayer
1973
5.8
The Sun Rises Once a Day
1972
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Checking the King
1972
6.5
Refrain
1972
5.8
Workers '71: Nothing About Us Without Us
1972
8.0
Between Wrocław and Zielona Góra
1972
7.0
The Principles of Safety and Hygiene in a Copper Mine
1972
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Culling
1972
5.6
Factory
1971
7.1
I Was a Soldier
1971
6.0
Before the Rally
1971
6.5
From the City of Lodz
1969
6.7
The Photograph
1968
5.5
Concert of Requests
1967
6.5
Hell and Heaven
1966
10.0
Don Gabriel
1966
5.8
The Face
1966
6.8
The Office
1966
6.0
Tramway
1966NR
Kieślowski i jego Amator
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Jeleń
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