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Krzysztof Zanussi
languages: Polski  / English  / German 
author: Halina Olczak-Moraczewska
 

Film, theatre and opera director, born on 17 June 1939

He studied physics at Warsaw University and philosophy at the Jagiellonian University; director of Film Studio TOR; honoured with many prizes and awards, among others "David di Donatello" Prize, Cavalier's Cross of Polonia Restituta Order, Cavalier de L'Ordre ete Sciences et Lettres.

The most important films by Krzysztof Zanussi:
  • "Structure of a Crystal / Struktura kryształu" (1969)
  • "Illumination / Iluminacja" (1972)
  • "Camouflage / Barwy ochronne" (1976)
  • "Spiral / Spirala" (1978)
  • "The Constant Factor / Konstans" (1980)
  • "A Year of the Quiet Sun / Rok spokojnego słońca" (1984)
  • "Wherever You Are / Gdzieśkolwiek jest, jeśliś jest" (1988)
  • "At Full Gallop / Cwał" (1995)
  • "Our God's Brother / Brat naszego Boga" (1997)
  • "Life as a Sexually Transmitted Fatal Disease / Życie jako śmiertelna choroba przenoszona drogą płciową" (2000)
The most important awards:
  • Golden Leopard for "Illumination" - Locarno 1974
  • Best Director for "The Constant Factor" - Cannes 1980
  • The Special Jury Award for "Imperative / Imperatyw" - Venice 1982
  • The Golden Lion Award for "A Year of the Quiet Sun" - Venice 1984
  • Grand Prix for "The Silent Touch" - Tokyo 1992
  • The Special Jury Award "At Full Gallop" - Tokyo 1996
  • The Golden Lions Award for "Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease" - Gdynia 2000
  • St. George Statuette for "Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease" - Moscow 2000
"As long as I went to the cinema as a regular spectator, I was not looking for any master. But certainly I managed to discover Bergman before I decided to be a filmmaker. Then Bunuel. Of old-time directors, Jean Renoir was the first important artist for me, and then maybe Jean Vigo." (K. Zanussi)
Krzysztof Zanussi is the author of the following books: "On editing an amateur film" (1968), "Discourse on an amateur film" (1978), memoirs "Time to Die" (1999).

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