CAMERA BUFF AMATOR KRZYSZTOF KIEŚLOWSKI

  • POLAND

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  • POLISH

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  • 1979

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  • 110 mins

  • FILM COURTESY

    Polish Institute, New Delhi

Filip, a clerk in a small Polish town, buys an 8 mm movie camera to film the baby his wife is expecting. His manager takes an interest in it and commissions him to report on the 25th anniversary of the firm. The film is shown at an amateur film festival. Encouraged by his success Filip makes more films but runs into obstacles raised by his manager and his wife's refusal to understand the change in his behavior.

ಪೋಲೆಂಡ್ನ ಒಂದು ಪಟ್ಟಣದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಗುಮಾಸ್ತ ಫಿಲಿಫ್‌, ತನ್ನ ಹೆಂಡತಿ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಮಗುವಿನ ಚಿತ್ರೀಕರಣ ಮಾಡಲು 8 ಎಂಎಂ ಮೂವೀ ಕ್ಯಾಮರಾ ಖರೀದಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಇದನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ ಆಸಕ್ತನಾದ ಕಂಪನಿಯ ಮ್ಯಾನೇಜರ್‌, ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ 25ನೇ ವಾರ್ಷಿಕೋತ್ಸವದ ವರದಿ ಮಾಡಲು ಅವರನ್ನು ನಿಯೋಜಿಸಿ, ಹವ್ಯಾಸಿ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರೋತ್ಸವದಲ್ಲಿ ಅದನ್ನು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸುವುದಾಗಿ ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಈ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹದಿಂದ ಸ್ಪೂರ್ತಿಗೊಂಡ ಫಿಲಿಫ್‌ ಮತ್ತಷ್ಟು ಚಿತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ತಯಾರಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಆದರೆ ತೊಂದರೆಗೆ ಸಿಲುಕಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Wielislawa Piotrowska

Screenplay :

Krzysztof Kieślowski, Jerzy Stuhr

Director of Photography :

Jacek Petrycki

Editor :

Halina Nawrocka

Music :

Krzysztof Knittel

Sound :

Michal Zarnecki

Cast :

Jerzy Stuhr, Malgorzata Zabkowska, Ewa Pokas, Stefan Czyzewski

Awards - Winner :

Berlin IFF (Forum of New Cinema), Chicago IFF (Best Feature), Polish FF (Gold Lions, Best Actor), Moscow IFF (Golden Prize, FIPRESCI Prize)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

Locarno IFF (Official Selection), IFF Rotterdam (Official Selection), São Paulo IFF (Official Selection)

KRZYSZTOF KIEŚLOWSKI

Krzysztof Kieślowski, a celebrated Polish filmmaker, explored complex social and moral themes in his documentaries and feature films. After graduating from the Łódź Film School, he began with observational documentaries like HOSPITAL and FROM A NIGHT PORTER'S POINT OF VIEW. His acclaimed feature films include THE BRICKLAYER and THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VÉRONIQUE. The DEKALOG series, inspired by the Ten Commandments, and the THREE COLORS trilogy (BLUE, WHITE, RED) brought him international recognition. He received numerous awards, including the Cannes Jury Prize and an Academy Award nomination. He passed away in 1996, leaving a lasting impact on cinema.