Krzysztof Zanussi
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Krzysztof Zanussi, is a Polish
producer
and film director
.
He is a professor of European film at the European Graduate School
in Saas-Fee
, Switzerland
where he conducts a summer workshop. He is also a professor at the Silesian University in Katowice
.
(Uniwersytet Jagielloński) in Kraków
. He is the director of the Polish Film Studio TOR and has received several prizes and awards, including the David di Donatello Prize of the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, the Cavalier's Cross of the Polonia Restituta Order, and the Cavalier de L'Ordre des Sciences et Lettres.
Krzysztof Zanussi has written On editing an amateur film (1968), Discourse on an amateur film (1978) and the memoirs, memoirs Time to Die (1999). He appeared as himself in Camera Buff
(1979), a film about an amateur film maker, directed by his friend Krzysztof Kieślowski
.
He is currently planning on directing an international production about the life and contributions of St. Hedwig of Poland, as well as a Polish-Ukrainian comedy.
According to the records of Institute of National Remembrance
(IPN) since 1962 to 1964 Zanussi was registered without his consent as a secret collaborator of communist Służba Bezpieczeństwa codename "Aktor". He had several conversations with communist secret service officers, however he never began to act as a secret collaborator. Zanussi talks openly about his contacts with SB but denies any wrongdoing. The archives of IPN confirm his words.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
He is a professor of European film at the European Graduate School
European Graduate School
The European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland is a privately funded graduate school founded by the non-profit European Foundation of Interdisciplinary Studies. Its German name is Europäische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien...
in Saas-Fee
Saas-Fee
Saas-Fee is the main village in the Saastal, or the Saas Valley, and is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
where he conducts a summer workshop. He is also a professor at the Silesian University in Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
.
Biography
Zanussi studied physics at Warsaw University (Uniwersytet Warszawski) and philosophy at the Jagiellonian UniversityJagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University was established in 1364 by Casimir III the Great in Kazimierz . It is the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe and one of the oldest universities in the world....
(Uniwersytet Jagielloński) in Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
. He is the director of the Polish Film Studio TOR and has received several prizes and awards, including the David di Donatello Prize of the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, the Cavalier's Cross of the Polonia Restituta Order, and the Cavalier de L'Ordre des Sciences et Lettres.
Krzysztof Zanussi has written On editing an amateur film (1968), Discourse on an amateur film (1978) and the memoirs, memoirs Time to Die (1999). He appeared as himself in Camera Buff
Camera Buff
Camera Buff is a 1979 Polish film written and directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski about a humble factory worker whose newfound hobby, amateur film, becomes an obsession, and transforms his modest and formerly contented life.- Plot summary :...
(1979), a film about an amateur film maker, directed by his friend Krzysztof Kieślowski
Krzysztof Kieslowski
Krzysztof Kieślowski was an Academy Award nominated influential Polish film director and screenwriter, known internationally for The Double Life of Veronique and his film cycles The Decalogue and Three Colors.-Early life:...
.
He is currently planning on directing an international production about the life and contributions of St. Hedwig of Poland, as well as a Polish-Ukrainian comedy.
According to the records of Institute of National Remembrance
Institute of National Remembrance
Institute of National Remembrance — Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation is a Polish government-affiliated research institute with lustration prerogatives and prosecution powers founded by specific legislation. It specialises in the legal and historical sciences and...
(IPN) since 1962 to 1964 Zanussi was registered without his consent as a secret collaborator of communist Służba Bezpieczeństwa codename "Aktor". He had several conversations with communist secret service officers, however he never began to act as a secret collaborator. Zanussi talks openly about his contacts with SB but denies any wrongdoing. The archives of IPN confirm his words.
Filmography
- The Structure of Crystals (1969)
- Życie rodzinneFamily Life (1971 Polish film)Family Life is a 1971 Polish drama film directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 44th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:* Daniel Olbrychski - Wit*...
(Family Life) - Behind the Wall
- The Illumination (1972)
- A Woman's DecisionA Woman's DecisionA Woman's Decision is a 1975 Polish drama film written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:*Maja Komorowska as Marta*Piotr Fronczewski as Jan*Marek Piwowski as Jacek...
(1975) - Camouflage (1976)
- Spirala (1978)
- Wege in der Nacht (Ways in the Night) (TV) (1979)
- The ContractThe ContractThe Contract is a 2006 film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by the late television writer Stephen Katz and John Darrouzet. A cat-and-mouse thriller, The Contract stars Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman as assassin Frank Carden and John Cusack as teacher Ray Keene...
(1980) - The Constant FactorThe Constant FactorThe Constant Factor is a 1980 Polish film directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. It tells the story of a young man struggling to face the death of his mother and harbouring a desire to climb the Himalayas as his father had done....
(1980) - From a Far Country (1981)
- Die Unerreichbare (The Unapproachable) (TV) (1982)
- Imperative (1982)
- The Year of the Quiet Sun (1984)
- Wherever You AreWherever You AreWherever You Are is an EP by singer/songwriter David Mead, released on Eleven Thirty Records in 2005.Initially recorded for RCA in 2002, the album was withheld from release after David found himself without a label shortly after recording...
(1988) - Life for a Life
- The Silent Touch
- Weekend Stories
- At Full GallopAt Full GallopAt Full Gallop is a 1996 Polish drama film directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Maja Komorowska - Aunt Ida* Bartosz Obuchowicz - Hubert* Karolina Wajda - Rozmaryna...
(1996) - Our God's Brother (1997)
- Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted DiseaseLife as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted DiseaseLife as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease is a 2000 Poland film directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. It was Poland's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.-See also:*Cinema of Poland...
(2000) - Suplement (2001)
- Sesja Kastingowa (2002)
- Persona non Grata (2004)
- Black Sun (Il Sole Nero) (2007)
- And a Warm Heart (2008)
- Revisited (2009)
External links
- Krzysztof Zanussi Faculty Website @ European Graduate SchoolEuropean Graduate SchoolThe European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland is a privately funded graduate school founded by the non-profit European Foundation of Interdisciplinary Studies. Its German name is Europäische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien...
. Biography and filmography. - Krzysztof Zanussi at the Internetowa Baza Filmu Polskiego (plPolish languagePolish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
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