Krzysztof Krauze (2 April 1953 – 24 December 2014) was a Polish
film director,
cinematographer and
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
, best known for his thriller ''
The Debt'' (1999).
Marek Haltof Marek Haltof (Józef Marek Haltof, born 1957 in Cieszyn, Poland,) is a professor ( dr.hab.) of film studies. specializing in the cultural histories of Polish and Australian film.
He studied at the University of Silesia ( Uniwersytet Śląski) in P ...
br>''Polish National Cinema''
Berghahn Books, 2002.
Life and career
Krauze was born in
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
and completed his
cinematography
Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, ''kìnema'' "movement" and γράφειν, ''gràphein'' "to write") is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography.
Cinematographers use a lens to foc ...
studies at the
National Film School in Łódź in the 1970s.
[Krauze profile]
, culture.pl; accessed 25 December 2014. He left Poland in 1980, but returned in 1983. In the 1980s and early 1990s he worked for various production studios in Poland. In 1997 he was named "Man of the Year" by the Polish magazine ''Życie''. He also acted in several films by other Polish directors.
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Death
Krauze was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2006, and died on 24 December 2014, aged 61.Krzysztof Krauze dies
thenews.pl; accessed 25 December 2014.
Filmography
* 1976: ''Pierwsze kroki''
* 1977: ''Symetrie''
* 1978: ''Elementarz''
* 1979: ''Dwa listy''
* 1979: ''Deklinacja''
* 1981: ''Praktyczne wskazówki dla zbieraczy motyli''
* 1981: ''Dzień kobiet''
* 1984: ''Jest''
* 1984: ''Robactwo''
* 1988: ''Nowy Jork, czwarta rano''
* 1993: ''Nauka na całe życie''
* 1994: ''Kontrwywiad''
* 1994: ''Nauka trzech narodów''
* 1994: ''Spadł, umarł, utonął''
* 1994: ''Ogrody Tadeusza Reichsteina''
* 1996: ''Departament IV''
* 1996: ''Gry uliczne''
* 1997: ''Fotoamator''
* 1997: ''Stan zapalny''
* 1999: ''
Dług
''The Debt'' ( pl, Dług) is a 1999 Polish film directed by Krzysztof Krauze. It is based on a true event that took place in Warsaw, Poland in the early 1990s.
Plot
After looking for financial backing to start a business importing Italian scooter ...
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* 2000: ''Wielkie rzeczy''
* 2004: ''
Mój Nikifor
''My Nikifor'' ( pl, Mój Nikifor) is a 2004 Polish drama film directed by Krzysztof Krauze. It is based on the life of Nikifor, a folk and naïve painter.
Cast
*Krystyna Feldman as Nikifor
*Roman Gancarczyk as Marian Włosiński
* Lucyna Male ...
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* 2006: ''Plac Zbawiciela''
* 2013: ''Papusza''
[Krauze profile]
Filmweb.pl; accessed 25 December 2014.
References
External links
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1953 births
2014 deaths
Polish film directors
Polish male actors
Polish cinematographers
Film people from Warsaw
Deaths from prostate cancer
Deaths from cancer in Poland