Kazimierz Karabasz

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Kazimierz Karabasz

Born May 6, 1930 · Bydgoszcz, Poland

Died August 11, 2018 · aged 88

Kazimierz Karabasz (Polish pronunciation: [kaˈʑimjɛʑ kaˈrabaʂ]; May 6, 1930 in Bydgoszcz, Poland – August 11, 2018) was a Polish documentary filmmaker. A graduate of the Łódź Film School in 1956, he also taught the documentary programme there for many years. Although his work is now rarely seen, his most famous film, a ten-minute documentary short entitled Muzykanci / The Musicians, is an extra o…

Known For

Two of UsTwo of Us · 1977
Two of Us
1977
Movie
An idealistic young cellist becomes dissatisfied with her relationship with a poor student who thinks primarily of money.
MartaMarta · 1969
Marta
1969
MovieDocumentary
BirdsBirds · 1963
Birds
1963
MovieDocumentary
Pigeon breeders (men mostly) are a special kind of enthusiasts. Their hobby includes an element of competition – a long-distance race of carrier pigeons.
Punkt widzeniaPunkt widzenia · 1974
Punkt widzenia
1974
MovieDocumentary
Kazimierz Karabasz visits circles of amateur photographers in small towns (most of the photographs were taken in Włodawa) and listens to their stories about the town, its inhabitants and photographing their everyday life. The young people, who are active at community centres, show the documentarian what role photography plays in their lives and how it influences their perception of their surroundings: places and people. Photography thus becomes a school for looking, seeing and developing sensitivity. As it turns out, it is not always the form and workshop that are the most important.
Elżbieta KElżbieta K · 1973
Elżbieta K
1973
Movie
Material TestMaterial Test · 1981
Material Test
★ 6.01981
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about the lives of three generations of residents of Warsaw’s Wola district.
Where the Devil Says GoodnightWhere the Devil Says Goodnight · 1956
Where the Devil Says Goodnight
★ 8.01956
MovieDocumentary
A documentary depicting life in Targówek, a deprived and crime-affected district of postwar Warsaw, where reconstruction and cultural development projects have failed to materialize.
RemembranceRemembrance · 1985
Remembrance
★ 9.01985
MovieDocumentary
The street poll proves that the memory of Nowa Huta has faded in the Poles' consciousness. The documentary filmmaker and his team decided to seek out the heroes of those events from 1949-1954, from the beginning of the works to the smelting of the first pig iron from the first furnace.

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