Directing
Krzysztof Krauze
Born April 2, 1953 · Warsaw, Poland
Died December 24, 2014 · aged 61
Krzysztof Krauze (2 April 1953 – 24 December 2014) was a Polish film director, cinematographer and actor, best known for his thriller The Debt (1999). Krauze was born in Warsaw and completed his cinematography studies at the National Film School in Łódź in the 1970s. He left Poland in 1980, but returned in 1983. In the 1980s and early 1990s he worked for various production studios in Poland. In 19…
Known For
Wielkie rzeczy: Sieć · 2001Wielkie rzeczy: Sieć
★ 8.02001
MovieDramaTV Movie
Cezary and Danuta's relationship almost breaks up when her husband discovers that his wife has a cell phone and probably cheats on him.
Papusza · 2013Papusza
★ 7.72013
MovieDramaHistory
The rise and fall of the most distinguished Polish-Roma poetess Bronislawa Wajs, widely known as Papusza, and her relationship with her discoverer, writer Jerzy Ficowski.
Caulliflowerr · 2000Caulliflowerr
★ 10.02000
MovieDramaComedy
A young filmmaker, a group of small-time criminals, troubled lovers and other eccentric characters cross paths over the course of a single day in Warsaw. Their seemingly unrelated stories gradually intertwine, culminating in a bizarre encounter over a meal of cauliflower that leaves them in an altered state of consciousness. A dark comedy with elements of crime and absurdity, Kallafiorr blends a 1970s aesthetic with an offbeat, independent spirit.
Birds Are Singing in Kigali · 2017Birds Are Singing in Kigali
★ 5.42017
MovieDramaHistory
We meet ornithologist Anna in 1994 just as genocide is raging in Rwanda, perpetrated by the majority Hutus against the Tutsis. Anna manages to save the daughter of a colleague whose family has been murdered, and she takes her to Poland. But the woman returns to Rwanda to visit the graves of her loved ones. The director originally worked on the movie with her husband Krzysztof Krauze (My Nikifor – Crystal Globe, KVIFF 2005), but after his death in 2014 she eventually finished this challenging picture alone.
The Debt · 1999The Debt
★ 7.01999
MovieDramaCrime
Based on true events, the movie tells the story of two men who want to start a scooter business but don't have the required collateral for a bank loan. Then one of them runs into a former flat neighbour who offers to lend them the money. The guy turns out to be a thug and starts to extort them. Their life goes downhill from there.
There Is · 1984There Is
1984
MovieDocumentary
The inhabitants of Zbrosza Duża and their parish priest go to a meeting with John Paul II.
Saviour Square · 2006Saviour Square
★ 6.62006
MovieDrama
A story of a married couple with two children, whose housing problems, the man's infidelity and the woman's fragility lead the family to destruction.
My Nikifor · 2004My Nikifor
★ 5.92004
MovieDramaHistory
In 1960s Krynica, veteran artist Włosiński’s orderly life is disrupted when local outsider Nikifor - deaf, mute, and dismissed as a harmless eccentric - arrives at his studio and begins painting his naïve masterpieces. Their unlikely friendship transforms both men, sparking a late-life creative and personal rebirth that reshapes Włosiński’s world and finally earns Nikifor recognition for his singular talent.
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