German title: Der Amateur
Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski
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Biography: Krysztof Kieslovski was born on June 27th, 1941 in Warsaw. In 1969 he graduated from the Polish film and theater school (PWSTiF) in Lódz. He began filming documentaries for Polish television as a student. After graduation he joined the documentary film studio Warsaw as a director where he made his feature films. From 1979 to 1982 he worked as a lecturer at the faculty for radio and television at the Silesian University of Katowice. From 1978 to 1981 he was vice-president of the Polish Filmmaker's Association. Krysztof Kieslowski died in Warsaw on March 13th, 1996.
Country: Poland
Year: 1979
Language: Polish
Forum participation year: 1980