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Krzysztof Kieślowski
FilmmakerKnown for:
Dekalog (1988), the Three Colors Trilogy (1993–1994)
Education:
Łódź Film School (1964-1969)
Krzysztof Kieślowski began his career making documentaries in Communist Poland before moving to fiction with the television series Dekalog (1988), ten one-hour films each loosely based on one of the Ten Commandments. The Double Life of Véronique (1991) and the Three Colors Trilogy - Blue (1993), White (1994), Red (1994) - won major prizes at Cannes, Venice, and Berlin. He announced his retirement after completing the trilogy and died of a heart attack two years later.
Krzysztof Kieślowski's Gear List(1)
ARRI
Connection note
Kieślowski used Arriflex cameras for the Three Colors Trilogy (1993-94) and "The Double Life of Véronique" (1991). His cinematographer Slawomir Idziak has discussed the equipment in interviews.
Product description
The Arriflex 35 BL (Blimped Lightweight), introduced in 1972, was the first self-blimped 35mm motion picture camera quiet enough for sync-sound shooting without an external housing. Its mirror-reflex viewfinder and rugged construction made it a standard tool in European and independent filmmaking from the 1970s onward.
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Last updated March 20, 2026
