Krzysztof Zanussi

Biography

Born 06/17/1939

Krzysztof Zanussi's 1966 diploma film, "The Death of a Provincial," won a number of international awards and set the former physics and philosophy student on his way to arguably becoming Poland's premier film director, after Andrzej Wajda.

Zanussi's first feature film, "The Structure of Crystals"...
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Awards

  • In 1981, received New York Film Critics Circle Special Award
  • In 1980, received Cannes Film Festival Special Jury Prize
  • In 1973, received Locarno Film Festival Golden Leopard Award

Highlights

  • In 2000, Wrote and directed "Zycie Jako Smiertelna Choroba Przenszona Droga Plciowa/Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease"
  • In 1992, Appeared as himself in the Swiss-made documentary, "Our Hollywood Education"
  • In 1988, Served as "artistic director" for the U.K.-Polish film, "The Road Home", directed by Jerzy Kaszubowski

Family & Companions

  • Jadwiga Zanussi: mother (member of the Polish resistance; executed along with her father and two brothers)

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