Krzysztof Krauze

Krzysztof Krauze
Born(1953-04-02)2 April 1953
Warsaw, Poland
Died24 December 2014(2014-12-24) (aged 61)
Warsaw, Poland
Occupation(s)Film director, cinematographer, actor
Spouse(s)Małgorzata Szurmiej (19??–19??; dissolved)
Ewa Sałacka (1979–83; divorced)
Joanna Kos-Krauze (1 March 2004–24 December 2014; his death)
Children1

Krzysztof Krauze (2 April 1953 – 24 December 2014) was a Polish film director, cinematographer and actor, best known for his thriller The Debt (1999).[1]

Life and career

Krauze was born in Warsaw and completed his cinematography studies at the National Film School in Łódź in the 1970s.[2] He left Poland in 1980, but returned in 1983. In the 1980s and early 1990s he worked for various production studios in Poland. In 1997 he was named "Man of the Year" by the Polish magazine Życie. He also acted in several films by other Polish directors.[2]

Death

Krauze was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2006, and died on 24 December 2014, aged 61.[3]

Filmography

  • 1976: Pierwsze kroki
  • 1977: Symetrie
  • 1978: Elementarz
  • 1979: Dwa listy
  • 1979: Deklinacja
  • 1981: Praktyczne wskazówki dla zbieraczy motyli
  • 1981: Dzień kobiet
  • 1984: Jest
  • 1984: Robactwo
  • 1988: Nowy Jork, czwarta rano
  • 1993: Nauka na całe życie
  • 1994: Kontrwywiad
  • 1994: Nauka trzech narodów
  • 1994: Spadł, umarł, utonął
  • 1994: Ogrody Tadeusza Reichsteina
  • 1996: Departament IV
  • 1996: Gry uliczne
  • 1997: Fotoamator
  • 1997: Stan zapalny
  • 1999: Dług
  • 2000: Wielkie rzeczy
  • 2004: Mój Nikifor
  • 2006: Plac Zbawiciela
  • 2013: Papusza[4]

References

  1. ^ Marek Haltof,Polish National Cinema, Berghahn Books, 2002.
  2. ^ a b Krauze profile Archived 15 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, culture.pl; accessed 25 December 2014.
  3. ^ Krzysztof Krauze dies, thenews.pl; accessed 25 December 2014.
  4. ^ Krauze profile, Filmweb.pl; accessed 25 December 2014.
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