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Krzysztof Kieślowski: The Early Years

Three Colors: Blue • 15m

In this interview program from 2003, film critic Geoff Andrew, filmmaker Agnieszka Holland, cinematographer Sławomir Idziak, film studies professor Annette Insdorf, and actor Irène Jacob examine director Krzysztof Kieślowski’s formative years and the political and social circumstances that shaped his direction and philosophical choices in cinema.

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    Directed by Piotr Studzinski • 1966 • Poland

    While a film student in Łódź, Krzysztof Kieślowski portrayed a tortured artist in his classmate Piotr Studzinski’s short THE FACE.

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