Camera Buff
Camera Buff
NR
7.5
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1979

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112m

Camera Buff

Summary

Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named official photographer by the local Party boss. His horizons widen when he is sent to regional film festivals with his first works but his focus on movie making also leads to domestic strife and philosophical dilemmas.

Director, Dialogue, Screenplay

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Dialogue

Jerzy Stuhr

Reviews

b

badelf

September 19, 2022

7

An early Kieslowski with all the trademarks that he refined later in life and that made him one of the greatest filmmakers ever: the politics, the moral dilemmas, the existential questions - that are, of course, not resolved. It's put together well, although his later greats are much tighter. While watching, I couldn't help but wonder how much of this is actually autobiographical.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

Polish

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

factory worker
factory
camera
poland
filmmaking
super 8mm footage
documentary filmmaking
marital problem
communist party
thuggish boss
party politics
post-war poland
student film
film festival
new father
someone with a camera