Camera Buff (1979)
1h 52m
Running Time
November 16, 1979Release Date
Camera Buff (1979)
1h 52m
Running Time
November 16, 1979Release Date
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Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently Camera Buff is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
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This Movie Is About.
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Cast & Crew.
Jerzy Stuhr
Filip Mosz
Małgorzata Ząbkowska
Irka Mosz
Ewa Pokas
Anna Wlodarczyk
Stefan Czyżewski
Director
Jerzy Nowak
Stanislaw Osuch
Tadeusz Bradecki
Witek Jachowicz
Marek Litewka
Piotrek Krawczyk
Bogusław Sobczuk
Kedzierski
Andrzej Archacki
Cinematographer
Krzysztof Buchowicz
Cinematographer
Krzysztof Zanussi
Krzysztof Zanussi
Krzysztof Jachowicz
Cinematographer
Andrzej Jurga
Andrzej Jurga
Alicja Bienicewicz
Jaśka
Tadeusz Repka
Wawrzyniec
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Director
Aleksandra Kisielewska
Hania
Włodzimierz Maciudziński
Stelmaszczyk
Roman Stankiewicz
Czesław
Wielislawa Piotrowska
Producer
Krzysztof Knittel
Composer
Antonina Barczewska
Mrs. Katarzyna
Jacek Petrycki
Cinematographer
Feliks Szajnert
Medic
Halina Nawrocka
Editor
Jolanta Brzezińska
Wawrzyniec's Wife
Andrzej Rafał Waltenberger
ProductionDesigner
Teresa Szmigielówna
Self
Jacek Turalik
Buczek
Andrzej Warchał
TV Journalist
Danuta Wiercińska
Grażyna
Tadeusz Huk
Doctor
Zofia Framer
Singer (uncredited)
Zbigniew Framer
Singer (uncredited)
Marian Osuch
Porter (uncredited)
Tadeusz Sobolewski
Self (uncredited)
Krzysztof Wierzbicki
Man at the meeting with Krzysztof Zanussi (uncredited) / Assistant Director
Michał Żarnecki
Sound Designer / Assistant Director
Stanislaw Szablowski
Assistant Camera
Teresa Miziolek
Co-Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 16, 1979
Original NameAmator
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Filming LocationsKraków, Poland
Genres
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Wiki.
Camera Buff (Polish: Amator, lit. 'Amateur') is a 1979 Polish comedy-drama film written and directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and starring Jerzy Stuhr. The film is about a humble factory worker whose newfound hobby, amateur film, becomes an obsession, and transforms his modest and formerly contented life. Camera Buff won the Polish Film Festival Golden Lion Award and the FIPRESCI Prize and Golden Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival Otto Dibelius Film Award in 1980.