Camera Buff (1979)
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.
- Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Michal Maryniarczyk
- Krzysztof Wierzbicki
- Michał Żarnecki
- Małgorzata Wichlińska
- Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Jerzy Stuhr
Rating: 7.5/10 by 163 users
Alternative Title:
El amateur - ES
Amador - BR
Cinemaníaco - BR
Jeg - en filmamatør - DK
Elokuvahullu - FI
Erasitehnis kinimatografistis - GR
Az amatőr - HU
Кинолюбитель - RU
Der Filmamateur - DE
Camera Buff - GB
L'Amateur - FR
Le Profane - FR
The Amateur - PL
아마추어 - KR
Country:
Poland
Language:
Polski
Runtime: 01 hour 52 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: 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
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.
