Edward Stefan Kłosiński (; 2 January 1943, in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

– 5 January 2008, in

Milanówek Milanówek is a town and a seat of a separate gmina, commune in Poland. Located next to the Grodzisk Mazowiecki County near Warsaw, it is often considered an outlying suburb of the capital of Poland but is in fact an independent entity administr ...

) was a Polish

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

Life and work

Kłosiński completed his studies at the National Film School in Lodz in 1967. His screen debut came in 1972; in 1973 he worked for the first time with

Krzysztof Zanussi Krzysztof Pius Zanussi (born 17 June 1939) is a Polish film and theatre director, producer and screenwriter. He is a professor of European film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland where he conducts a summer workshop. He is ...

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hired him in 1974 for the debut of his first film, '' The Promised Land''. Since his work with Wajda in the 1970s Kłosiński became one of the foremost Polish cinematographers, enjoying international success. Besides that film, he also worked as lighting director for theatre productions by Wajda,

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, Andrzej Domalik, and

Krystyna Janda Krystyna Jolanta Janda (born 18 December 1952) is a Polish film and theater actress best known internationally for playing leading roles in several films by Polish director Andrzej Wajda, including ''Man of Marble'' (''Człowiek z marmuru'', 1976 ...

. In Germany, he regularly worked with

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. He later married Janda. The last film he did before his death was 2007's ''

Love Comes Lately ''Love Comes Lately'' (german: Bis später, Max!) is a 2007 film written for the screen and directed by Jan Schütte. The film is based on the short stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer. Plot Elderly Jewish writer Max Kohn (Otto Tausig) is an Austria ...

''. Kłosiński died on 5 January 2008 in

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissue (biology), tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from tran ...

. He is buried in the

Evangelical Cemetery of the Augsburg Confession in Warsaw ( pl, Cmentarz ewangelicko-augsburski w Warszawie), The Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery of the Augsburg Confession in Warsaw is a historic Lutheran Protestant cemetery located in the Wola district, western part of Warsaw, Poland. Details The Evange ...

Filmography

* 1997:

An Air So Pure ''An Air So Pure'' or ''Un air si pur...'' is a 1997 French comedy-drama film directed by Yves Angelo. Plot During the World War I, a doctor and a lawyer buy a huge house in a mountain to make both nursing home and resort home. Tenants flock, a ...

* 2000:

Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease ''Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease'' ( pl, Życie jako śmiertelna choroba przenoszona drogą płciową) is a 2000 Polish drama film directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. It was Poland's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy ...

* 2000: The Farewell * 2002: Chopin: Desire for Love * 2002:

Gebürtig ''Gebürtig'' is a 2002 Austrian drama film directed by Robert Schindel and Lukas Stepanik. It was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Cast * Peter Simonischek ...

* 2002:

The Supplement ''The Supplement'' ( pl, Suplement) is a 2002 Polish drama film directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. It was entered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Special Mention. Cast * Pawel Okraska as Filip * Monika ...

* 2005:

Persona Non Grata In diplomacy, a ' (Latin: "person not welcome", plural: ') is a status applied by a host country to foreign diplomats to remove their protection of diplomatic immunity from arrest and other types of prosecution. Diplomacy Under Article 9 of the ...

* 2007:

Awards

*1999

Bavarian Film Award The Bavarian Film Awards (german: Bayerischer Filmpreis) have been awarded annually since 1979 by the states of Germany, state government of Bavaria in Germany for “exceptional achievement in German filmmaking.” Along with the Deutscher Filmp ...

, Best Cinematography

External links

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