Edward Stefan Kłosiński (; 2 January 1943, in

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

– 5 January 2008, in

Milanówek Milanówek is a town and urban gmina, commune in central Poland, in the Grodzisk Mazowiecki County in the Masovian Voivodeship. Located near Warsaw, it is often considered an outlying suburb of the capital of Poland but is in fact an independent e ...

) was a Polish

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

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

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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 theatre actress, director, and singer. She is best known internationally for playing leading roles in several films by Polish film director Andrzej Wajda, including '' Man of ...

. 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'' () 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 is an Austrian émigré whose overactive mind is ca ...

''. Kłosiński died on 5 January 2008 in

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. He is buried in the

Evangelical Cemetery of the Augsburg Confession in Warsaw The Evangelical Augsburg Cemetery (), is a historic Lutheran Protestant necropolis located in the western Wola district of Warsaw, Poland. Details The Evangelical Cemetery of the Augsburg Confession was consecrated on 2 May 1792, designed by the ...

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 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, all o ...

* 2000:

Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease ''Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease'' () is a 2000 Polish drama film directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. It was Poland's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award fo ...

* 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 Simonisch ...

* 2002:

The Supplement ''The Supplement'' () 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 Krzywkowska as ...

* 2005:

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* 2007:

Awards

*1999

Bavarian Film Award The Bavarian Film Awards () are film awards given to German films in the state of Bavaria, awarded by the state government. Background and description The Bavarian Film Awards have been awarded annually since 1979 by the state government of Bav ...

, Best Cinematography

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Klosinski, Edward 1943 births 2008 deaths Polish cinematographers Polish Lutherans Deaths from lung cancer in Poland 20th-century Lutherans