Piotr Sobociński (; 3 February 1958 – 26 March 2001) was a Polish

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. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for '' Three Colours: Red'' in

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. Sobociński was the son of Polish cinematographer

Witold Sobociński Witold Sobociński (; 15 October 1929 – 19 November 2018) was a Polish cinematographer, academic teacher as well as former jazz musician. Sobociński was a graduate of the renowned National Film School in Łódź. While in college, he was a m ...

Early life

Born in 1958, in Łódź, Poland, as a youngster, Sobociński felt led in his father's footsteps. He studied at the

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and earned his degrees in 1987.

Career

He worked with noted Polish director, Krzysztof Kieślowski in many films, starting with ''

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'' (1988) and culminating with Kieślowski's final film, '' Three Colours: Red'' (1994), for which Sobociński won his first award the Silver Frog Award at Camerimage, Poland's International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography and an Oscar nomination also in 1994. In the following year, he won the Golden Frog award for '' The Seventh Room'' and, in 1997, received a Golden Frog nomination for '' Marvin’s Room''. His career hit a peak in the mid-1990s when he was asked by Ron Howard to work on the film ''

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'' starring Mel Gibson and Rene Russo. However, while filming '' Trapped'' (aka ''24 Hours'') in 2001, he suffered a massive heart attack and died in his sleep in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was buried at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland. '' Hearts in Atlantis'', released a few months after his death, and ''Trapped'' are dedicated to him. He was survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter and his father Witold.

Filmography

Film Television

References

External links

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