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Camera Buff (1979)

16/11/1979 (PL)Drama1h 52m
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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Jerzy Stuhr

      Jerzy Stuhr

      Filip Mosz

    2. Małgorzata Ząbkowska

      Irka Mosz

    3. Ewa Pokas

      Ewa Pokas

      Anna Włodarczyk

    4. Stefan Czyżewski

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    5. Jerzy Nowak

      Jerzy Nowak

      Stanisław Osuch

    6. Tadeusz Bradecki

      Tadeusz Bradecki

      Witek Jachowicz

    7. Marek Litewka

      Marek Litewka

      Piotrek Krawczyk

    8. Bogusław Sobczuk

      Bogusław Sobczuk

      Kędzierski

    9. Krzysztof Zanussi

      Krzysztof Zanussi

      Krzysztof Zanussi

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    A review by badelf

    7.0
    Written by badelf on Sep 19, 2022

    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.

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguagePolish

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    Keywords

    • 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