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Camera Buff( 1979)

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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

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      Jerzy Stuhr

      Filip Mosz

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      Małgorzata Ząbkowska

      Irka Mosz

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      Ewa Pokas

      Anna Włodarczyk

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      Stefan Czyżewski

      Director

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      Jerzy Nowak

      Stanisław Osuch

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      Tadeusz Bradecki

      Witek Jachowicz

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      Marek Litewka

      Piotrek Krawczyk

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      Bogusław Sobczuk

      Kędzierski

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      Krzysztof Zanussi

      Self

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      Andrzej Jurga

      Self

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      Alicja Bienicewicz

      Jaśka

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      Tadeusz Repka

      Wawrzyniec

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      Aleksandra Kisielewska

      Hania

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      Włodzimierz Maciudziński

      Stelmaszczyk

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      Roman Stankiewicz

      Czesław

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      Antonina Barczewska

      Mrs. Katarzyna

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      Feliks Szajnert

      Medic

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      Jolanta Brzezińska

      Wawrzyniec's Wife

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      Teresa Szmigielówna

      Self

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      Jacek Turalik

      Buczek

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      Andrzej Warchał

      TV Journalist

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      Danuta Wiercińska

      Grażyna

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      Tadeusz Huk

      Doctor

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      Zofia Framer

      Singer (uncredited)

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      Zbigniew Framer

      Singer (uncredited)

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      Marian Osuch

      Porter (uncredited)

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      Tadeusz Sobolewski

      Self (uncredited)

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      Krzysztof Wierzbicki

      Man at the meeting with Krzysztof Zanussi (uncredited)

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    A review by badelf

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    Written by badelf on Mon 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....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    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