Born in Warsaw in 1939, Krzysztof Zanussi studied physics and philosophy before film school in Łódź, and is a leading figure of the 'Cinema of Moral Anxiety' of the 1970s, together with Wajda, Kieślowski and Agnieszka Holland. His intelligent, often chilly films deal with the moral choices of scientists and intellectuals, and the clash between ideals and compromises under communism. Camouflage (1977) is a satire of university life, and A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984), a love story set in postwar Poland, won the Golden Lion at Venice. He remained active in Poland and abroad.
Filmography
- Structure of Crystals (1969)
- Illumination (1973)
- Camouflage (1977)
- Spiral (1978)
- The Constant Factor (1980)
- A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984)