Piotr Sobociński
Piotr Sobociński (born February 3, 1958 in Łódź , Poland ; † March 26, 2001 in Vancouver , Canada ) was a Polish cameraman .
Sobociński was the son of the famous Polish cameraman Witold Sobociński , who also worked as a professor at the Łódź Film School in his son's birthplace . He had a long collaboration with Krzysztof Kieślowski , for whom he made two Decalogue films and for whose film Three Colors: Red he was nominated for an Oscar .
The films with Kieślowski were his breakthrough to an international career. In 2001 he died of a heart attack while filming the film 24 Hours of Fear .
He was buried in the Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw .
The film Hearts in Atlantis , released a few months after his death, is dedicated to him.
Filmography
- 1987: Magnat - Director: Filip Bajon (with Jan Nowicki )
- 1988: Dekalog, Drei - Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski (with Daniel Olbrychski )
- 1988: Dekalog, Neun - Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski (with Ewa Błaszczyk and Piotr Machalica )
- 1989: Pension Sonnenschein - Director: Filip Bajon (with Nicole Heesters )
- 1992: Our teacher Doktor Specht (German TV series with Robert Atzorn )
- 1993: The Wilderness - Director: Werner Masten (with Jürgen Prochnow )
- 1994: Drei Farben: Rot ( Trois couleurs: Rouge ) - Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski (with Irène Jacob and Jean-Louis Trintignant )
- 1995: Die Jüdin - Edith Stein ( Siódmy pokój ) - Director: Márta Mészáros (with Maia Morgenstern as Edith Stein )
- 1996: Bounty - One will pay ( Ransom ) - Director: Ron Howard (with Mel Gibson )
- 1996: Marvins Töchter ( Marvin's Room ) - Directed by Jerry Zaks (with Meryl Streep , Leonardo DiCaprio , Diane Keaton and Robert De Niro )
- 1998: Twilight (Twilight) - Director: Robert Benton (with Paul Newman , Susan Sarandon and Gene Hackman )
- 2001: Angel Eyes - Directed by Luis Mandoki (with Jennifer Lopez )
- 2001: Hearts in Atlantis - Director: Scott Hicks (with Anthony Hopkins , Anton Yelchin and Mika Boorem )
- 2002: 24 hours of fear (Trapped) - director: Luis Mandoki (with Charlize Theron and Courtney Love ) - the film was finished by cameraman Frederick Elmes
Web links
- Piotr Sobociński in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Piotr Sobociński . In: Filmpolski.pl (Polish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sobociński, Piotr |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd February 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Łódź , Poland |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 2001 |
| Place of death | Vancouver , Canada |