About

Known credits:
46
Birthday:
1930-05-06
Place of birth:
Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Kazimierz Karabasz

Overview

Kazimierz Karabasz (Polish pronunciation: [kaˈʑimjɛʑ kaˈrabaʂ]; May 6, 1930 in Bydgoszcz, Poland – August 11, 2018) was a Polish documentary filmmaker. A graduate of the Łódź Film School in 1956, he also taught the documentary programme there for many years.

Although his work is now rarely seen, his most famous film, a ten-minute documentary short entitled Muzykanci / The Musicians, is an extra on the Criterion Collection edition of Krzysztof Kieślowski's film The Double Life of Véronique. Kieślowski, whom Karabasz mentored, chose this as one of his personal all-time top ten films in a 1992 poll conducted by the film magazine Sight & Sound.

Karabasz is known in Poland for influencing generations of documentary filmmakers to come with his approach to filmmaking called "school of Karabasz" (Polish: szkoła Karabasza). The style focuses of regular people's lives and requires a perspective of an observer with zero impact on the observed object. Muzykanci is considered a textbook example of "Karabasz school". The method was especially popular in the sixties and associated with the œuvre of Władysław Ślesicki, Andrzej Trzos-Rastawiecki, Krystyna Gryczełowska and Danuta Halladin among others.

Known for

Acting
2005 Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski Actor Self 59
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Directing
2004 Encounters Directing Director 59
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1999 At Dawn and Before Dusk Directing Director N/A
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1997 Portrait in a Drop of Water Directing Director 59
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1991 For Example, 9 Grzybowska Street Directing Director N/A
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1985 Remembrance Directing Director N/A
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1981 Material Test Directing Director 58
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1977 Summer in Zabno Directing Director N/A
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1977 Two of Us Directing Director N/A
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1974 Punkt widzenia Directing Director N/A
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1973 Krystyna M. Portrait Sketches Directing Director 59
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1971 Sierpień - zapis kronikalny Directing Director N/A
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1968 A Year in the Life of Franek W. Directing Director 59
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1965 On the Threshold Directing Director 59
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1963 Birds Directing Director N/A
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1962 Pierwszy krok Directing Director N/A
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1962 Where We Live Directing Director N/A
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1961 Railway Junction Directing Director 59
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1960 People on the Road Directing Director 59
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1960 The Musicians Directing Director 58
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1960 A Bit Different World Directing Director N/A
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1959 A Day Without Sunshine Directing Director N/A
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1958 From Powisle Directing Director 59
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1957 The People From an Empty Zone Directing Director N/A
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1956 Where the Devil Says Goodnight Directing Director N/A
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1955 Day In, Day Out Directing Director 59
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Writing
1991 For Example, 9 Grzybowska Street Writing Screenplay N/A
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1985 Remembrance Writing Writer N/A
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1981 Material Test Writing Screenplay 58
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1977 Summer in Zabno Writing Writer N/A
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1977 Two of Us Writing Writer N/A
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1974 Punkt widzenia Writing Writer N/A
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1971 Sierpień - zapis kronikalny Writing Screenplay N/A
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1968 A Year in the Life of Franek W. Writing Writer 59
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1963 Birds Writing Screenplay N/A
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1962 Where We Live Writing Writer N/A
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1960 People on the Road Writing Writer 59
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1960 The Musicians Writing Writer 58
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1960 A Bit Different World Writing Writer N/A
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1958 From Powisle Writing Screenplay 59
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1956 Where the Devil Says Goodnight Writing Screenplay N/A
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1955 Day In, Day Out Writing Writer 59
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Art
1973 Elżbieta K Art Supervising Art Director N/A
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1969 Marta Art Supervising Art Director N/A
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1968 Adopcja Art Supervising Art Director N/A
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Crew
1971 Pajace Crew Thanks N/A
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