A Conversation with Zbigniew Zamachowski

Thu Oct 21, 2021
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (90 min)

Born in Poland, Zbigniew Zamachowski is a renowned film and theatre actor and musician. He graduated from the Leon Schiller National Film School’s faculty of acting in Łódź. Zamachowski’s acting career began in 1981. In 1989, he co-starred in part ten of Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski’s series Dekalog, titled Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Goods.

Four years later, Kieślowski cast Zamachowski as the lead character, Karol Karol, in the second film of his acclaimed Three Colors trilogy, Three Colors: White. Zamachowski is a two-time winner of the Polish Film Awards for his roles in Robert Gliński’s 2001 film Hi, Tereska, and Andrzej Jakimowski’s 2004 drama Zmróż Oczy. Throughout his illustrious career, he has starred in over 200 Polish and international films.

In this conversation, Zbigniew Zamachowski will talk about his experience working with Kieślowski on Three Colors: White. This discussion will be part of the Krzysztof Kieślowski

Retrospective Exhibition, taking place during GFF’s 5th edition.