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Camera Buff (Polish: Amator, lit. 'Amateur') is a 1979 Polish comedy-drama film written and directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and starring Jerzy Stuhr. The film is about a humble factory worker whose newfound hobby, amateur film, becomes an obsession, and transforms his modest and formerly contented life.
Feb 14, 1980 · A factory worker becomes obsessed with making documentaries about his work and life after buying a camera for his newborn daughter. The film explores the power and limitations of film as a medium and the challenges of living under communism.
Feb 13, 2020 · Featured in Cinema of Conflict: Four Films by Krzysztof Kieślowski: http://bit.ly/2TIT5yQ A family man and amateur filmmaker experiences a dramatic change in fortunes when his n ...more.
May 28, 2024 · The director of Camera Buff conveys something radically different about himself – the end of politics, the end of immediate intervention. Kieślowski emphasizes the daily arduous effort, the belief in the victory of good over evil.
Camera Buff is a 1979 Polish movie about a factory worker who becomes a filmmaker after shooting his daughter's birth. It is a reflection on art, documentary and the director's own style.
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Factory worker Filip buys an 8mm movie camera on the occasion of his child’s birth. As it’s the first camera in his town, Filip is named the official photographer by the local Communist Party boss. Soon, amateur film becomes an obsession of his, transforming his modest and formerly contented life.
