Piotr Sobociński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpjɔtr sɔbɔˈt͡ɕiɲskʲi]; 3 February 1958 – 26 March 2001) was a Polish cinematographer.[1] He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Three Colours: Red in 1994. Sobociński was the son of Polish cinematographer Witold Sobociński.
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| Born | 3 February 1958 |
| Died | 26 March 2001 (aged 43) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Alma mater | National Film School in Łódź |
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Early life
Born in 1958, in Łódź, Poland, as a youngster, Sobociński felt led in his father's footsteps.[citation needed] He studied at the National Film School in Łódź and earned his degrees in 1987.
Career
He worked with noted Polish director, Krzysztof Kieślowski in many films, starting with Dekalog (1988) and culminating with Kieślowski's final film, Three Colours: Red (1994), for which Sobociński won his first award the Silver Frog Award at Camerimage, Poland's International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography in 1994,[2] as well as an Oscar nomination the same year. In the following year, he won the Golden Frog award for The Seventh Room and, in 1997, received a Golden Frog nomination for Marvin’s Room. His career hit a peak in the mid-1990s when he was asked by Ron Howard to work on the film Ransom starring Mel Gibson and Rene Russo.
Death
While filming Trapped (aka 24 Hours) in 2001, he suffered a massive heart attack and died in his sleep in Vancouver, British Columbia.[3] He was buried at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland. Hearts in Atlantis, released a few months after his death, and Trapped are dedicated to him.
His sons, Piotr and Michał, are both cinematographers.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 1985 | Milosc z listy przebojów | Marek Nowicki | |
| 1986 | Tanie pieniadze | Tomasz Lengren | |
| 1987 | Magnat | Filip Bajon | |
| 1989 | A Tale of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Forefathers' Eve' | Tadeusz Konwicki | |
| Pension Sonnenschein | Filip Bajon | ||
| 1990 | Bal na dworcu w Koluszkach | ||
| Potyautasok | Sándor Söth | ||
| 1992 | A nagy postarablás | ||
| 1993 | Die Wildnis | Werner Masten | |
| 1994 | Three Colours: Red | Krzysztof Kieślowski | |
| 1995 | The Seventh Room | Márta Mészáros | |
| 1996 | Marvin's Room | Jerry Zaks | |
| Ransom | Ron Howard | ||
| 1998 | Twilight | Robert Benton | |
| 2001 | Hearts In Atlantis | Scott Hicks | Posthumous release |
| Angel Eyes | Luis Mandoki | ||
| 2002 | Trapped[a] |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 1988 | Dekalog: Three | Krzysztof Kieślowski | Part of the Dekalog miniseries |
| Dekalog: Nine | |||
| 1989 | Biala wizytówka | Filip Bajon | Miniseries |
| 1992-1993 | Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht | Werner Masten | 21 episodes |
| 1993 | Die Piefke-Saga | Episode "Die Erfüllung" | |
| 1995 | Frauenarzt Dr. Markus Merthin | Matthias Gohlke | Episodes "Alte Bekannte" and "Pläne" |
| Die Straßen von Berlin | Werner Masten | Episode "Babuschka" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
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| 1994 | Academy Awards | Best Cinematography | Three Colours: Red | Nominated |
| 2001 | Satellite Awards | Best Cinematography | Hearts In Atlantis | Nominated |
Notes
References
External links
- Piotr Sobociński at IMDb
- Piotr Sobociński at Allmovie.
- Piotr Sobociński at cinematographers.nl.
- Piotr Sobociński at Internet Database of Polish Films
- Piotr Sobociński at Find a Grave