Piotr Sobociński
Piotr Sobociński | |
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Born | |
Died | 26 March 2001 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 43)
Alma mater | National Film School in Łódź |
Occupation | |
Children | 3, including Maria Sobocińska |
Father | Witold Sobociński |
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.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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] His daughter, Maria, is an actress.
Filmography
[edit]Short film
[edit]Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1983 | Die Kinder von Himmlerstadt | ||
1990 | Koniec | Bogusław Linda | |
1992 | Zuk | Dariusz Kadziela Jakub Skoczen |
With Dariusz Kadziela |
Documentary short
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1979 | Arena Zycia | Bogdan Dziworski | |
1985 | Zu Hause - Was ist das eigentlich? | Reinhardt Firchow | With Hans-Eberhard Leupold and Serge Roman |
1986 | Szczurolap | Andrzej Czarnecki |
Feature film
[edit]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 | Lawa | 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 | Ransom | Ron Howard | |
Marvin's Room | Jerry Zaks | ||
1998 | Twilight | Robert Benton | |
2001 | Hearts In Atlantis | Scott Hicks | Posthumous release |
Angel Eyes | Luis Mandoki | ||
2002 | Trapped[a] |
- ^ Shared credit with Frederick Elmes
Television
[edit]Miniseries
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1988 | Dekalog | Krzysztof Kieślowski | Segments Three and Nine |
1989 | Biala wizytówka | Filip Bajon | |
1993 | Die Piefke-Saga | Werner Masten | Episode "Die Erfüllung" |
TV series
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1992-1993 | Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht | Werner Masten | 21 episodes |
1995 | Frauenarzt Dr. Markus Merthin | Matthias Gohlke | Episodes "Alte Bekannte" and "Pläne" |
Die Straßen von Berlin | Werner Masten | Episode "Babuschka" |
Awards and nominations
[edit]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 |
References
[edit]- ^ Marek Haltof (2 February 2015). Historical Dictionary of Polish Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 218. ISBN 978-1-4422-4472-6.
- ^ Dillon, Mark (June 2001). "Memory and Loss". American Cinematographer. 82 (6): 80.
- ^ Cinematographer Piotr Sobocinski, 43, Dies In Sleep By Beth Laski and Sheigh Crabtree. The Hollywood Reporter, March 27, 2001.
- ^ "Hearts in Atlantis with Director Scott Hicks". The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast (Podcast). Bloody FM. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- 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