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Krzysztof Zanussi

Krzysztof Zanussi

Director, writer and producer, also actor · Born June 17, 1939 (87) · Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

From Wikipedia Krzysztof Zanussi, (born 17 June 1939) is a Polish film and theatre director, producer and screenwriter. He is a professor of European film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland where he conducts a summer workshop. He is also a professor at the Silesian University in Katowice.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 17, 1939 (87)
From
Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Works as
Director, writer and producer, also actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 98 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Krzysztof Zanussi's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
28%
Morality
23%
Society
20%
Self
10%
Ideas
9%
Bonds
6%
Survival
4%
Faith3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
7
Tense
5
Dread
3
Contemplative
4
Hopeful
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous1
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Krzysztof Zanussi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Krzysztof Zanussi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

98 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • O Papa que Venceu o Comunismo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Powstaniec 1863 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Script Consultant

  • The Perfect Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Writer

  • Ether(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • My Beloved Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Original Story

  • Spoor(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Notes on Life. Edward Zebrowski (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Co-Producer · as Self

  • Under Electric Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Co-Producer

  • Close-Ups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Foreign Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Venice 70: Future Reloaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Co-Producer

  • Back to Your Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Co-Producer

  • Revisited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Drowsiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • The Offsiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • And a Warm Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Co-Producer · Screenplay

  • Wednesday, Thursday Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Co-Producer

  • Bonnes vacances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Thanks

  • Black Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Solidarność, Solidarność... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer · as Self

  • Persona non grata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Tulips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Co-Producer

  • The Welts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Pope John Paul II. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Julie Walking Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Supervising Producer

  • The Supplement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Notes in Lifestyle Margins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Weekend Stories: The Hidden Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer

  • Weiser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer · as 'Bernard i Abelard' Film Director (uncredited)

  • 100 Years of Polish Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Rider of the Flames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Co-Producer

  • Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer

  • Weekend Stories: Dilatory Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer

  • Weekend Stories: The Last Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer

  • Weekend Stories: Deceptive Charm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Weekend Stories: The Soul Sings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Writer · as konferansjer

  • Our God's Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Weekend Stories: Little Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Writer

  • Danish Girls Show Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • At Full Gallop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Weekend Stories: A Woman's Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Writer

  • "Do not be afraid". The Life and Teachings of Pope John Paul II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • The Wrong Address (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Silent Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Co-Producer · Idea

  • Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer

  • Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe(1991)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Napoleon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Writer · as Narrator/Commentator

  • Jaka Rosja? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Obrazy i dźwięki. O muzyce Wojciecha Kilara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Actor

  • Inventory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Writer

  • Wherever You Are... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Writer

  • And the Violins Stopped Playing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Executive Producer

  • The Young Magician(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Paradigma(1985)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Blaubart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • A Year of the Quiet Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Unapproachable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Writer

  • Imperative (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Writer

  • The Contract (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Writer

  • Versuchung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Writer

  • From a Far Country(1981)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Constant Factor(1980)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Camera Buff(1979)

    as Krzysztof Zanussi

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Ways in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Writer

  • The Spiral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Writer

  • Haus der Frauen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Próba ciśnenia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Writer

  • Camouflage(1977)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Anatomiestunde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Catamount Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Writer

  • A Woman's Decision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Nachtdienst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Writer

  • The Catamount (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Hipoteza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Illumination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Behind the Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Writer

  • Family Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Dialogue · Screenplay

  • Rola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Podróżni jak inni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Mountains at Dusk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Structure of Crystal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Face to Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Examination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Krzysztof Penderecki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Writer

  • Computers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Death of a Provincial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Febliki Tatiany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Assistant Director

  • Students (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • A Plane from Budapest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Girl and Uhlan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Holden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Stop Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Umbrella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Recepta dla Johna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Całopalenie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 97 titles, 96 of them dated from 1960 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Spoor (2017)

$1M worldwide

Highest rated

Camera Buff (1979)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe (1991)

Film career

  • 1979Screen debut· Camera Buff

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 97: 3 only acting, 4 with another roleDirecting72 of 97: 18 only directing, 54 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thWriting57 of 97: 4 only writing, 53 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thProducing25 of 97: 16 only producing, 9 with another roleOther crew2 of 97: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

97 titles, 54 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 53 of them.

By decade

1960s14 · crew1970s18 · 1 acting · 17 crew1980s12 · crew1990s21 · 3 acting · 21 crew2000s18 · 2 acting · 17 crew2010s10 · crew2020s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Krzysztof Zanussi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director, writer

From a Far Country (1981)

69th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Camera Buff (1979)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 78/100 and the pacing 59/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Krzysztof Zanussi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Krzysztof Zanussi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wojciech Kilar shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers