Camera Buff (1979): Cast & Plot
Camera Buff is a 1979 drama directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski, starring Jerzy Stuhr as Filip Mosz, Małgorzata Ząbkowska and Krzysztof Wierzbicki. It runs 1 hour 52 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 52m (112 min)
- Director
- Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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Polish - Studio
- Studio Filmowe Tor
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Camera Buff About?
The premise of Camera Buff without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
After his first child is born, Filip buys an 8 mm movie camera—the only one in town—and is named the official photographer for the local Party boss. Invitations to regional film festivals broaden his horizons, but his obsession with filmmaking strains his marriage and raises deep philosophical dilemmas.
Camera Buff Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- film within a film
- home movie camera
- communist poland
- cine camera
- birth of a child
- new father
- communism
- socialism
- post partum depression
- film competition
- film festival
- marriage break up
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- amateur filmmaker
- director co writer
- people's republic of poland
- workplace drama
- festival award
- social drama
- television station
- social commentary
- family drama
- moviemaking
- search for truth
- implied sex
- stroke victim
- accordian
- camera tripod
- train station
- hiccups
- jury
- purchasing
- film script
- train trip
- 16 mm film camera
- zoom lens
- television broadcast
- drunkenness
- parody comedy
- political corruption
- satire comedy
- telephone call
- self examination
- becoming a father
- political drama
- truthful
- filming your life
- fired
- social realism
- political censorship
- censorship
Camera Buff Cast & Characters
Jerzy Stuhr leads the cast as Filip Mosz, with Małgorzata Ząbkowska as Irka Mosz and Krzysztof Wierzbicki as Man at the meeting with Krzysztof Zanussi (uncredited). Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski; 28 actors are credited in all.
- Director Krzysztof Kieślowski
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Jerzy Stuhr as Filip Mosz - Małgorzata Ząbkowska as Irka Mosz
- Krzysztof Wierzbicki as Man at the meeting with Krzysztof Zanussi (uncredited)
- Ewa Pokas as Anna Włodarczyk
Also Starring in Camera Buff
· 24 more- Jerzy Nowak Stanisław Osuch
- Krzysztof Zanussi Krzysztof Zanussi
- Tadeusz Bradecki Witek Jachowicz
- Teresa Szmigielówna Themselves
- Tadeusz Huk Doctor
- Feliks Szajnert Medic
- Bogusław Sobczuk Kędzierski
- Aleksandra Kisielewska Hania
- Marek Litewka Piotrek Krawczyk
- Roman Stankiewicz Czesław
- Antonina Barczewska Mrs. Katarzyna
- Danuta Wiercińska Grażyna
- Włodzimierz Maciudziński Stelmaszczyk
- Marian Osuch Porter (uncredited)
- Alicja Bienicewicz Jaśka
- Stefan Czyżewski Director
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- Andrzej Jurga Andrzej Jurga
- Tadeusz Repka Wawrzyniec
- Jolanta Brzezińska Wawrzyniec's Wife
- Jacek Turalik Buczek
- Andrzej Warchał TV Journalist
- Zofia Framer Singer (uncredited)
- Zbigniew Framer Singer (uncredited)
- Tadeusz Sobolewski Tadeusz Sobolewski (uncredited)
Camera Buff Plot Summary
What happens in Camera Buff from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In the late 1970s, in Wielice, People’s Republic of Poland, factory worker Filip Mosz, Jerzy Stuhr, is a nervous new father and a devoted husband who begins filming his daughter’s first days with an 8mm camera. He believes, as he tells his wife, that he now has everything he ever wanted since his youth as an orphan, but a commission to document a jubilee celebration at the plant sparks a transformation that will slowly redraw the contours of his life.
Full summary
The whole story of Camera Buff, scene by scene
Camera Buff Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Camera Buff.
How Well Do You Know Camera Buff?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
What is the name of the factory worker who becomes an amateur filmmaker?
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Camera Buff FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Camera Buff, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Camera Buff?
Camera Buff runs 1 hour 52 minutes (112 minutes).
When was Camera Buff released?
Camera Buff was released on November 16, 1979.
Who directed Camera Buff?
Camera Buff was directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski.
More films by Krzysztof Kieślowski Who is in the cast of Camera Buff?
Camera Buff stars Jerzy Stuhr as Filip Mosz, Małgorzata Ząbkowska as Irka Mosz and Krzysztof Wierzbicki as Man at the meeting with Krzysztof Zanussi (uncredited), among 28 credited actors.
Does Camera Buff have a post-credit scene?
No. Camera Buff has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Camera Buff in?
The original language of Camera Buff is Polish.
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