- Piotr Sobociński
Piotr Sobociński (
1958-02-03 ,Łódź –2001-03-26 ,Vancouver ) was one of the most respectedcinematographer s ever to come fromPoland , picking up where his father,Witold Sobociński , left off. As a youngster, he felt lead to follow in his fathers footsteps. He studied at the Polish National film school and earned his degrees in 1987.Sobociński won his first award (The Silver Frog Award) in 1994 for his rendering images in "Red". The next year he won the Golden Frog award for "
The Seventh Room ".His career was hitting a peak in the mid-1990s when he was asked by
Ron Howard to work on the film "Ransom" starringMel Gibson andRene Russo . He went on to work on more big movies and his career looked like it was going to go on for a long time. However, while filming "Trapped" (aka "24 Hours") in 2001, he suffered a massive heart attack and died.He was survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter and his father Witold, who is retired from the film business.
On himself
Filmography
*"Trapped" (aka "24 Hours") (2001)
*"Angel Eyes" (2001)
*"Hearts In Atlantis" (2001)
*"Twilight" (1998)
*"Ransom" (1996)
*"Marvin's Room" (1996)
*"La Settima Stanza" (1995)
*"Red" (1994)
*"Lawa" (1989)
*"Pension Sonnenschein" (1989)
*"The Decalogue" (1988)
*"Zjoek" (1987)
*"Magnet" (1987)External links
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