Camera Buff (1979)
- Original title
- Amator
- Directed by
- Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Poland
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- K-12
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 190 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A factory worker buys a movie camera to film his baby. His hobby turns into an obsession that changes his relationships and his quiet life.
contemplativeobsessivehumorousbittersweetslow-burnintrospectivesocially-aware
What happens
Camera Buff (Polish: Amator, lit. 'Amateur') is a 1979 Polish comedy-drama film written and directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and starring Jerzy Stuhr. The film is about a humble factory worker whose newfound hobby, amateur film, becomes an obsession, and transforms his modest and formerly contented life. Camera Buff won the Polish Film Festival Golden Lion Award and the FIPRESCI Prize and Golden Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival Otto Dibelius Film Award in 1980. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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