Piotr Sobociński
Born(1958-02-03)3 February 1958
Łódź, Polish People's Republic
Died26 March 2001(2001-03-26) (aged 43)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alma materNational Film School in Łódź
Occupation
Parent

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

Born in 1958, in Łódź, Poland, as a youngster, Sobociński felt led in his father's footsteps. He studied at the National Film School in Łódź and earned his degrees in 1987.

Career

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

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]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Notes
1985 Milosc z listy przebojów Marek Nowicki
1986 Tanie pieniadze Tomasz Lengren
1987 Magnat Filip Bajon
1989 A Tale of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Forefathers' Eve' 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 Marvin's Room Jerry Zaks
Ransom Ron Howard
1998 Twilight Robert Benton
2001 Hearts In Atlantis Scott Hicks Posthumous release
Angel Eyes Luis Mandoki
2002 Trapped[lower-alpha 1]

Television

Year Title Director Notes
1988 Dekalog: Three Krzysztof Kieślowski Part of the Dekalog miniseries
Dekalog: Nine
1989 Biala wizytówka Filip Bajon Miniseries
1992-1993 Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht Werner Masten 21 episodes
1993 Die Piefke-Saga Episode "Die Erfüllung"
1995 Frauenarzt Dr. Markus Merthin Matthias Gohlke Episodes "Alte Bekannte" and "Pläne"
Die Straßen von Berlin Werner Masten Episode "Babuschka"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title Result
1994 Academy Awards Best Cinematography Three Colours: Red Nominated
2001 Satellite Awards Best Cinematography Hearts In Atlantis Nominated

Notes

  1. ↑ Shared credit with Frederick Elmes

References

  1. ↑ Marek Haltof (2 February 2015). Historical Dictionary of Polish Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 218. ISBN 978-1-4422-4472-6.
  2. ↑ Dillon, Mark (June 2001). "Memory and Loss". American Cinematographer. 82 (6): 80.
  3. ↑ Cinematographer Piotr Sobocinski, 43, Dies In Sleep By Beth Laski and Sheigh Crabtree. The Hollywood Reporter, March 27, 2001.
  4. ↑ "Hearts in Atlantis with Director Scott Hicks". The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast (Podcast). Bloody FM. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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