Born in Warsaw in 1939, Krzysztof Zanussi is one of the great contemporary filmmakers, an exceptional author who has been able to keep his own voice even to the contrary, reaching universal recognition. His cinema, deeply marked by the influence of Dreyer, Bergman or Munk, raises with audacity and sensitivity far-reaching questions about human life, faith, science and destiny.

His career began at the University of Warsaw, where his end-of-career project, The Death of a Provincial (1966), served him the Silver Lion at the Venice Festival. Since then, Zanussi has developed an exemplary film with titles as prominent as The Crystal Structure (1969), Lighting (1973), From a Far Country (1981), Maximilian Kolbe (1991), Life as a sexually transmitted disease (2000), Person non grata (2005) or The Black Sun (2007). His films have been distinguished at prestigious festivals such as Venice, Cannes, Berlin, Montreal or Moscow.

Author of a social and philosophical deep film, Zanussi has been able to reflect the tension between thought and praxis in human beings, defending great values even in times of repression. His work is in line with that of other great names of Polish cinema such as Andrzej Wajda or Edward Smiebowski, contributing to the consolidation of one of the most influential film traditions in Europe.

In addition to his role as director, he is a writer and producer, highlighting his support for other filmmakers such as his friend and disciple Krzysztof Kieślowski, author of the famous trilogy Three Colors, or Wajda himself.

A multifaceted and man-made figure of vast knowledge (from physics and mathematics to philosophy, as well as being a complete polyglot), Krzysztof Zanussi embodies as few the figure of a true modern humanist, an indispensable filmmaker whose work continues to question and thrill generations of spectators.