Camera Buff
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| Polish | Amator |
| Directed by | Krzysztof Kieślowski |
| Written by | Krzysztof Kieślowski |
| Produced by | Wielislawa Piotrowska |
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| Cinematography | Jacek Petrycki |
| Edited by | Halina Nawrocka |
| Music by | Krzysztof Knittel |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
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.