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name: "Ryszard Lenczewski"
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born: "5 June 1948"
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# Ryszard Lenczewski

Cinematographer. Born 5 June 1948 in Milków, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 5 June 1948, Milków, Dolnoslaskie, Poland

## Biography

Ryszard Lenczewski is a Polish cinematographer. He graduated from the Cinematography Department of the National Film School in Łódź in 1974 and later obtained a postdoctoral degree and the title of professor. He lectured at the school and served as deputy dean of the Cinematography Department from 2008 to 2014.

Lenczewski has more than thirty feature film credits. He worked as cinematographer on four films directed by Paweł Pawlikowski: *Last Resort* (2000), *My Summer of Love* (2005), *The Woman in the Fifth* (2011) and *Ida* (2013), sharing duties on the last with Łukasz Żal. Other credits include *Intermission* (2003) and *Margaret* (2011).

His work on *Ida* brought an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography, shared with Żal, along with a BAFTA nomination and other awards. He is a member of BAFTA, the European Film Academy and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, culture.pl.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Margaret* (2011), Fi1m 78, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/margaret.md)

## Also known for

- *Ida* (2013), Director of Photography
- *My Summer of Love* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Intermission* (2003), Director of Photography
- *The Woman in the Fifth* (2011), Director of Photography
- *In Heaven As It Is on Earth* (1998), Director of Photography, Camera Operator

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