# Krzysztof Zanussi's best films

The Cinema of Moral Anxiety and questions about the meaning of life: Zanussi's best films according to Filmweb and Wikipedia, from The Structure of Crystal to Persona Non Grata.

- 3 votes · 13 items
- Jan 31, 2025 · P. Woźniak
- https://even.best/en/l/3561/krzysztof-zanussi-s-best-films

## Top 13

1. **The Constant Factor (1980)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A young man refuses to compromise; Jury Prize at Cannes.
2. **Persona Non Grata (2005)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — An ambassador in Uruguay after his wife's death.
3. **Camouflage (1976)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A linguistics summer camp and academic cynicism.
4. **Illumination (1973)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A physics student searches for meaning; Golden Leopard at Locarno.
5. **The Structure of Crystal (1969)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — His feature debut: two physicists.
6. **A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A Polish woman and an American soldier after the war; Golden Lion in Venice.
7. **Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease (2000)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A doctor facing his own death, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz.
8. **Spiral (1978)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A dying man at a mountain hostel.
9. **The Contract (1980)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A wedding that never happened.
10. **Imperative (1982)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Robert Powell searches for God; Grand Special Jury Prize in Venice.
11. **At Full Gallop (1995)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A boy and his aunt in the 1950s.
12. **Behind the Wall (1971)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A TV film about the loneliness of two neighbours.
13. **A Woman's Decision (1975)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Maja Komorowska in a marital crisis.

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