Website andrzej-zulawski.com Role Film director Books Lity bor, Jonas: roman | Years active 1971–present Name Andrzej Zulawski Parents Miroslaw Zulawski | |
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Born 22 November 1940 (age 84) ( 1940-11-22 ) Lwow, Poland Spouse Malgorzata Braunek (m. 1971–1976) Children Vincent Zulawski, Xawery Zulawski, Ignacy Zulawski Movies Possession, That Most Important Thing: Lo, On the Silver Globe, She‑Shaman, L\'Amour braque Similar People Sophie Marceau, Jim Lemley, Christopher Lambert, Malgorzata Braunek, Xawery Zulawski | ||
Polish film director andrzej u awski dies at 75
Andrzej Żuławski ([ˈandʐɛj ʐuˈwafskʲi]; 22 November 1940 – 17 February 2016) was a Polish film director and writer. He was born in Lwów, Poland (now Ukraine). Żuławski often went against mainstream commercialism in his films, and enjoyed success mostly with European art-house audiences.
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- Polish film director andrzej u awski dies at 75
- Hommage andrzej zulawski sa derni re interview
- Career
- Personal life
- References
In the late 1950s, he studied cinema in France. His second feature The Devil (1972) was banned in Poland, and Żuławski went to France. After the success of That Most Important Thing: Love in 1975, he returned to Poland where he spent two years making On the Silver Globe (1988). The work on this film was interrupted by the Polish authorities. After that, Żuławski moved to France where he became known for controversial and violent art-house films. Żuławski is also known for his work with actresses including Romy Schneider, Isabelle Adjani and Sophie Marceau.
His films have received awards at various international film festivals. Żuławski had also written several novels, for example: Il était Un Verger, Lity Bór (a.k.a. La Forêt Forteresse), W Oczach Tygrysa, and Ogród Miłości.
Hommage andrzej zulawski sa derni re interview
Career
Żuławski was an assistant of Andrzej Wajda. When his second film The Devil was banned in Poland he decided to move to France, where he made That Most Important Thing: Love (1975) with Romy Schneider.
After returning to Poland he worked for two years on a film which the authorities did not allow him to finish (On the Silver Globe), based on a book by his great-uncle Jerzy Żuławski. Since then he has lived and worked mostly in France, making art films.
Being a maverick who always defied mainstream commercialism, Żuławski enjoyed success mostly with the European art-house audiences. His wild, imaginative, and controversial pictures have received awards at various international film festivals. He also wrote the novels Il était Un Verger, Lity Bór (a.k.a. La Forêt Forteresse), W Oczach Tygrysa, and Ogród Miłości.
In 2006 he was the Head of the Jury at the 28th Moscow International Film Festival.
On 17 February 2016, Żuławski died at a hospital in Warsaw from cancer.
Personal life
He had three sons from different relationships.
Żuławski's ex-wife was Małgorzata Braunek, who is a Polish film and stage actress. They had two children. Their elder son Xawery is also a film director.
He was in a relationship with the French actress Sophie Marceau for sixteen years, with whom he made four films over a 15-year period (L'Amour braque, My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days, La Note bleue, Fidelity). They had a son Vincent together. They broke up in 2001.