Andrzej Żuławski
Andrzej Żuławski (November 22, 1940 – February 17, 2016) was a Polish film director. He was born in Lwów, Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine). Żuławski often went against mainstream commercialism in his films, and enjoyed success mostly with European art-house audiences. 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 in making The Silver Globe (1988). The work on this film was interrupted by the Polish authorities. After that, Zulawski moved to France where became known for controversial and violent art-house films. Zulawski is also known for his work with certain specific actresses including Romy Schneider, Isabelle Adjani and Sophie Marceau.
On the Silver Globe
as Himself (uncredited)A small group of cosmic explorers, including a woman, leaves Earth to start a new civilization....
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The Ashes
as (uncredited)Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country...
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Sadness and Beauty
as Hugo PierjoyreHugo is a writer whose one great book was based on an affair he had with Lea, a sculptor. Bereft...
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The Other Side of the Wall: The Making of Possession
as HimselfDaniel Bird narrates the making of Andrzej Zulawski’s 1981 film- Possession- covering the film’s...
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Żuławski on Żuławski
as SelfA portrait of film director Andrzej Żuławski. This biographical documentary shows the different...
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Samson
as Killed Student (uncredited)The hero is a Jewish youth. He, like his family, has always been silent and undemonstrative in...
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Escape to the Silver Globe
as Self (archive footage)A documentary project about what the filmmakers claim to be the greatest, unfulfilled dream of...
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Dangerous Liaisons
as Antoine GercourtUpdated adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos' classic 18th Century tale of seduction, betrayal and...
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