Andrzej Żuławski

Andrzej Żuławski

Born: November 22, 1940
Died: February 17, 2016
in Lwów, Lwów Voivodeship, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]
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.

Movies for Andrzej Żuławski...

Escape to the Silver Globe
Title: Escape to the Silver Globe
Character: Himself
Released: September 5, 2021
Type: Movie
A documentary project about what the filmmakers claim to be the greatest, unfulfilled dream of Polish cinema, the 1970s science fiction epic "On the Silver Globe".
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The Other Side of the Wall: The Making of Possession
Title: The Other Side of the Wall: The Making of Possession
Character: Himself
Released: June 4, 2009
Type: Movie
Daniel Bird narrates the making of Andrzej Zulawski’s 1981 film- Possession- covering the film’s inception, casting, shoot, it’s release in Cannes, and it’s reevaluation and cult status.
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Title: Dangerous Liaisons
Character: Antoine Gercourt
Released: January 5, 2003
Type: TV
Updated adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos' classic 18th Century tale of seduction, betrayal and revenge set in the modern 1960s world of Parisian high society. The beautiful Madame de Merteuil seeks vengeance against her ex-lover Gercourt when he becomes engaged to her young goddaughter, Cécile.
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Żuławski on Żuławski
Title: Żuławski on Żuławski
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2000
Type: Movie
A portrait of film director Andrzej Żuławski. This biographical documentary shows the different layers of the personality of the artist and doesn't hide the contradictions of his nature. The confessions of Żuławski are alternated with fragments of his films, showing the twists and turns of his personal life and art.
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On the Silver Globe
Title: On the Silver Globe
Character: Himself (uncredited)
Released: February 10, 1989
Type: Movie
A small group of cosmic explorers, including a woman, leaves Earth to start a new civilization. They do not realize that within themselves they carry the end of their own dream. They die one by one, while their children revert to a primitive native culture, creating new myths and a new god.
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Sadness and Beauty
Title: Sadness and Beauty
Character: Hugo Pierjoyre
Released: August 28, 1985
Type: Movie
Hugo is a writer whose one great book was based on an affair he had with Lea, a sculptor. Bereft of inspiration for a follow-up, Hugo returns years later to rekindle the flame of romance and creativity. Lea soundly rejects him, and her student Prudence feels a burning hatred for the man who deserted the teacher she admires.
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Title: Spécial cinéma
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 1974
Type: TV
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Title: Le Grand Échiquier
Character: Self
Released: January 12, 1972
Type: TV
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The Ashes
Title: The Ashes
Character: (uncredited)
Released: September 25, 1965
Type: Movie
Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the XIX-th century. Story revolves around the Polish legion under command of General Dabrowski, who then fought on Napoleon's side with the hopes of Poland's revival.
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Samson
Title: Samson
Character: Killed Student (uncredited)
Released: September 11, 1961
Type: Movie
The hero is a Jewish youth. He, like his family, has always been silent and undemonstrative in the face of prejudice. Now he stands up for his right to survive, and in so doing represents the fighting spirit that culminated in the Warsaw Uprising.