Andrzej Żuławski
Polish film director (1940-2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrzej Żuławski (Polish: [ˈandʐɛj ʐuˈwafskʲi]; 22 November 1940 – 17 February 2016)[1][2] was a Polish movie director and writer. He was born in Lwów, Poland (now Ukraine).
Andrzej Żuławski | |
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Born | (1940-11-22)22 November 1940 Lwów, Poland |
Died | 17 February 2016(2016-02-17) (aged 75) Warsaw, Poland |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1971–2016 |
Children | 3 |
Website | andrzej-zulawski |
In the late 1950s, he studied filmmaking in France. His second movie 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). After that, Żuławski moved to France where he became known for controversial and violent art-house movies. Żuławski is also known for his work with actresses including Romy Schneider, Isabelle Adjani and Sophie Marceau.
Żuławski died of pancreatic cancer in Warsaw on 17 February 2016. He was aged 75.