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Cezary Żak
Cezary Żak (born on 22 August 1961 at Brzeg Dolny, Poland) is a Polish actor, known for his roles in the television series Miodowe lata (The Honeymooners), Ranczo (where he unusually played two lead roles) and ''Ludzie Chudego'' (Lean People). He is married to Polish actress Katarzyna Żak, with whom he has two daughters, Alexandra and Susanna. His cousin is satirist Tadeusz Drozda. He is also the owner of a language school in Gliwice. Biography In 1985 he graduated from the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Wrocław. He made his theater debut on March 15, 1986 playing the role of social activist Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz in ''Panna Tutli Putli'' staged by the Wrocławski Teatr Współczesny (Wrocław Contemporary Theatre). In 1993 he was awarded the Society of Friends of the Theatre in Wroclaw for a young actor. In 1994, he received another award (award for ''Kontrabasistę'' dir. Susskind and trophy from the President of Toruń at the XXVIII National Theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 In Film
The following is an overview of events in 1986 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1986 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 3 - Pixar Animation Studios is founded by Edwin Catmull and Alvy Ray Smith. * April - Guy McElwaine resigns as head of Columbia Pictures. * April 26 - Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver. * June - First Midnight Sun Film Festival in Sodankylä, Finnish Lapland. *July 2 - ''The Great Mouse Detective'' is released to theaters to positive reviews and is a critical and financial success, just behind ''An American Tail'', saving the Disney Studio from bankruptcy after the failure of ''The Black Cauldron''. It is now regarded as one of the darkest and underrated classics of all time, and has gained a cult following. * August 6 - Timothy Dalton is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klan (TV Series)
''Klan'' (, English: ''Clan'') is a Polish soap opera that premiered on September 22, 1997 on the public TVP1 channel. With more than 4,000 episodes spanning 25 seasons, the show is the longest-running Polish TV series. It airs from Monday to Friday at 5.50 p.m. on TVP1. ''Klan'' revolves around the fates of the multi-generation Lubicz family from Warsaw. Main cast members Recurring cast members Ratings history During its early seasons ''Klan'' was the most popular television series in Poland. It won numerous awards for the best soap opera and best actors. Characters * Władysław Lubicz (portrayed by Zygmunt Kęstowicz) - husband of Maria Lubicz, father of Paweł Lubicz, Elżbieta Chojnicka, Monika Ross-Nowak, Ryszard Lubicz and Dorota Lubicz, grandfather of Agnieszka Lubicz, Aleksandra Lubicz, Paweł Lubicz Jr., Beata Borecka, Michał Chojnicki, Daniel Ross, Katarzyna Lubicz and adopted grandfather of Maciej Lubicz and Bożena Lubicz. He lived in Warsaw with his wife and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WALL-E
''WALL-E'' (stylized with an interpunct as ''WALL·E'') is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed and co-written by Andrew Stanton, produced by Jim Morris, and co-written by Jim Reardon. It stars the voices of Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy, with Sigourney Weaver and Fred Willard. The overall ninth feature film produced by the studio, ''WALL-E'' follows a solitary robot on a future, uninhabitable, deserted Earth in 2805, left to clean up garbage. He is visited by a probe sent by the starship ''Axiom'', a robot called EVE, with whom he falls in love and pursues across the galaxy. After directing ''Finding Nemo'', Stanton felt Pixar had created believable simulations of underwater physics and was willing to direct a film set largely in space. ''WALL-E'' has minimal dialogue in its early sequences; many of the characters do not have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garfield (character)
Garfield is a fictional cat and the protagonist of the comic strip Garfield, of the same name, created by Jim Davis (cartoonist), Jim Davis. The comic strip centers on Garfield, portrayed as a lazy, fat, and cynical orange tabby Persian cat. He is noted for his love of lasagna and sleeping, and his hatred of Mondays, fellow cat List of characters in the Garfield franchise#Nermal, Nermal and exercise. Character Fictional biography Garfield is an orange cat belonging to Jon Arbuckle. He was born on , in the kitchen of Mamma Leoni's Italian Restaurant. Jim Davis (cartoonist), Jim Davis named Garfield after his grandfather, James Garfield Davis. As a kitten, he develops a taste for lasagna, which would become his favorite food. Because of his appetite, the owner of Mamma Leoni's has to choose between giving away Garfield or closing down his restaurant; so Garfield is sold to a pet shop. Garfield is adopted from the store by Jon Arbuckle on August 19, 1978. In his cartoon appearance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Ratón Pérez
''El Ratón Pérez'' is a 2006 Spanish-Argentine film directed by Juan Pablo Buscarini, starring Delfina Varni, Nicolas Torcanowsky and the voices of Alejandro Awada as ''Ratón Perez'', Mariano Chiesa as ''Commander Fugaz'' and Roly Serrano as ''El Rata''. The film includes 3D animated characters created by the Patagonik Film Group in Argentina, and Filmax Animation in Spain. It was followed by a 2008 sequel, '' El Ratón Pérez 2''. The film was screened at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, under the English title ''The Hairy Tooth Fairy''. Ratón Peréz is the Argentine-Spanish version of the tooth fairy. Plot This is the story of LucÃa, a restless kid who suffers a domestic accident and loses a tooth. Santiago, her father, an unemployed chef and Pilar, her mother, a successful architect with work to spare, ease her with the illusion that Ratón Pérez will stop by her room that night, take her tooth and replace it with some money. What they don't know is tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranczo Wilkowyje
''Ranczo Wilkowyje'' is a Polish film released in 2007 directed by Wojciech Adamczyk, which follows the story of television series produced by TVP Ranczo(TV series), Ranczo. The film was shown in cinemas and is available for sale on DVD. Additional Information * Term began shooting on 17 July 2007. The photos were made in Latowicz and Jeruzal. * English language has been replaced by a voice-over and Polish subtitles. Cast External links * Polish comedy films 2007 films Films set in Lublin Voivodeship {{Poland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We're All Christs
''We're All Christs'' (''Wszyscy jesteśmy Chrystusami'') is a 2006 Polish comedy-drama film directed by Marek Koterski. It is the seventh in a nine-part series of films about the character Adaś Miauczyński, created by Koterski. Each story showcases a different aspect or era of his life, often with little continuity between them. ''We're All Christs'' focuses on the protagonist's alcohol addiction and his relationship with his son, Sylwuś, with emphasis on the way the father's alcoholism has caused lifelong trauma for the pair. Miauczyński is portrayed by two actors in the film, Marek Kondrat and Andrzej Chyra, each of whom embodies him at a different stage of his life. Cast and characters * Marek Kondrat as Adaś Miauczyński at 55 * Andrzej Chyra as Adaś Miauczyński at 33 * Michał Koterski as Sylwek * Janina Traczykówna as Adaś's mother * Małgorzata Bogdańska as Adaś's wife * Tomasz Sapryk as guardian angel * Marcin Dorociński as evil angel * Andrzej Grabowski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Gars, Une Fille
''Un gars, une fille'' (, ''A Guy, A Girl'') is a Canadian comedy television series created by and starring Guy A. Lepage and broadcast on Radio-Canada, as well as the title of its French adaptation on France 2. It was one of the most successful television shows in the province of Quebec, with a concept exported to more than thirty markets around the world. It was the first French-language Canadian television programme to be adapted in the United States. The show spawned several international versions, most notably a French TV series of the same name, which characters appeared in a 1999 episode of the original series, "À Paris". Overview A typical episode features several vignettes of the everyday life of a couple, with the camera mostly centred on them. Often other characters are cropped, giving the programme its unique visual style. The couple receives friends for supper, go to the convenience store, or leave on a trip, and sometimes get on each other's nerves. Their quirks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Revenge (film)
''The Revenge'' is the English title for ''Zemsta'', a film released in 2002, directed by Andrzej Wajda. This film is an adaptation of a perennially popular stage farce of the same name by the Polish dramatist and poet Aleksander Fredro. Raptusiewicz (Janusz Gajos) resides in one half of a castle with the other half inhabited by his hated rival Regent Milczek (Andrzej Seweryn). Raptusiewicz wishes to marry Podstolina (Katarzyna Figura), the widow of the Lord High Steward, for her money, while Podstolina herself seeks a wealthy match. Regent Milczek's wish, on the other hand, is to bring about the union of his son Wacław (Rafał Królikowski) with Podstolina. To complicate matters more, Wacław is in love with Klara ( Agata Buzek) - ward and niece of Raptusiewicz, who took her in following the death of her parents - and the feeling is mutual. The plot thickens when Klara turns into Papkin's (Roman Polanski) declared object of love. Written in a sharp, ironic style, ''The Reven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day Of The Wacko
Day of the Wacko ( pl, Dzień świra) is a 2002 Polish comedy-drama about a day in the life of Adaś Miauczyński, a frustrated, divorced, middle-aged teacher who suffers from OCD. Written and directed by Marek Koterski, the film stars Marek Kondrat, Janina Traczykówna, Andrzej Grabowski, Michał Koterski, Joanna Sienkiewicz, and Monika Donner-Trelińska. It is the sixth in a nine-part series of films about the character Miauczyński. Each story showcases a different aspect or era of his life, often with little continuity between them. Among others, ''Day of the Wacko'' picked up several prizes at the 2003 Polish Film Awards: Kondrat won Best Actor in a Leading Role and Koterski Best Screenplay. At the 27th Polish Film Festival, Koterski was awarded a Golden Lion and the award of the Polish Filmmakers Association for "creative representation of reality"; Kondrat won Best Actor and Maria Chilarecka won for sound. The film received two Eagle Awards, for Best Leading Male Role and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Świat Według Kiepskich
''Świat według Kiepskich'' (''The World According to the Kiepskis'', "kiepski" could be roughly translated to the English term ''poor'' or ''shoddy'') is a Polish television sitcom that premiered on 16 March 1999 on Polsat. The show follows the life of a dysfunctional Polish family from Wrocław. Most episodes are centered on Ferdynand Kiepski, the family's patriarch, who schemes to improve his financial or life situation, but in most cases ultimately fails. The series is a parody of stereotypical lives of Polish families in a style similar to the US series '' Married... with Children'', released in Poland as ''Świat według Bundych'' (''The World According to the Bundys''). In June 2022, Polsat announced the end of production of the show. Main characters The Kiepski family *Ferdynand Kiepski (Andrzej Grabowski), also called "Ferdek": Head of the family, almost continuously unemployed (since 13 December 1981, the day when martial law was declared in Poland) father of two, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
