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Halina Bielińska
Halina Bielińska (14 August 1914 - 13 October 1989) was a Polish film director, animator and screenwriter. Bielińska and Włodzimierz Haupe were among the first Polish animators; their film ''Zmiana warty'' (''Changing of the Guard'') was awarded the Short Film Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1959. Cannes Film Festival Bielińska was born in Warsaw on 14 August 1914. She died there on 13 October 1989 at the age of 75. Selected filmography ;Feature Films * ''Szczęściarz Antoni'' (1961) * ''Godzina pąsowej róży'' (1963) * ''Sam pośród miasta'' (1965) * ''The Nutcracker (1967 film), The Nutcracker'' (''Dziadek do orzechów'') (1967) * ''Piąta rano'' (1969) ;Animated Films * ''Katarynka'' (1956) * ''Zmiana warty'' (1958) * ''But'' (1959)References External ...
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Warsaw Governorate
Warsaw Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire. It was created in 1844 from the Masovia Governorate, Masovia and Kalisz Governorates, and had the capital in Warsaw. In 1867 territories of the Warsaw Governorate were divided into three smaller governorates: a smaller Warsaw Governorate, Piotrków Governorate and the recreated Kalisz Governorate. A small reform in 1893 increased the Warsaw Governorate's size with territories split from Płock Governorate, Płock and Łomża Governorate, Łomża governorates. Language *By the Imperial census of 1897. In bold are languages spoken by more people than the state language. Governors * Evgeni Rozhnov (1863-24.10.1866) * Baron Nikolai Medem (24.10.1866—01.01.1892 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congress Poland
Congress Poland or Congress Kingdom of Poland, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland, was a polity created in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna as a semi-autonomous Polish state, a successor to Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw. It was established when the French ceded a part of Polish territory to the Russian Empire following France's defeat in the Napoleonic Wars. In 1915, during World War I, it was replaced by the German-controlled nominal Regency Kingdom until Poland regained independence in 1918. Following the partitions of Poland at the end of the 18th century, Poland ceased to exist as an independent nation for 123 years. The territory, with its native population, was split among the Habsburg monarchy, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Russian Empire. After 1804, an equivalent to Congress Poland within the Austrian Empire was the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, also commonly referred to as " Austrian Poland". The area incorporated into Prussia initially also held autonomy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw Voivodeship (1975–1998)
The Warsaw Voivodeship, between 1975 and 1990 known as the Warsaw Capital Voivodeship,Ustawa z dnia 22 marca 1990 r. o terenowych organach rządowej administracji ogólnej' was a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Poland, Third Republic of Poland from 1989 to 1998. Its capital was Warsaw, and it was located in the central Masovia. It was established on 1 June 1975, from the part of the Warsaw Voivodeship (1944–1975), Warsaw Voivodeship, and a Independent city, city voivodeship of Warsaw,Ustawa z dnia 28 maja 1975 r. o dwustopniowym podziale administracyjnym Państwa oraz o zmianie ustawy o radach narodowych. (Dz.U. 1975 nr 16 po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish People's Republic
The Polish People's Republic (1952–1989), formerly the Republic of Poland (1947–1952), and also often simply known as Poland, was a country in Central Europe that existed as the predecessor of the modern-day democratic Republic of Poland. With a population of approximately 37.9 million near the end of its existence, it was the second most-populous communist government, communist and Eastern Bloc country in Europe. It was also where the Warsaw Pact was founded. The largest city and capital was Warsaw, followed by the industrial city of Łódź and cultural city of Kraków. The country was bordered by the Baltic Sea to the north, the Soviet Union to the east, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia to the south, and East Germany to the west. The Polish People's Republic was a unitary state with a Marxist–Leninist government established in the country after the Red Army's takeover of Polish territory from Occupation of Poland (1939–1945), German occupation in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powązki Cemetery
Powązki Cemetery (; ), also known as Stare Powązki (), is a historic necropolis located in Wola district, in the western part of Warsaw, Poland. It is the most famous cemetery in the city and one of the oldest, having been established in 1790. It is the burial place of many illustrious individuals from Polish history. Some are interred along the "Avenue of the Distinguished" – ''Aleja Zasłużonych'', created in 1925. It is estimated that over one million people are buried at Powązki. The cemetery is often confused with the newer Powązki Military Cemetery, which is located to the north-west of Powązki Cemetery. History Powązki Cemetery was established on 4 November 1790 on land donated by nobleman Melchior Szymanowski, and consecrated on 20 May 1792. Initially it covered an area of only about 2.5 ha. In the same year Saint Karol Boromeusz Church, designed by Dominik Merlini, was built on the northern edge of the cemetery. The catacombs were erected soon therea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nutcracker (1967 Film)
''The Nutcracker'' () is a 1967 Polish film directed by Halina Bielińska and based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's 1816 novelette "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King". Cast * Elżbieta Zagubień - Marynia * Janusz Pomaski - Frycek * Leon Niemczyk - Jan, the father * Barbara Wrzesińska - Kulia, the mother * Wieńczysław Gliński - Drosselmajer / E.T.A. Hoffmann * Grzegorz Roman - Krystian Drosselmajer * Zbigniew Miśkiewicz - Amadeusz Drosselmajer * Józef Nalberczak - Mouse King * Joanna Sołtan - Mouse Queen * Joanna Walter - Antonina * Bogusław Sochnacki - Baker * Jan Gwiazdowski - Chancellor * Juliusz Lubicz-Lisowski * Adam Pawlikowski - Private secretary * Krzysztof Litwin - Teodor Wajs, theology student * Jerzy Wasowski - Criminal lawyer * Magdalena Wołłejko - * Aleksander Dzwonkowski - Surgeon * Mirosława Lombardo - * Krzysztof Świętochowski - * Jerzy Barankiewicz - Astrologer * Marek Kierlańczyk - King * Maciej Miśkiewicz - * Piotr Bie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piotr Bieliński
Piotr Bieliński (born 1948 in Bern, Switzerland) is a Polish Mediterranean archaeologist, professor of humanities, specializing in the archaeology of the ancient Middle East. His research interests include the art - especially glyptics - and architecture of Mesopotamia, Syro-Palestine, Anatolia, and the Persian Gulf from the Chalcolithic to the Bronze Age. He has led over a dozen Polish archaeological expeditions to the Middle East. Biography Professional career From 1967 to 1972 he studied archaeology in the Chair of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw under Prof. Kazimierz Michałowski, and from 1969 to 1972 also in the Chair of Polish and General Archaeology of the University of Warsaw. In 1978, at the same university, he received a doctoral degree based on a dissertation on residential architecture in Syro-Palestine in the middle and late Bronze Age. He received his postdoctoral degree in 1991 based on his work on ''Northern Ubaid'' – Mesopotamia bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Krüger
Maria Krüger (1904–1999) was a Polish children's literature writer and journalist. Krüger participated in the Warsaw Uprising. Several of her children's books received radio and television adaptations, and have been required reading in Polish schools. Daughter of author Edmund Krüger and Aniela Paulina Krüger (née Dobosiewicz), older sister of director and animator Halina Bielińska. Selected works: * '' Karolcia'' (1959) * '' Godzina pąsowej róży'' (1960) * ''The Nutcracker ''The Nutcracker'' (, ), Opus number, Op. 71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet (conceived as a '; ) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's imagination featuring a Nutcracker doll. Th ...'' (1967) * '' Witaj, Karolciu'' (1970) References * ''Współcześni polscy pisarze i badacze literatury. Słownik biobibliograficzny'', T. 4, pod red. J. Czachowskiej, A. Szałagan. Warszawa: WSiP, 1996, p. 388. . 1904 births 1999 death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world. Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the world. Founded in 1946, the invitation-only festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. The festival was formally accredited by the FIAPF in 1951. Cannes is one of the "Big Three" major European film festivals, alongside Venice and Berlin, as well as one of the "Big Five" major international film festivals, alongside Venice, Berlin, Toronto and Sundance. History The early years The Cannes Film Festival has its origins in 1938 when Jean Zay, the French Minister of National Education, on the proposal of high-ranking official and historian Philippe Erlanger and film journalist Robert Favre Le Bret decided to set up an international cinematographic festival. They found the support of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a Warsaw metropolitan area, greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 6th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises List of districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is classified as an Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Alpha 2, alpha global city, a major political, economic and cultural hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also the capital of the Masovian Voivodeship. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 Births
This year saw the beginning of what became known as the First World War, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 **The Sakurajima volcano in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Deaths
1989 was a turning point in political history with the " Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin Wall in November, the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and the overthrow of the communist dictatorship in Romania in December; the movement ended in December 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Revolutions against communist governments in Eastern Europe mainly succeeded, but the year also saw the suppression by the Chinese government of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing. It was the year of the first Brazilian direct presidential election in 29 years, since the end of the military government in 1985 that ruled the country for more than twenty years, and marked the redemocratization process's final point. F. W. de Klerk was elected as State President of South Africa, and his regime gradually dismantled th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
