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Irena Laskowska
Irena Laskowska (15 March 1925 – 6 December 2019) was a Polish actress. She appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1948 and 2003. Selected filmography * '' The Last Day of Summer'' (1958) * ''Milczące ślady'' (1961) * '' Salto'' (1965) * '' Hunting Flies'' (1969) * '' Everything for Sale'' (1969) * ''Pornografia ''Pornografia'' is a 1960 novel by the Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz. The narrative revolves around two middle-aged Warsawian intellectuals, who during a trip to the countryside during World War II construct a scheme to entice two teenagers in a ...'' (2003) References External links * 1925 births 2019 deaths Polish film actresses Actresses from Kraków Polish stage actresses Recipient of the Meritorious Activist of Culture badge {{Poland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, economic, cultural and artistic life. Cited as one of Europe's most beautiful cities, its Old Town with Wawel Royal Castle was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, one of the first 12 sites granted the status. The city has grown from a Stone Age settlement to Poland's second-most-important city. It began as a hamlet on Wawel Hill and was reported by Ibrahim Ibn Yakoub, a merchant from Cordoba, as a busy trading centre of Central Europe in 985. With the establishment of new universities and cultural venues at the emergence of the Second Polish Republic in 1918 and throughout the 20th century, Kraków reaffirmed its role as a major national academic and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is an Alpha global city, a major cultural, political and economic hub, and the country's seat of government. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th century, when Sigismund III decided to move the Polish capital and his royal court from Kraków. Warsaw served as the de facto capital of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795, and subsequently as the seat of Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Day Of Summer (1958 Film)
''The Last Day of Summer'' ( pl, Ostatni dzień lata) is a 1958 romantic drama film directed by the Polish film director Tadeusz Konwicki. Plot The action takes place amid the deserted dunes and screaming gulls of a chilly Baltic shore. Two lonely, damaged people, played by Irena Laskowska and Jan Machulski, whose characters remain nameless throughout the film, happen to meet on a deserted beach. Both are haunted by vivid memories of World War II and make silent, imperfect attempts to reach out to each other, but they cannot find a means to communicate. See also * Cinema of Poland * List of Polish language films There are two lists of Polish language films: # Alphabetical by Polish title # Alphabetical by title of English release Alphabetical by Polish title * ''Austeria'' * '' Bilans kwartalny'' * '' Człowiek na torze'' * '' Człowiek z Marmuru'' * ... External links * * 1958 films Polish black-and-white films 1950s Polish-language films 1958 romantic drama film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milczące ślady
''Milczące ślady'' is a 1960 Polish drama film directed by Zbigniew Kuźmiński. Cast * Lech Wojciechowski as Kolacz * Witold Skaruch as Professor * Ryszard Kotys as Stusina * Włodzimierz Skoczylas as Driver Szelongiewicz * Irena Laskowska as Walczak's wife * Henryk Bąk as Mjr. Zimny * Zbigniew Dobrzyński as Ens. Klos * Kazimierz Fabisiak as Pharmacist Stanislaw Walczak * Eugeniusz Fulde * August Kowalczyk as Thunder * Adam Mularczyk as Waclaw Szyndzielorz * Witold Pyrkosz Witold Pyrkosz (24 December 1926 – 22 April 2017) was a Polish actor. He was best known as Lucjan Mostowiak in Polish TV series "M jak miłość", as Pyzdra in " Janosik", as Wichura in "Czterej pancerni i pies", as Balcerek in "Alternatyw ... as Józef Swider References External links * 1960 films 1960 drama films Polish drama films Polish black-and-white films 1960s Polish-language films {{1960s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salto (film)
''Salto'' is a 1965 Polish drama film written and directed by Tadeusz Konwicki. It was released on 11 June 1965 in Poland. The director of photography is Kurt Weber and the music is by Wojciech Kilar. The title can be translated as "somersault" in English, or it can be seen as a reference to a rhythmic dance movement. The film received an Honorary Diploma at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, 1967. Plot The film tells the story of a man who jumps off a train into a sparsely populated town. He is "a crazy guy who drops into a kind of ghost town and tells various cockamamie stories, and the citizens aren't sure if they remember him or not". The crazy man "claims to have hidden in this town during the war", and he confronts a number of people, being "alternately hostile, tender, understanding, accusing, cowering, ndpassive-aggressive"; but the townspeople do not seem to remember him. Style The film is "mostly a lot of curious confrontations, both intellectual and earthy, con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunting Flies (1969 Film)
''Hunting Flies'' ( pl, Polowanie na muchy) is a 1969 Polish comedy film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Włodek (Zygmunt Malanowicz) is a young man who is stuck in a boring job in a library. He lives in a small apartment with his wife, son and in-laws. His family life is oppressive due to constant nagging by his wife, who wants to move to a bigger apartment. His father-in-law has an obsession with flies. His son is glued to the television set. Włodek's life changes when he meets a young woman, Irena (Małgorzata Braunek), who fascinates him with her striking appearance and impressive vocabulary. They set off on a short trip together. Their affair is more intellectual than physical. Irena seeks to control Włodek and make him a successful man as imagined by her. Włodek manages to regain control of his life just in time. Cast * Zygmunt Malanowicz - Włodek * Małgorzata Braunek - Irena * Ewa Skarzanka - Hanka, Włodek's wife * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everything For Sale (1969 Film)
''Everything for Sale'' ( pl, Wszystko na sprzedaż) is a 1969 Polish drama film written and directed by Andrzej Wajda. The film was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 42nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Beata Tyszkiewicz as Beata * Elżbieta Czyżewska as Elzbieta * Andrzej Łapicki as Andrzej * Daniel Olbrychski as Daniel * Witold Holtz as Witek * Malgorzata Potocka as The Little * Bogumił Kobiela as Bobek * Elżbieta Kępińska as Actress in Theatre * Irena Laskowska as Forester's Wife * Tadeusz Kalinowski as Forester See also * List of submissions to the 42nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Polish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Poland has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film on a regular basis since 1963. The Oscar is handed out annually by the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pornografia (film)
''Pornografia'' is a 2003 Polish–French film directed by Jan Jakub Kolski. It is based on the 1960 Pornografia, novel of the same name by Witold Gombrowicz, set in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. The film touches on themes such as European society of the 1940s as a whole, Conspiracy theory, conspiracy theories, guerrilla warfare, the Nazi invasion of Poland, Nazi invasion, murder, suicide, as well as eroticism, guilt, and manipulation of youth by adults. The score, composed by Zygmunt Konieczny, won the Georges Delerue Award at the Flanders International Film Festival Ghent, Flanders International Film Festival in 2003. Cast and characters * Krzysztof Majchrzak as Fryderyk * Adam Ferency as Witold * Krzysztof Globisz as Hipolit * Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska as Maria * Grzegorz Damiecki as Waclaw Paszkowski * Jan Frycz as Siemian * Irena Laskowska as Amelia * Sandra Samos as Henia * Anna Baniowska as Weronika * Kazimierz Mazur as Karol * Jan Urbanski as Skuziak * Magdal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925 Births
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2019 Deaths
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Polish Film Actresses
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Actresses From Kraków
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
