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Jan Jakub Kolski
Jan Jakub Kolski (born 29 January 1956) is a Polish film director, cinematographer, and writer. Early life and career Kolski was born in Wrocław, and comes from a family closely connected to cinema. His father, Roman Kolski, and his sister, Ewa Pakulska were film editors. His brother, Włodzimierz Kolski, is a production manager. His paternal grandfather was a film producer. Kolski's wife, Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska is an actress. From age eleven until age fourteen, Kolski lived in a small village, Popielawy, near Tomaszów Mazowiecki and Łódź. Those years became the inspiration for his later films. During the late 1970s, he worked his way through the ranks at a TV station in his home town, ending up as chief director of photography. He then studied cinematography at the famous Film School in Łódź, where he now runs a screenplay workshop. In 2007 he gained his doctoral degree in film art. He's also a lecturer at Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing. Works During th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly from the Baltic Sea to the north and from the Sudeten Mountains to the south. , the official population of Wrocław is 672,929, with a total of 1.25 million residing in the metropolitan area, making it the third largest city in Poland. Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. Today, it is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The history of the city dates back over a thousand years; at various times, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and Germany. Wrocław became part of Poland again in 1945 as part of the Recovered Territories, the result of extensive border changes and expulsions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 scheme to disturb the young girl's fiancé and, later, to have the youngsters enact the murder of a leader in the Polish resistance. Publication The book was originally published in 1960. In 1966, an English translation from French was published in the United Kingdom through Calder and Boyars, and the United States through Grove Press. In 2009 Grove Press published an English translation by Danuta Borchardt, from the original Polish. Critical response Upon the 2009 American release, Michael Dirda wrote in ''The Washington Post'' that ''Pornografia'' "seems as sick, as pathologically creepy a novel as one is ever likely to read. In some ways, it resembles a rather more polymorphously perverse version of ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' or one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Łódź Film School Alumni
Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canting, as it depicts a boat ( in Polish), which alludes to the city's name. As of 2022, Łódź has a population of 670,642 making it the country's fourth largest city. Łódź was once a small settlement that first appeared in 14th-century records. It was granted town rights in 1423 by Polish King Władysław II Jagiełło and it remained a private town of the Kuyavian bishops and clergy until the late 18th century. In the Second Partition of Poland in 1793, Łódź was annexed to Prussia before becoming part of the Napoleonic Duchy of Warsaw; the city joined Congress Poland, a Russian client state, at the 1815 Congress of Vienna. The Second Industrial Revolution (from 1870) brought rapid growth in textile manufacturing and in population ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film People From Wrocław
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1956 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Huaorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is held in Mosc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Language
Polish (Polish: ''język polski'', , ''polszczyzna'' or simply ''polski'', ) is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic group written in the Latin script. It is spoken primarily in Poland and serves as the native language of the Poles. In addition to being the official language of Poland, it is also used by the Polish diaspora. There are over 50 million Polish speakers around the world. It ranks as the sixth most-spoken among languages of the European Union. Polish is subdivided into regional dialects and maintains strict T–V distinction pronouns, honorifics, and various forms of formalities when addressing individuals. The traditional 32-letter Polish alphabet has nine additions (''ą'', ''ć'', ''ę'', ''ł'', ''ń'', ''ó'', ''ś'', ''ź'', ''ż'') to the letters of the basic 26-letter Latin alphabet, while removing three (x, q, v). Those three letters are at times included in an extended 35-letter alphabet, although they are not used in native words. The traditional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historia Kina W Popielawach
''Historia kina w Popielawach'' is a Polish historical film. It was released in 1998. Cast * Krzysztof Majchrzak − Józef Andryszek Piąty * Bartosz Opania − Józef Andryszek Pierwszy * Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska − Chanutka Piąta * Franciszek Pieczka Franciszek Maksymilian Pieczka (18 January 1928 – 23 September 2022) was a Polish actor. A graduate of the National Higher School of Theatre in Warsaw (1954), he first made his debut in the theatre in Jelenia Góra. He won the award for Best ... - Janek * Michał Jasiński − Józef Andryszek Szósty (Szóstek) * Tomasz Krysiak − Staszek Szewczyk * Andrzej Jurczak * Joanna Orleańska − Chanutka I * Izabella Bukowska − Jagoda References External links * 1998 films Polish historical films 1990s Polish-language films Films directed by Jan Jakub Kolski 1990s historical films Films set in Łódź Voivodeship {{Poland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnnie Waterman
''Johnnie Waterman'' ( pl, Jańcio Wodnik, also known as ''Johnnie the Aquarius'') is a 1994 Polish drama film directed by Jan Jakub Kolski. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. It won the Findling Award in Cottbus. Cast * Franciszek Pieczka - Jancio Wodnik * Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska - Weronka * Bogusław Linda - Stygma * Katarzyna Aleksandrowicz - Oczyszczona * Olgierd Łukaszewicz - Dziad * Wieslaw Cichy - Umarlak * Renata Palys - Zona Umarlaka * Henryk Niebudek Henryk may refer to: * Henryk (given name) * Henryk, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, a village in south-central Poland * Henryk Glacier, an Antarctic glacier See also * Henryk Batuta hoax The Henryk Batuta hoax was a hoax perpetrated on the Polish ... - Chlop * Malgorzata Kaluzinska - Czarnowlosa * Kazimierz Krzaczkowski - Ojciec Oczyszczonej * Katarzyna Kurylonska - Dziewczyna Stygmy * Mariusz Kilian - Pastuch * Lech Gwit - Socha * Izabela Kwinta-Kolakowska - Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grzegorz Ciechowski
Grzegorz Zbigniew Ciechowski (29 August 1957 – 22 December 2001) was a Polish rock musician and film music composer. Ciechowski was born in Tczew. He was the founder and frontman of the band Republika, which was one of Poland's most popular rock groups. In the mid-1980s, Ciechowski took a break from the group and formed a new band called Obywatel GC (Citizen GC), again with considerable commercial success. At least a seven-song eponymous vinyl record, ''Obywatel G.C.'' exists, released by Tonpress KAW, copyright 1986. In 1991, Republika was revived, and Ciechowski was involved with a number of other ensembles. In 1996, as Grzegorz z Ciechowa, he recorded the album ''ojDADAna''. Ciechowski also composed for other artists such as Kasia Kowalska and Justyna Steczkowska and produced an album for German vocalist Mona Mur. He composed scores for the films ''Stan Strachu'' by Janusz Kijowski and '' The Hexer'' by Marek Brodzki; for the latter he received a Polish Film Award in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
23rd Moscow International Film Festival
The 23rd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 21 to 30 June 2001. The Golden St. George was awarded to the American film '' The Believer'' directed by Henry Bean. Jury * Margarethe von Trotta (Germany – President of the Jury) * Jiang Wen (China) * Bohdan Stupka (Ukraine) * Moritz de Hadeln (Germany) * Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė (Lithuania) * Igor Maslennikov (France) * Geoffrey Gilmore (United States) Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Awards * Golden St. George: '' The Believer'' by Henry Bean * Special Golden St.George: ''Under the Skin of the City'' by Rakhshan Bani-E'temad * Silver St. George: ** Best Director: Ettore Scola for ''Unfair Competition'' ** Best Actor: Vladimir Mashkov for '' The Quickie'' ** Best Actress: Rie Miyazawa for '' Peony Pavilion'' * Special Silver St. George: Eduard Artemyev, composer * Stanislavsky Award: Jack Nicholson * Prix FIPRESCI: '' Blind Guys'' by Péter Tímár References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keep Away From The Window
''Keep Away from the Window'' ( pl, Daleko od okna) is a 2000 Polish drama film directed by Jan Jakub Kolski about a young couple who conceal a Jewish woman in their house during World War II. It was entered into the 23rd Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Dorota Landowska as Barbara * Dominika Ostałowska as Regina Lilienstern * Bartosz Opania as Jan * Krzysztof Pieczynski as Jodla * Karolina Gruszka as Adult Helusia * Dariusz Toczek as Marek * Adam Kamien as Dolke * Magdalena Mirek as Jodla's wife * Olgierd Łukaszewicz as Regina's messenger #1 * Grzegorz Damięcki Grzegorz Damięcki (born 15 November 1967) is a Polish theatre, television, and film actor from Warsaw best known to international audiences for his role in the Netflix series '' The Woods''. Biography Early life Born in Warsaw, Grzegorz Damię ... as Regina's messenger #2 References External links * 2000 films 2000 drama films Polish drama films 2000s Polish-language films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
