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Katarzyna Figura
Katarzyna Małgorzata Figura (Polish pronunciation: ; born 22 March 1962) is a Polish film, theatre and television actress. She is sometimes billed as "Kasia Figura", as in '' Prêt-à-Porter'', Robert Altman's 1994 film. Career Figura was born in Warsaw, Poland. She graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw and continued her studies at the Parisian Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique. She is one of the most recognized and popular actresses in the contemporary Polish film industry. She often played blond bombshells, prostitutes, and wives of rich men. Recently, she has changed her image radically in favor of more mature characters, very often sorrowful and embittered. Katarzyna Figura still appears in TV shows. For many years, she has been featured in single episodes of popular sitcoms, and has regularly appeared in the show ''Witches'' (since 2005). In 2004, she made her come-back to theater after a long-term absence. Her role in ''Alina to the West'' by Paw ... [...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 Player (1992 Film)
''The Player'' is a 1992 American satirical black comedy film directed by Robert Altman and written by Michael Tolkin, based on his own 1988 novel of the same name. The film stars Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Brion James and Cynthia Stevenson, and is the story of a Hollywood film studio executive who kills an aspiring screenwriter he believes is sending him death threats. ''The Player'' has many film references and Hollywood in-jokes, with 65 celebrities making cameo appearances in the film. Altman once stated that the film "is a very mild satire," offending no one.DVD commentary on ''The Player''. The film received three nominations at the 65th Academy Awards: Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing. The film also won two Golden Globes, Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical and Best Actor – Comedy or Musical for Robbins. Plot Griffin Mill is a Hollywood studio executive dating story editor Bonnie Shero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Cinema
The history of cinema in Poland is almost as long as the history of cinematography, and it has universally recognized achievements, even though Polish films tend to be less commercially available than films from several other European nations. After World War II, the communist government built an auteur-based national cinema, trained hundreds of new directors and empowered them to make films. Filmmakers like Roman Polański, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Agnieszka Holland, Andrzej Wajda, Andrzej Żuławski, Andrzej Munk, and Jerzy Skolimowski impacted the development of Polish film-making. In more recent years, the industry has been producer-led with finance being the key to a film being made, and with many independent filmmakers of all genres, Polish productions tend to be more inspired by American film. History Early history The first cinema was founded in Łódź in 1899, several years after the invention of the Cinematograph. Initially dubbed ''Living Pictures Theatre'', it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dziewczyny Z Dubaju
''Girls to Buy'' ( pl, Dziewczyny z Dubaju; ) is a 2021 Polish erotic drama film about the life of Dubai escort girls. It stars Paulina Gałązka, Olga Kalicka, Katarzyna Sawczuk, Giulio Berruti, Katarzyna Figura, Jan Englert, Beata Ścibak-Englert, Anna Karczmarczyk and Józek Pawłowski. ''Girls to Buy'' is a story about Polish celebrities who went to Dubai for the purposes of sex work. The book ''Girls from Dubai'' ( pl, Dziewczyny z Dubaju) written by Piotr Krysiak in 2018, on the basis of which Doda, a singer turned producer, decided to make a film. Maria Sadowska took on as director. Plot A young ambitious girl is dreaming of a better life. When the opportunity arises, she dives in without hesitation, becoming an exclusive high-end escort in the Middle East. Soon at the invitation of Arab sheiks, she begins to recruit Polish girls, celebrities, actresses and models. However, this inaccessible, luxurious world will soon show its dark side. Based on true stories, ''Girls to Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Gonna Snow Again
''Never Gonna Snow Again'' ( pl, Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie) is a 2020 Polish-German comedy-drama film directed by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert. It stars Alec Utgoff, Maja Ostaszewska, Agata Kulesza, Weronika Rosati, Katarzyna Figura, Andrzej Chyra, Łukasz Simlat, and Krzysztof Czeczot. The film premiered at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where it competed in the main competition. It was selected as the Polish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but failed to receive a nomination. It garnered seven Polish Film Award nominations, winning Best Cinematography. Plot While working as a masseur in a gated community in Poland, Zhenia, a Russian-speaking immigrant from the East unexpectedly builds a cult following. Cast * Alec Utgoff as Zhenia * Maja Ostaszewska as Maria * Agata Kulesza as Ewa * Weronika Rosati as Wika / Zhenia's mother * Katarzyna Figura as Gucci * Andrzej Chyra as Captain * Łukasz Simlat as Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuma (2012 Film)
''Yuma'' is a 2012 Polish-Czech action film directed by Piotr Mularuk. Cast * Jakub Gierszał - Zyga * Krzysztof Skonieczny - Kula (Bullet) * Jakub Kamieński - Młot (Hammer) * Tomasz Kot - Opat (Abbot) * Katarzyna Figura - Halinka * - Majka * Helena Sujecka − Bajadera *Malwina Wasilewska − Klara * Jerzy Schejbal − Zyga's father * Aldona Struzik − Zyga's mother * Kazimierz Mazur − Rysio * Tomasz Schuchardt − Ernest * Zbigniew Stryj − Shopkeeper in Frankfuhrt *Przemysław Bluszcz Przemysław () is a Polish Slavic given name, meaning someone who is clever or ingenious. It is derived from another Polish name Przemysł. Its diminutive forms include Przemek (the most popular one), Przemuś (hypocorism), Przemo, Przemko, Przem ... − Mayor References External links * 2012 action films Polish action films Czech action films {{2010s-CzechRepublic-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Love (2006 Film)
''Summer Love'' also known as ''Dead Man's Bounty'', is a 2006 Polish Western (genre), Western film written and directed by Piotr Uklański. It stars Bogusław Linda, Karel Roden, and Val Kilmer. Plot The plot involves a desert countryside with a group of rowdy cowboys, a woman bar tender and a drunkard sheriff. A peaceful village suddenly turns violent when a certain stranger walks into a bar with the poster of a wanted man. He enters into a scuffle with other cowboys. He manages to escape from the clutches of the locals and then is chased by them. References External links * * Interview in German ''Spike Art'' 2006 films 2006 Western (genre) films Polish Western (genre) films 2000s English-language films English-language Polish films {{2000s-Western-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] |
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 Reve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pianist (2002 Film)
''The Pianist'' is a 2002 biographical war drama film produced and directed by Roman Polanski, with a script by Ronald Harwood, and starring Adrien Brody. It is based on the autobiographical book ''The Pianist'' (1946), a Holocaust memoir by the Polish-Jewish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman, a Holocaust survivor. The film was a co-production by France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Poland. ''The Pianist'' premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival on 24 May 2002, where it won the Palme d'Or, and went into wide release that September; the film received widespread critical acclaim, with critics lauding Polanski's direction, Brody's performance and Harwood's screenplay. At the 75th Academy Awards, the film won for Best Director (Polanski), Best Adapted Screenplay (Harwood), and Best Actor (Brody), and was nominated for four others, including Best Picture (it would lose out to ''Chicago)''. It also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film and BAFTA Award for Best Directio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Career Of Nikos Dyzma
''Career of Nikos Dyzma'' (also known as ''Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy'' in Polish) is a 2002 Polish film directed by Jacek Bromski. The film is a mordant contemporary satire loosely based on the 1932 novel The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz, which narrates the story of a crude opportunist from the countryside, whose vulgarity, mistaken by the Polish elite in the capital for canny insight, facilitates his rise through the social and political ranks of the nation. The same novel also inspired the 1979 American film Being There. Cast * Cezary Pazura as Nikodem, "Nikos" Dyzma * Anna Przybylska as Jadzia, the wife of the minister Jaszuński * Ewa Kasprzyk (actress), Ewa Kasprzyk as Senator Anna Walewska * Andrzej Grabowski as Roman Kiliński * Krzysztof Globisz as Minister Jaszuński * Krzysztof Pieczynski as Kropiel * Olgierd Łukaszewicz as Prime Minister * Lew Rywin as Terkowski * Katarzyna Figura as Nurse Awards * Eagles year: 2003 Type: appointment Award: Eag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiler-ów 2-óch
''Kilerów 2-óch'' ('' en, Two Hitmen'') is a continuation of ''Kiler'' movie, directed in 1997. The film premiered 8 January 1999 in Poland and like the first part it has received financial and critical success. Plot The time flies and Jurek Kiler has already forgotten the fact that he used to work as a taxi driver and that he was suspected of series of murders. He is now a public person, and together with his girlfriend Ewa runs a foundation that successfully raises money from all over the world. He is now a man of a great renown as he injects a substantial sums of money into various public institutions. However, the idyllic life becomes thwarted when two murderers who do their time - Siara and Lipski - do everything to blow him away. One time they hire a world-famous Polish murderer called Szakal, other time a Cuban hireling alleged Kiler's double who, after many attempts, fail to carry out their "responsibilities". The situation becomes even more perplexed when Lipski obta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
