Andrzej Waldemar Korzyński (2 March 1940 – 18 April 2022) was a Polish composer whose work ranged from some of the biggest hits from the 1960s to the early nineties, a popular children's musical ("Akademia Pana Kleksa") and scores for some of the best Polish films of the second half of the 20th century — including
Andrzej Wajda
Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the ...
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The Birch Wood
''The Birch Wood'' ( pl, Brzezina) is a 1970 Polish drama film directed by Andrzej Wajda based on a novel by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where Wajda won the Golden Prize for Direction and ...
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Man of Marble
''Man of Marble'' ( pl, Człowiek z marmuru) is a 1977 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It chronicles the fall from grace of a fictional heroic Polish bricklayer, Mateusz Birkut (played by Jerzy Radziwiłowicz), who became the Stakhanovite s ...
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Andrzej Żuławski
Andrzej Żuławski (; 22 November 1940 – 17 February 2016) was a Polish film director and writer. Żuławski often went against mainstream commercialism in his films, and enjoyed success mostly with European art-house audiences.
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The Devil
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Possession
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Law
* Dependent territory, an area of land over which another country exercises sovereignty, but which does not have the full right of participation in that country's governance
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Power and Resistance: Andrzej Żuławski's 'On the Silver Globe'
. ''Notebook'', via MUBI
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Born in
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 officia ...
, Korzyński graduated from the
Fryderyk Chopin University of Music
The Chopin University of Music ( pl, Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina, UMFC) is a musical conservatorium and academy located in central Warsaw, Poland. It is the oldest and largest music school in Poland, and one of the largest in Europe. in 1964.
[Andrzej Korzyński]
. ''Filmpolski.pl – Internetowa Baza Filmu Polskiego'' (Polish Internet Movie Database). Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. Leona Schillera w Łodzi ( National Film, Television and Theatre School Leon Schiller in Łódź). Retrieved 27 May 2015. He was a member of the
Polish Film Academy
The Polish Film Academy (Polish: ''Polska Akademia Filmowa'') is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures.
History
The Academy, founded in 2003, is composed of about 600 m ...
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References
External links
Monoskop.org*
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1940 births
2022 deaths
Polish film score composers
Male film score composers
Chopin University of Music alumni
Recipients of the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
Musicians from Warsaw
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