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. In the late 1950s, he studied cinema in France. His second feature, ''

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'' (1972), was banned in communist Poland, and Żuławski went to France. After the success of '' That Most Important Thing: Love'' in 1975, he returned to Poland where he spent two years making '' On the Silver Globe'' (not released until 1988). The work on this film was interrupted and destroyed by the authorities. After that, Żuławski moved to France where he became known for controversial and violent art-house films such as '' Possession'' (1981). Żuławski is also known for his work with actresses including

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, Isabelle Adjani and

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. His films have received awards at various international film festivals. Żuławski had also written several novels, for example: ''Il était Un Verger'', ''Lity Bór'' (a.k.a. ''La Forêt Forteresse''), ''W Oczach Tygrysa'', and ''Ogród Miłości''.

Biography

Andrzej Żuławski was born in

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(formerly known as Lwów). He was an assistant of the filmmaker

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. When his second film ''

'' was banned in Poland, he decided to move to France, where he made '' That Most Important Thing: Love'' (1975) with

. After returning to Poland he worked for two years on a film which the authorities did not allow him to finish (''On the Silver Globe''), based on a book by his great-uncle Jerzy Żuławski.Culture.pl
/ref> Since then he lived and worked mostly in France, making art films. Being a maverick who always defied mainstream commercialism, Żuławski enjoyed success mostly with the European art-house audiences. His wild, imaginative, and controversial pictures have received awards at various international film festivals. He also wrote the novels ''Il était Un Verger'', ''Lity Bór'' (a.k.a. ''La Forêt Forteresse''), W Oczach Tygrysa, and Ogród Miłości. In 2006 he was the Head of the Jury at the

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. Żuławski worked many times with composer Andrzej Korzyński, beginning in '' The Third Part of the Night'' (1971). Their last collaboration was for ''

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'' (2015), which was also Żuławski's last film. On 17 February 2016, Żuławski died at a hospital in

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from cancer.

Personal life

He had three sons from different relationships. Żuławski's ex-wife was Małgorzata Braunek, who was a Polish film and stage actress. Their son, Xawery, is also a film director. He was in a relationship with the French actress

for sixteen years, with whom he made four films over a 15-year period (''

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'', ''

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'', ''La Note bleue'', ''

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''). They had a son Vincent together. They broke up in 2001.

Filmography

Feature films

Short films and Television

References

External links

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