Piotr Szulkin (; 26 April 1950 – 3 August 2018) was a Polish

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and writer. He directed over thirty films, both Polish and international productions. He was a recipient of "Best

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Film Director" at

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in 1984. During the latter part of his career, he was also a professor at the National Film School in Łódź.

Personal life

He was the son of (1911-1987), a Polish physicist from an assimilated Jewish family (whose parents were Idel Szulkin and Małka Frydzon). His paternal uncle was (1908-1992), a historian and publicist. In 2013, Piotr Szulkin demanded the removal of information about the Jewish ancestry of Paweł Szulkin in his biography in the ''

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'' (Polish National Dictionary). After Piotr Szulkin sued ''Polski Słownik Biograficzny'', in January 2014, the Civil Court in Kraków, as a protective action, put a one-year prohibition on the dissemination of the volume of ''Polski Słownik Biograficzny'' including the biography of Paweł Szulkin. Szulkin was married to Renata Karwowska.

Films directed

*1975 '' Dziewce z ciortom'' *1977 '' Oczy uroczne'' *1978 '' Kobiety pracujące'' *1980 ''

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'' *1981 '' Wojna światów – następne stulecie'' ''(

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: Next Century)'' *1984 '' O-Bi, O-Ba. Koniec cywilizacji'' *1985 '' Ga, Ga. Chwała bohaterom'' *1990 '' Femina'' *1993 '' Mięso (Ironica)'' *2003 ''

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Scripts written

*1972 ''Raz, dwa, trzy'' *1972 ''Wszystko'' *1974 ''Przed kamerą SBB'' *1975 ''Zespół SBB'' *1975 ''Narodziny'' *1976 ''Życie codzienne'' *1977 ''Oczy uroczne'' *1980 ''Golem'' *1981 ''Wojna światów - Następne stulecie'' *1984 ''O-Bi, O-Ba. Koniec cywilizacji'' *1985 ''Ga, Ga. Chwała bohaterom'' *1993 ''Mięso (Ironica)'' *2003 ''Ubu Król''

Actor

*1978 Szpital przemienienia (as Jakub) *1986 ''Kołysanka (Lullaby, A (The Lullabye)'' *1985 ''Képvadászok'' *1989 ''Lawa jako Diabeł I'' *1992 ''Kiedy rozum śpi''

References

External links

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