Ryszard Filipski (17 July 1934 – 22 October 2021) was a Polish actor and theatre and film director.
He established the
monodrama
A monodrama is a theatrical or operatic piece played by a single actor or singer, usually portraying one character.
In opera
In opera, a monodrama was originally a melodrama with one role such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau's '' Pygmalion'', which w ...
theatre ' in
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
(1966–1981). Ryszard Filipski is known for ''
Hubal
In Arabian mythology, Hubal ( ar, هُبَل) was a god worshipped in pre-Islamic Arabia, notably by the Quraysh at the Kaaba in Mecca. The god's idol was a human figure believed to control acts of divination, which was performed by tossing ar ...
(1973)'', ''Zamach stanu'' (1981) and many other films. In 2003 he starred in the film ''
An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God'' under
Jerzy Hoffman
Jerzy Julian Hoffman (; born 15 March 1932) is a Polish director, screenwriter, and producer. He received the Polish Academy Life Achievement Award in February 2006.
Hoffman is best known for his works in '' The Deluge'' (1974) and ''With Fire a ...
.
Awards and honours
Filipski has received many awards, including:
*Knight's Cross of the
Order of Polonia Restituta
The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...
(1978)
*
Gold Cross of Merit (1974)
*Bronze Badge of Janek Krasicki (1970)
*Gold Badge of Janek Krasicki (1976)
*Badge of Merit in Culture (1974)
*Gold Badge "for his contribution to Kraków"(1975)
References
External links
*
Ryszard Filipskiat the www.filmpolski.pl
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1934 births
2021 deaths
Male actors from Kraków
Polish male stage actors
Polish film directors
Polish male film actors
Actors from Lviv
Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
Film people from Lviv
Recipient of the Meritorious Activist of Culture badge