Sylwester Chęciński (21 May 1930, Skwarki – 8 December 2021,
Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...
) was a Polish film and television director. He was born in
Susiec
Susiec is a village and holiday resort in Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Susiec. It lies approximately west of Tomaszów Lubelski and sou ...
,
Poland
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, on 21 May 1930. Chęciński died in
Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...
on 8 December 2021, at the age of 91.
Biography
Chęciński was born 21 May 1930 in Skwarki. In 1950, he graduated from the 1st Secondary School of General Education named after Jędrzej Śniadeckiego in Dzierżoniów, and in 1956 the Directing Department of the State Film School in
Łódź
Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canti ...
.
He is best known for the trilogy
Sami swoi
''Sami swoi'' (; translated as ''All Friends Here'' or ''Our Folks''; literally "only our own") (1967) is the first part of a Polish comedic trilogy of movies by Sylwester Chęciński. Its two follow-ups are ''Nie ma mocnych'' (a Polish idiom mea ...
Kochaj albo rzuć
''Kochaj albo rzuć'' (''Love or leave'') is a 1977 Polish comedy film directed by Sylwester Chęciński. It is the third and final part of a trilogy about two quarreling peasants Kargul and Pawlak, which started with ''Sami swoi'' ( All Friends H ...
. He directed his first film ''Historia żółtej ciżemki'' in 1961. In the years 1976–1980 he was the deputy artistic director of the film group "Iluzjon", and in the years 1988–1991 the deputy artistic director of the film group "Kadr". For lifetime achievement, he received "Platinum Lions" at the 39th Gdynia Film Festival (2014) and the
Polish Academy Life Achievement Award
The Polish Academy Life Achievement Award is an honorary Polish Film Award bestowed by the Polish Film Academy for outstanding contributions to the cinema of Poland.
Recipients
* 1999: Wojciech HasCathedral of St. John the Baptist in Wrocław was buried at the Grabiszyński Cemetery in Wrocław.
Katastrofa
''Katastrofa'' is a 1965 Polish drama film directed by Sylwester Chęciński.
Cast
* Marta Lipińska as Hanka
* Stanisław Niwiński as Grzegorz Hulewicz
* Aleksander Fogiel as Straw boss Bien
* Wiktor Grotowicz as Director Rozner
* Witold Pyr ...
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* 1967: ''
Sami swoi
''Sami swoi'' (; translated as ''All Friends Here'' or ''Our Folks''; literally "only our own") (1967) is the first part of a Polish comedic trilogy of movies by Sylwester Chęciński. Its two follow-ups are ''Nie ma mocnych'' (a Polish idiom mea ...
Kochaj albo rzuć
''Kochaj albo rzuć'' (''Love or leave'') is a 1977 Polish comedy film directed by Sylwester Chęciński. It is the third and final part of a trilogy about two quarreling peasants Kargul and Pawlak, which started with ''Sami swoi'' ( All Friends H ...
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* 1978: ''
Roman i Magda
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*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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* 1980: ''
Bo oszalałem dla niej
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Arts and entertainment
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* ''Bo'' (film), a ...
Calls Controlled
''Calls Controlled'' (Polish: ''Rozmowy kontrolowane'') is a Polish black comedy film directed by Sylwester Chęciński and released in 1991. It is a sequel to the 1980 film ''Teddy Bear'' and was followed in 2007 by '' Ryś'' (lynx).
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