''Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease'' ( pl, Życie jako śmiertelna choroba przenoszona drogą płciową) is a 2000 Polish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Krzysztof Zanussi
Krzysztof Pius Zanussi (born 17 June 1939) is a Polish film and theatre director, producer and screenwriter. He is a professor of European film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland where he conducts a summer workshop. He is ...
. It was Poland's submission to the
73rd Academy Awards
The 73rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best of 2000 in film and took place on March 25, 2001, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / ...
for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...
.
The film won the Golden St. George at the
22nd Moscow International Film Festival
The 22nd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 29 July 2000. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Polish-French film ''Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease'' directed by Krzysztof Zanussi.
Jury
* Theodoros Angelopoul ...
.
Cast
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Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Zbigniew Jan Zapasiewicz (13 September 1934 – 14 July 2009) was one of the most prominent post-war Polish actors, as well as a theatre director and pedagogue.
Biography
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz was born on 13 September 1934 in Warsaw, Poland. Du ...
as Tomasz Berg
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Krystyna Janda
Krystyna Jolanta Janda (born 18 December 1952) is a Polish film and theater actress best known internationally for playing leading roles in several films by Polish director Andrzej Wajda, including ''Man of Marble'' (''Człowiek z marmuru'', 1976 ...
as Anna
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Tadeusz Bradecki
Tadeusz Bradecki (2 January 1955 – 24 January 2022) was a Polish actor and stage director. He died on 24 January 2022, at the age of 67.
Partial filmography
*''Camera Buff'' (1979)
*''The Constant Factor'' (1980)
*''A Year of the Quiet Sun'' ...
as Monk Marek
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Monika Krzywkowska as Hanka
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Pawel Okraska as Filip
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Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz (; born 8 September 1950) is a Polish film actor. He is a graduate of the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. He has appeared in 37 films since 1974.
Selected filmography
* ''Man of Marble'' (1977)
* ''Man of Iron' ...
as Starszy wioskowy
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Szymon Bobrowski
Szymon Bobrowski (born 16 January 1972 in Konin, Poland) is a Polish actor.
Acted in tens of cinema and TV films, as well as theatre plays.
Filmography
* Magda M.
* Hania
* S@motność w sieci
*Na dobre i na złe
* Operacja "Koza"
* Serce na dÅ ...
as Karol
*
Jerzy Nasierowski as assistant
See also
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Cinema of Poland
The history of cinema in Poland is almost as long as the history of cinematography, and it has universally recognized achievements, even though Polish films tend to be less commercially available than films from several other European nations.
Af ...
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References
External links
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2000 films
Films set in Poland
Films set in Kraków
Films shot in Poland
Films shot in Kraków
2000s Polish-language films
2000 drama films
Films about death
Films directed by Krzysztof Zanussi
Films scored by Wojciech Kilar
Polish drama films
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