Andrzej Bart

Andrzej Bart (born 1951 in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish novelist, screenwriter and film director.
He is called the Polish Thomas Pynchon''Polish Thomas Pynchon''
. because he prefers "people talk about his books and films but leave him alone".

Novels

''Rien ne va plus''

Andrzej Bart devoted his young years to writing a novel ''Rien ne va plus''''Rien ne va plus''
. This epic story of Poland and Poles, seen through a foreigner's eyes, couldn't be published for a long time because of political reasons.''Rien ne va plus'': waiting for six years
. Published in 1991, it was immediately awarded th
Kościelski Award
Subsequently, three editions of the book were published in Poland.

''The Travel Bug''

In ''Pociąg do podróży'', (1999, ''The Travel Bug''), the writer follows two underdogs, a Jew and a German, who are sent back in time to the year 1900 to kill the young Adolf Hitler. Their eccentric travel serves as a pretext to examine the innocence of Europe before it experienced two world-wide wars.

''The Fifth Rider of Apocalypse''

Under the pseudonym Paul Scarron Jr., he published the metaphysical mystery novel ''Piąty jeździec Apokalipsy'' (1999, ''The Fifth Rider of Apocalypse'').

''Don Juan Revisited''

In the novel ''Don Juan raz jeszcze'' (2006, ''Don Juan Revisited''''Don Juan Revisited''
.
) the old Don Juan atones in a monastery for the sins of his youth. Forced, he sets off for his last adventure. He is to seduce Queen of Castile, Juana, who is traversing Spain with the corpse of her husband.

''The Flytrap Factory''

Bart's most translated book is ''Fabryka Muchołapek'' (2008, ''The Flytrap Factory''''The Flytrap Factory''
.), short listed for the Nike Literary Award. It is a novel about the most controversial figure of modern history, Chaim Rumkowski, the leader of the Łódź Ghetto.

''Reverse''

In '' Rewers'' (2009, ''Reverse'') Bart brings back to life one of his characters who in ''Rien ne va plus'' committed suicide. A young girl who in Stalinism Poland found herself in a no-choice situation, this time is able to confront evil and win.

''Breathless''

A famous Polish director, who has been working for the last twenty years in the United States, is in a car accident. Suspended between life and death, he returns, delirious, to his country to do what we all hope we will have time to do. He wants to apologize and to express thanks but he also wants to take revenge.''Breathless (Bezdech''
).

''The Dybbuk Presumed''

An unexpected guest visits Andrzej Bart, and he announces that he chose him as the confidant of his life story. The author's private notes intertwine with a fascinating story about pre-war Warsaw, the German occupation, and life in the ghetto.

''The loud death, the silent death''

In a few months, Adolf Hitler will parade along Piotrkowska Street. Meanwhile, another would-be artist murders young women, and for a better effect, he tosses elegantly wrapped body parts in carefully selected places. The German V column is also already operating in the city.
These are the last moments of Łódź, which, as Israel Joshua Singer said, reflected the whole world.

Films

''Reverse''

In 2009, ''Reverse'' was awarded the main prize – the Golden Lions Award – at the most prestigious Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. It was submitted to the Academy Awards. Since then ''Reverse'' has been receiving numerous awards at many international film festivals includin
Best New Director
at the 36th Seattle International Film Festival and the Best Debut Feature at the 32nd Moscow International Film Festival.

''Documentaries, TV movies and radio plays''

Bart made several documentariesAbout Łódź: ''A bad city?''. Andrzej Bart's documentaries (In Polish)
. including ''Eva R.'', about daughter of pianist Arthur Rubinstein, ''Hiob'', about Marek Rudnicki, graphic artist and painter, ''Marian Brandys'' about Marian Brandys, a Polish writer. He is also a screenwriter and producer of ''Radegast''.Radegast
. In 2010 he wrote and directed a TV movie, ''Boulevard Voltaire'', ''Boulevard Voltaire'', IMDB. awarded at the 2011 Sopot Festival2011 Sopot Festival (in Polish)
the Best Director and the Best Script. In 2011 he wrote and directed a radio play ''Pan i sługa / Master and Servant'', broadcast 20 November 2011 on Polskie Radio Program I. In 2012 he wrote and directed a radio play ''Bezdech / Breathless'', broadcast 6 May 2012 on Polskie Radio Program I. In 2013 he wrote and directed ''Bezdech'' as a TV theater play; for this play he was awarded at the 2013 Sopot Festival Dwa Teatry :pl:Dwa Teatry. the Best Original or Adapted Script.Sopot Festival (in Polish)
''Bezdech'' received four awards, including the Best Actor, the Best Film Editing, and two honorable mentions. It also received "Bronze Knight" at XXIV International Film Forum "Golden Knight", Sevastopol, 2015 Diploma for the Best Director and Diploma for the Best Screenplay

In 2015 he wrote and directed a radio play ''Owacja na stojąco'' (''Standing Ovation'') which was broadcast at the Theater Scene of Radio Station 3,(in Polish)
and ''Miejsce Obok'' (''Beside'') aired on 28 February 2016 on Polskie Radio Program I A collection of Andrzej Bart's plays ''Sztuki i sztuczki'' (''Plays and playings'') was published by Narodowe Centrum Kultury, 2015.

In 2016 Andrzej Bart directed a performance reading of his ''The Flytrap Factory'' at the Jewish Community Center in Warsaw.

Bibliography

Fiction in Polish

* '' Człowiek, na którego nie szczekały psy'', Wydawnictwo Łódzkie, 1983.
* '' Rien ne va plus'', Poprzeczna Oficyna, 1991.
* '' Rien ne va plus'', Wydawnictwo Literackie, 2005.
* '' Rien ne va plus'', W.A.B. 2010.
* ''Pociąg do podróży'', Les Editions Noir Sur Blanc, 1999.
* ''Piąty jeździec Apokalipsy'', Les Editions Noir Sur Blanc, 1999.
* ''Don Juan raz jeszcze'', Wydawnictwo Literackie, 2006.
* '' Rewers'', W.A.B., 2009.
* ''Fabryka muchołapek'', W.A.B., 2008.
* ''Bezdech'', W.A.B., 2013.

Translations

* ''Rien ne va plus'', Les Editions Noir Sur Blanc, 1993, France. Transl. Élisabeth Destrée-Van Wilder.
* ''Rien ne va plus'', Europa, 2005, Hungary. Transl. Lajos Palfalfi.
* ''Le goût du voyage'', Les Editions Noir Sur Blanc, 1999, France. Transl. Éric Morin-Aguilar.
* ''Le cinquième cavalier de l'Apocalypse'', Les Editions Noir Sur Blanc, 1999, France. Transl. Grażyna Erhard.
* ''Don Juan, une fois encore'', Les Editions Noir Sur Blanc, 2009, France. Transl. Robert Bourgeois.
* ''Die Fliegenfängerfabrik'', Schöffling & Co. 2011 Germany. Transl. Albrecht Lempp.
* ''Фабрика мухобоек'', Gesharim, 2010, Russia. Transl. Ksenia Starosielska.
* ''Tovarna Muholovk'', Babilon Maribor 2010, Slovenian. Transl. Jasmina Šuler Galos.
* ''Továrna na mucholapky'', Fra, Praha 2011, Czech. Transl. Jiri Cervenka.
* ''The Flytrap Factory'', Kinneret Zmora-Bitan, Israel 2011. Transl. Anat Zajdman.
* ''Knochenpalast'', Schöffling & Co. 2014 Germany. Transl. Albrecht Lempp.

Published plays

* ''Sztuki i sztuczki'', Narodowe Centrum Kultury, 2015.

Filmography

* ''Marian Brandys'' (documentary, 1997, 19')
* ''Eva R.'' (documentary,1998, 19')
* ''Cafe Mocca'' (documentary,1998, 19')
* ''Pałac'' (documentary, ''The Castle'', 1998, 19')
* ''Andrzej Czeczot'' (documentary,1998, 20')
* ''Hiob'' (documentary, 2000, 20')
* ''Andrzej Braun'' (documentary,2000,19')
* ''Powinność'' (documentary, ''Duty'', 2001, 26')About Łódź: ''A bad city?''. Andrzej Bart's documentaries (in Polish)
.
* ''Maestro'' (documentary,2001, 26')
* ''Radegast'' (writer, producer, documentary, 2009, 50')
* ''The Reverse'' (writer, feature, 2009, 96')
* ''Boulevard Voltaire'' (writer, director, TV film, 2011, 72')
* ''Bezdech'' (feature, 2013, 75 min) (writer, director)

Awards

* 1991 Kościelski AwardKościelski Award 1991 Kościelski Literary Award
.
* 2010 Golden Duck Award of Film magazine Best Screenwriter 2009–2010 for ''Reverse''
* 2010 Eagle Award, Best Screenplay for ''Reverse''
* 2010 Annual Award of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage2010 Annual Award of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (in Polish)

* 2010 Polish TV Award ''TeleSplendor'' for ''Boulevard Voltaire''2010 Polish TV Award ''TeleSplendor'' (in Polish)

* 2011 Sopot Festival the Best Director and the Best Script for ''Boulevard Voltaire''
* 2012 Annual Samuel Linde Award.
* 2013 Sopot Festival ''Dwa Teatry'' the Best Original and Adopted Script for ''Bezdech/Breathless''
* II Festival Brasil de Cinema Internacional, Actor in a Leading Role in Breathless: Bogusław Linda.II Festival Brasil de Cinema (Actor in a Leading Role)
.
* XXIV International Film Forum "Golden Knight", Sevastopol, 2015. "Bronze Knight" for ''Breathless'', Diploma for the Best Director and for the Best Screenplay

References

External links

* The Kościelski Priz

* ''The Reverse'' at SIFF 201
The Reverse (Rewers) , 2010 Seattle International Film Festival , Borys Lankosz , Poland < Films
* ''The Flytrap Factory'' in Russian, Geshari

* ''The Flytrap Factory'' in Slovenian, Babilo

* ''The Flytrap Factory'' in German, Schoefflin

*
* ''Radegast'' at the International Documentary Film Event in Stockholm, Swede
Radegast , Films

Short biography
from the Berlin International Literature Festival

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Living people
1951 births
Film people from Łódź