About
Andrzej Żuławski was a Polish film director and writer born in Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine) and died in Warsaw. After studying philosophy at the Sorbonne and cinema at IDHEC, he began as an assistant to Andrzej Wajda. His first feature, The Third Part of the Night (1971), draws on his father's wartime experiences. His next film, The Devil (1972), was banned by communist authorities for sixteen years. He is best known for Possession (1981), which earned Isabelle Adjani the Best Actress award at Cannes. His work, marked by an expressionist and intense style, also includes On the Silver Globe (1988), made under difficult conditions. His final film, Cosmos (2015), won the Best Direction award at Locarno.
* 1940-11-22 — † 2016-02-17
Major works
- La Troisième Partie de la nuit (1971)film
- Le Diable (1972)film
- Possession (1981)film
- On the Silver Globe (1988)film
- Cosmos (2015)film
Key milestones
- 1972The Devil is banned by Polish authorities for 16 years.
- 1981Possession wins the Best Actress award at Cannes for Isabelle Adjani.
- 2015Cosmos wins the Best Direction award at the Locarno Film Festival.
Themes
madnessviolenceintense love relationshipshistory and politicsmetaphysics
Sources: culture.pl · locarnofestival.ch · bfi.org.uk