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Jerzy Kawalerowicz is a Director, Scriptwriter and First Assistant Director Polonais born on 19 january 1922 at Hvizdets (Ukraine)
Jerzy Kawalerowicz (19 January 1922 – 27 December 2007) was a Polish film director.
Kawalerowicz was born in Gwoździec, Poland, one of the few Poles living in an ethnically-mixed Ukrainian and Jewish town. Kawalerowicz's father's family originated from Armenia, originally having the surname Kavalarian. Jerzy Kawalerowicz was noted for his powerful, detail-oriented imagery and the depth of ideas in his films. After working as an assistant director, he made his directorial debut with the 1951 film The Village Mill (Gromada). He was a leading figure in the Polish Film School, and his films
Shadow (Cień, 1956) and Night Train (Pociąg, 1959) constitute some of that movement's best work.
Other noted works by Kawalerowicz include Mother Joan of the Angels (Matka Joanna od aniolów, 1961) and a 1966 adaptation of Bolesław Prus' historical novel,
Pharaoh, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
In 1955 Kawalerowicz was appointed head of the prestigious KADR production unit. He held that position again in 1972. He always resisted pressures from the communist administration to produce propaganda films. His studio produced some of the best Polish films by Andrzej Wajda, Tadeusz Konwicki and Juliusz Machulski.
In 1969 he was a member of the jury at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1975 he was a member of the jury at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1976 he was the head of the jury at the 26th Berlin International Film Festival. Two years later, his film Death of a President won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution at the 1978 festival. At the 11th Moscow International Film Festival he was a member of the jury and was awarded with the Honorable Prize for the contribution to cinema.
In 1983 he alienated some of his peers by signing communist government reports criticizing filmmakers aligned with Solidarity. He died on 27 December 2007 in Warsaw, Poland. His last film, Quo Vadis, had the largest budget for a Polish movie as of 2011.
(1948)
(First Assistant Director)
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Nationality Pologne
Birth 19 january 1922 at Hvizdets (Ukraine)
Death 27 december 2007 (at 85 years) at Warsaw (Pologne)
Awards Medal for Merit to Culture, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Birth 19 january 1922 at Hvizdets (Ukraine)
Death 27 december 2007 (at 85 years) at Warsaw (Pologne)
Awards Medal for Merit to Culture, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Kawalerowicz was born in Gwoździec, Poland, one of the few Poles living in an ethnically-mixed Ukrainian and Jewish town. Kawalerowicz's father's family originated from Armenia, originally having the surname Kavalarian. Jerzy Kawalerowicz was noted for his powerful, detail-oriented imagery and the depth of ideas in his films. After working as an assistant director, he made his directorial debut with the 1951 film The Village Mill (Gromada). He was a leading figure in the Polish Film School, and his films
Shadow (Cień, 1956) and Night Train (Pociąg, 1959) constitute some of that movement's best work.
Other noted works by Kawalerowicz include Mother Joan of the Angels (Matka Joanna od aniolów, 1961) and a 1966 adaptation of Bolesław Prus' historical novel,
Pharaoh, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
In 1955 Kawalerowicz was appointed head of the prestigious KADR production unit. He held that position again in 1972. He always resisted pressures from the communist administration to produce propaganda films. His studio produced some of the best Polish films by Andrzej Wajda, Tadeusz Konwicki and Juliusz Machulski.
In 1969 he was a member of the jury at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1975 he was a member of the jury at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1976 he was the head of the jury at the 26th Berlin International Film Festival. Two years later, his film Death of a President won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution at the 1978 festival. At the 11th Moscow International Film Festival he was a member of the jury and was awarded with the Honorable Prize for the contribution to cinema.
In 1983 he alienated some of his peers by signing communist government reports criticizing filmmakers aligned with Solidarity. He died on 27 December 2007 in Warsaw, Poland. His last film, Quo Vadis, had the largest budget for a Polish movie as of 2011.
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Quo Vadis (2001)
, 4h34Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Origin Pologne
Genres Drama, Historical, Peplum, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion
Actors Paweł Deląg, Magdalena Mielcarz, Franciszek Pieczka, Bogusław Linda, Michał Bajor, Jerzy Trela
Rating57%
The central plot in the movie revolves around the love of a Roman patrician, Marcus Vinicius, towards a Christian girl (coming from the territory of modern-day Poland) set against the backdrop of the persecutions against Christians during the reign of Nero.
Why? (1996)
Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Genres Drama
Actors Anatoly Kuznetsov, Alexander Lazarev, Agnieszka Wagner, Natalya Arinbasarova, Piotr Gąsowski
Rating64%
The Hostage of Europe (1989)
, 2h4Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Origin Pologne
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films
Actors Roland Blanche, Vernon Dobtcheff, Didier Flamand, François Berléand, Ronald Guttman, Isabelle Petit-Jacques
Rating60%
Chronique de la détention de Napoléon sur l'ile de Sainte-Hélène, ses relations avec son entourage et ses affrontements avec Hudson Lowe, le gouverneur britannique.
Austeria (1983)
, 1h42Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Origin Pologne
Genres Drama, War
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Franciszek Pieczka, Wojciech Pszoniak, Liliana Komorowska, Szymon Szurmiej, Gołda Tencer, Ernestyna Winnicka
Rating67%
Premier jour de la Première Guerre mondiale. Des hassidim, venant en charrettes d’une petite ville de Galicie sont accueillis par le vieux Tag, esprit frondeur, et sa famille dans son auberge (austeria signifie auberge). En carrosse, arrive une Juive fréquentant les milieux aisés de Vienne. Elle fuit et essaie de persuader l’aubergiste de venir avec elle. Il refuse et reste avec sa belle-fille et sa petite-fille qui craignent un pogrom. La servante ukrainienne Jewdocha informe que les Cosaques approchent (nous sommes à proximité de la frontière russe). Une bataille se déroule non loin de l'auberge. D'autres fuyards qui étaient passés auparavant reviennent finalement s'abriter à l'auberge le soir. Parmi eux, le jeune Bum qui porte dans ses bras le corps de sa bien-aimée Asia. Les parents d'Asia et de Bum sont là aussi. Un tzadik (« juste » en hébreu) de Zydaczewo s'arrête lui aussi à l'auberge. Les hassidim se mettent à danser.
Death of a President (1977)
, 2h24Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Zdzisław Mrożewski, Marek Walczewski, Henryk Bista, Jerzy Duszyński
Rating72%
Pharaoh (1966)
, 2h20Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Origin Pologne
Genres Drama, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Jerzy Zelnik, Wiesława Mazurkiewicz, Barbara Brylska, Piotr Pawłowski, Kazimierz Opaliński, Lucyna Winnicka
Rating72%
Ce film décrit les manipulations de prêtres et hauts-prêtres conservateurs à l'encontre du nouveau monarque Ramsès XIII, trop progressiste à leurs yeux, et qu'ils finiront par éliminer en jouant de la crédulité populaire.
Mother Joan of the Angels (1961)
, 1h45Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Origin Pologne
Genres Drama, Horror
Themes Films about religion, Demons in film
Actors Lucyna Winnicka, Maria Chwalibóg, Stanisław Jasiukiewicz, Franciszek Pieczka
Rating74%
Set in a seventeenth century Polish convent, a priest, Father Suryn (Mieczyslaw Voit), arrives at a small inn for a night's rest. He has been sent to investigate a case of demonic possession at a nearby convent after a local priest was burnt for sexually tempting the nuns. The next day, he sets out for the convent, where he meets its abbess, Mother Joan (Lucyna Winnicka), said to be the most possessed of all the nuns. Father Suryn will have to go to hell and back to save Joan, casting himself forever into darkness for her salvation.
Night Train (1959)
, 1h33Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Origin Pologne
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Film se déroulant dans un train
Actors Lucyna Winnicka, Leon Niemczyk, Aleksander Sewruk, Barbara Horawianka, Czesław Piaskowski
Rating76%
Two strangers, Jerzy (Leon Niemczyk) and Marta (Lucyna Winnicka), accidentally end up holding tickets for the same sleeping chamber on an overnight train to the Baltic Sea coast. Also on board is Marta's spurned lover, who will not leave her alone. When the police enter the train in search of a murderer on the lam, rumors fly and everything seems to point toward one of the main characters as the culprit.
Shadow (1956)
, 1h38Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Origin Pologne
Genres Drama, War, Action, Crime
Actors Zygmunt Kęstowicz, Emil Karewicz, Bohdan Ejmont, Wiesław Gołas, Stanisław Mikulski, Roman Kłosowski
Rating67%
The plot involves a Rashōmon-like investigation into the life of a man who has been found dead after having been hurled from a train. As security agents, police and a medical examiner piece together his identity, three accounts emerge: one set during World War II, one in the immediate aftermath of the war, and one in contemporary Poland. In each account, the victim seems to have been a mysterious, ambiguous presence, of shifting loyalties and suspicious connections, who set himself against the powers that be.
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Quo Vadis (2001)
, 4h34Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Origin Pologne
Genres Drama, Historical, Peplum, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion
Actors Paweł Deląg, Magdalena Mielcarz, Franciszek Pieczka, Bogusław Linda, Michał Bajor, Jerzy Trela
Roles Writer
Rating57%
The central plot in the movie revolves around the love of a Roman patrician, Marcus Vinicius, towards a Christian girl (coming from the territory of modern-day Poland) set against the backdrop of the persecutions against Christians during the reign of Nero.
Why? (1996)
Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Genres Drama
Actors Anatoly Kuznetsov, Alexander Lazarev, Agnieszka Wagner, Natalya Arinbasarova, Piotr Gąsowski
Rating64%
The Hostage of Europe (1989)
, 2h4Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Origin Pologne
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films
Actors Roland Blanche, Vernon Dobtcheff, Didier Flamand, François Berléand, Ronald Guttman, Isabelle Petit-Jacques
Roles Writer
Rating60%
Chronique de la détention de Napoléon sur l'ile de Sainte-Hélène, ses relations avec son entourage et ses affrontements avec Hudson Lowe, le gouverneur britannique.
Austeria (1983)
, 1h42Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Origin Pologne
Genres Drama, War
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Franciszek Pieczka, Wojciech Pszoniak, Liliana Komorowska, Szymon Szurmiej, Gołda Tencer, Ernestyna Winnicka
Roles Writer
Rating67%
Premier jour de la Première Guerre mondiale. Des hassidim, venant en charrettes d’une petite ville de Galicie sont accueillis par le vieux Tag, esprit frondeur, et sa famille dans son auberge (austeria signifie auberge). En carrosse, arrive une Juive fréquentant les milieux aisés de Vienne. Elle fuit et essaie de persuader l’aubergiste de venir avec elle. Il refuse et reste avec sa belle-fille et sa petite-fille qui craignent un pogrom. La servante ukrainienne Jewdocha informe que les Cosaques approchent (nous sommes à proximité de la frontière russe). Une bataille se déroule non loin de l'auberge. D'autres fuyards qui étaient passés auparavant reviennent finalement s'abriter à l'auberge le soir. Parmi eux, le jeune Bum qui porte dans ses bras le corps de sa bien-aimée Asia. Les parents d'Asia et de Bum sont là aussi. Un tzadik (« juste » en hébreu) de Zydaczewo s'arrête lui aussi à l'auberge. Les hassidim se mettent à danser.
Death of a President (1977)
, 2h24Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Zdzisław Mrożewski, Marek Walczewski, Henryk Bista, Jerzy Duszyński
Roles Writer
Rating72%
Pharaoh (1966)
, 2h20Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Origin Pologne
Genres Drama, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Jerzy Zelnik, Wiesława Mazurkiewicz, Barbara Brylska, Piotr Pawłowski, Kazimierz Opaliński, Lucyna Winnicka
Roles Ecrivain
Rating72%
Ce film décrit les manipulations de prêtres et hauts-prêtres conservateurs à l'encontre du nouveau monarque Ramsès XIII, trop progressiste à leurs yeux, et qu'ils finiront par éliminer en jouant de la crédulité populaire.