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{{Short description|Polish film director (1940–2016)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Andrzej Żuławski | image = Andrzej Żuławski 03.jpg | caption = Żuławski, {{circa|1985–1990}} | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1940|11|22|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Lviv]], [[Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|2|17|1940|11|22|df=y}} | death_place = [[Warsaw]], Poland | nationality = Polish | occupation = [[Film director]]<br>[[Novelist]] | years_active = 1971–2016 | spouse = {{marriage|[[Małgorzata Braunek]]|1971|1976|end=divorced}} | partner = [[Sophie Marceau]] (1985–2001) | children = 3, including [[Xawery Żuławski]] | relatives = [[Mirosław Żuławski]] (father), [[Jerzy Żuławski]] (grandfather) | awards = | website = }} '''Andrzej Żuławski''' ({{IPA|pl|ˈandʐɛj ʐuˈwafskʲi|lang}}; 22 November 1940 – 17 February 2016) was a Polish [[film director]] and [[writer]] best known for his 1981 psychological horror film ''[[Possession (1981 film)|Possession]]''. Żuławski often went against mainstream [[commercialism]] in his films, and enjoyed success mostly with European [[art-house]] audiences. In the late 1950s, he studied cinema in France. His second feature, ''[[The Devil (1972 film)|The Devil]]'' (1972), was banned in communist Poland, and Żuławski went to France. After the success of ''[[That Most Important Thing: Love]]'' in 1975, he returned to Poland where he spent two years making ''[[On the Silver Globe (film)|On the Silver Globe]]'' (not released until 1988). The work on this film was interrupted and destroyed by the authorities. After that, Żuławski moved to France where he became known for controversial and violent art-house films such as ''[[Possession (1981 film)|Possession]]'' (1981). Żuławski is also known for his work with actresses including [[Romy Schneider]], [[Isabelle Adjani]] and [[Sophie Marceau]]. His films have received awards at various international film festivals. Żuławski had also written several novels, for example: ''Il était Un Verger'', ''Lity Bór'' (a.k.a. ''La Forêt Forteresse''), ''W Oczach Tygrysa'', and ''Ogród Miłości''. == Biography == Żuławski was born in Lviv. His father, [[Mirosław Żuławski]], was a Polish civil servant (and later diplomat) who had studied and worked in that city while it was part of the [[Second Polish Republic]] and prior to its annexation by the [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic]] in 1939. Żuławski was an assistant of the filmmaker [[Andrzej Wajda]].<ref name = "mira">{{cite book| author = Mira Liehm|author2=Antonín J. Liehm| title = The Most Important Art Soviet and Eastern European Film After 1945| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=eGi6ykWT6OkC&pg=PA378| year = 1980| publisher = University of California Press| isbn = 978-0-520-04128-8| page = 378 }}</ref> He studied at the prestigious [[Institut des hautes études cinématographiques]] (IDHEC) in Paris and in the Department of Philosophy at the [[University of Paris|Sorbonne]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Unbelievable Genius and Hysterical Excess of Andrzej Żuławski |url=https://culture.pl/en/event/the-unbelievable-genius-and-hysterical-excess-of-andrzej-zulawski |access-date=25 September 2024 |website=culture.pl}}</ref> When his second film ''[[The Devil (1972 film)|The Devil]]'' was banned in Poland,<ref name = "atk">{{cite book| last = Atkinson| first = Michael| title = Exile Cinema Filmmakers at Work beyond Hollywood| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=WfJSv3fsLqcC&pg=PA79| year = 2008| publisher = SUNY Press| isbn = 978-0-7914-7861-5| page = 79 }}</ref> he decided to move to France, where he made ''[[That Most Important Thing: Love]]'' (1975) with [[Romy Schneider]].<ref name = "cart">{{cite book| author = María Luisa Amador|author2=Jorge Ayala Blanco| title = Cartelera cinematográfica, 1980–1989| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=XLxBcHacjkAC&pg=PA425| year = 2006| publisher = UNAM| isbn = 978-970-32-3605-3| page = 425 }}</ref> After returning to Poland he worked for two years on a film which the authorities did not allow him to finish (''On the Silver Globe''), based on a book by his great-uncle [[Jerzy Żuławski]].<ref name="cult">[http://www.culture.pl/web/english/resources-film-full-page/-/eo_event_asset_publisher/eAN5/content/andrzej-zulawski Culture.pl]</ref> Since then he lived and worked mostly in France, making art films. Being described as a maverick who always defied mainstream commercialism, Żuławski enjoyed success mostly with the European art-house audiences. His wild, imaginative, and controversial pictures have received awards at various international film festivals. He also wrote the novels ''Il était Un Verger'', ''Lity Bór'' (a.k.a. ''La Forêt Forteresse''), W Oczach Tygrysa, and Ogród Miłości.<ref name=cult /> In 2006 he was the Head of the Jury at the [[28th Moscow International Film Festival]].<ref name="Moscow2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=2006 |title=28th Moscow International Film Festival (2006) |access-date=14 April 2013 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421051006/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=2006 |archive-date=21 April 2013 }}</ref> Żuławski worked many times with composer [[Andrzej Korzyński]], beginning in ''[[The Third Part of the Night]]'' (1971). Their last collaboration was for ''[[Cosmos (2015 film)|Cosmos]]'' (2015), which was also Żuławski's last film. On 17 February 2016, Żuławski died at a hospital in [[Warsaw]] from cancer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thenews.pl/1/11/Artykul/241088,Uncompromising-Polish-filmmaker-Andrzej-Zulawski-dies-|title=Uncompromising Polish film-maker Andrzej Żulawski dies|access-date=17 February 2016 |work= Polish Radio}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Nie żyje reżyser, scenarzysta i pisarz Andrzej Żuławski|url = http://www.polskieradio.pl/5/3/Artykul/1583716|website = PolskieRadio.pl|access-date = 17 February 2016}}</ref> == Personal life == [[File:Sofmar14.jpg|thumb|Zulawski with his then partner [[Sophie Marceau]], 1988]] Żuławski's first wife was [[Barbara Baranowska]],<ref name="Kier">{{cite book |last=Janisse |first=Kier-La |author-link= Kier-La Janisse|date=9 January 2015|title= House of Psychotic Women An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YpFXDwAAQBAJ |publisher= FAB Press|isbn=9781903254820}}</ref> a member of the [[Polish School of Posters]]. She created the iconic French version of the poster for Żuławski's [[Possession (1981 film)|''Possession'']]. Her first husband, [[Adolf Rudnicki]], inspired the character Abe in the movie.<ref name="Kier" /> Żuławski had three sons from different relationships. One of Żuławski's ex-wives was [[Małgorzata Braunek]], who was a Polish film and stage actress. Their son, [[Xawery Żuławski|Xawery]], is also a film director. His relationship with the painter [[Hanna Wolska]] resulted in the birth of his son Ignacy.<ref name="Ignacy">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/feb/21/andrzej-zulawski-obituary |title=Andrzej Żuławski obituary |work=[[The Guardian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528233827/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/feb/21/andrzej-zulawski-obituary |archive-date=28 May 2024 |last=Bergan |first=Ronald |date=21 February 2016 |accessdate=23 June 2024}}</ref> He was in a relationship with French actress [[Sophie Marceau]] for sixteen years, with whom he made four films over a 15-year period (''[[L'Amour braque]]'', ''[[My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days]]'', ''La Note bleue'', ''[[Fidelity (2000 film)|Fidelity]]''). They had a son Vincent together. They broke up in 2001. From 2007 to 2008 Żuławski dated [[Weronika Rosati]], daughter of Polish politician [[Dariusz Rosati]]. In 2010 Żuławski released a book titled "Nocnik", which included a character allegedly based on Rosati named Esther. Rosati sued Żuławski and the book's publisher for violating her right to privacy and dignity as a woman as the book included intimate details about her. Żuławski lost the case in 2015.<ref name=atk /> == Filmography == ===Feature films=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! width=65 | Director ! width=65 | Writer ! Notes |- | 1971 | ''[[The Third Part of the Night]]'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | |- | 1972 | ''[[The Devil (1972 film)|The Devil]]'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | |- | 1975 | ''[[That Most Important Thing: Love]]'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | |- | 1981 | ''[[Possession (1981 film)|Possession]]'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | Nominated—[[Palme d'Or]] |- | 1984 | ''[[The Public Woman]]'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | Nominated—[[César Award for Best Adaptation]] |- | 1985 | ''[[L'Amour braque]]'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | |- | 1987 | ''[[Malady of Love]]'' | {{No}} | {{Partial|Story}} | |- | 1988 | ''[[On the Silver Globe (film)|On the Silver Globe]]'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | |- | 1989 | ''[[My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days]]'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | |- | 1989 | ''[[Boris Godunov (1989 film)|Boris Godunov]]'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | |- | 1991 | ''The Blue Note'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | |- | 1996 | ''[[Szamanka]]'' | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | |- | 2000 | ''[[Fidelity (2000 film)|Fidelity]]'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | |- | 2015 | ''[[Cosmos (2015 film)|Cosmos]]'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | |- | 2019 | ''Bird Talk'' | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | |- |} ===Short films and television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! width=65 | Director ! width=65 | Writer ! Notes |- | 1958 | ''La sorcière'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | Short film |- | rowspan="2"|1969 | ''The Song of Triumphant Love'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | TV movie |- | ''Pavoncello'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | TV Short |- | 1972 | ''Theatre Macabre'' | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | TV series; 2 episodes |- |} == References == {{reflist}} == External links == {{commons category|Andrzej Żuławski}} * {{IMDb name|id=0958558|name=Andrzej Żuławski}} * [http://culture.pl/en/artist/andrzej-zulawski Andrzej Żuławski] at Culture.pl * [https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/comment/obituaries/andrzej-zulawski-1940-2016 Andrzej Żuławski, 1940–2016] at Sight & Sound *Jérôme d'Estais, Possession, Tentatives d'exorcisme, Editions Rouge profond, 2019 ({{ISBN|979-1097309138}}) *Jérome d'Estais, Andrzej Zulawski, sur le fil, LettMotif [archive], 2015 ({{ISBN|978-2-36716-143-3}} and {{ISBNT|978-2-36716-144-0}}) {{Andrzej Żuławski}} {{Locarno Film Festival Best Director Award}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zulawski, Andrzej}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] [[Category:Commanders with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta]] [[Category:Deaths from cancer in Poland]] [[Category:Film people from Lviv]] [[Category:Polish expatriates in Russia]] [[Category:Polish expatriates in France]] [[Category:Polish film directors]] [[Category:Polish horror film directors]] [[Category:French film directors]] [[Category:French horror film directors]] [[Category:Polish people of Ukrainian descent]] [[Category:Polish screenwriters]] [[Category:Institut des hautes études cinématographiques alumni]] [[Category:University of Paris alumni]]
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