Andrzej Żuławski

Biography

Andrzej Żuławski (November 22, 1940 – February 17, 2016) was a Polish film director. He was born in Lwów, Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine). 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) was banned in 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 in making The Silver Globe (1988). The work on this film was interrupted by the Polish authorities. After that, Zulawski moved to France where became known for controversial and violent art-house films. Zulawski is also known for his work with certain specific actresses including Romy Schneider, Isabelle Adjani and Sophie Marceau.

Known For

Spécial cinéma

Le Grand Échiquier

On the Silver Globe

Dangerous Liaisons

Escape to the Silver Globe

The Ashes

Sadness and Beauty

Samson

All Movies (10)

• Short Life, Long Death: The Making and Un-Making of On The Silver Globe2025 · as Self
• Escape to the Silver Globe2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• Boris Godounov, une conscience tourmentée2014 · as self
• The Other Side of the Wall: The Making of Possession2009 · as Self
• Żuławski on Żuławski2000 · as Self
• Two Faces of Andrzej Zulawski1991 · as Self
• On the Silver Globe1989 · as Self (uncredited)
• Sadness and Beauty1985 · as Hugo Pierjoyre
• The Ashes1965 · as (uncredited)
• Samson1961 · as Killed Student (uncredited)

All TV Shows (3)

• Dangerous Liaisons2003 · as Antoine Gercourt
• Spécial cinéma1974 · as Self
• Le Grand Échiquier1972 · as Self