Andrzej Żuławski
Directing

Andrzej Żuławski

Born 22 November 1940 · Lwów, Lwów Voivodeship, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine] · Died 17 February 2016

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

Possession
On the Silver Globe
That Most Important Thing: Love
The Devil
The Third Part of the Night
Cosmos
My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days
Szamanka
The Public Woman
Fidelity
Mad Love
The Blue Note
Bird Talk
Cosmos
Fidelity
Szamanka
The Blue Note
On the Silver Globe
My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days
Boris Godounov
Malady of Love
Sadness and Beauty
Mad Love
The Public Woman
Possession
That Most Important Thing: Love
The Third Part of the Night
The Devil
The Song of Triumphant Love
Pavoncello
Andrzej Żuławski · Midrow