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Andrzej Wajda (born March 6, 1926 in Suwałki) is an award-winning Polish film director. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Suwałki ( Lithuanian: Suvalkai, Yiddish: Suwałk; German: Suwalken and Sudauen between 1939-1944 is a town Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Suwałki ( Lithuanian: Suvalkai, Yiddish: Suwałk; German: Suwalken and Sudauen between 1939-1944 is a town Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Recipient of an honorary Oscar, he is one of the most prominent members of the Polish Film School. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Polish Film School ( Polish Polska Szkoła Filmowa) refers to an informal group of Polish film directors and screenplay writers active between 1955 and approximately
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Life and work
A major figure of world and Central European cinema after World War II, Wajda has made his reputation as a sensitive and uncompromising chronicler of his country's political and social evolution. Central Europe is the Region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Once dubbed a symbol for a besieged country, Wajda is known for drawing from Poland's history to suit his tragic sensibility—crafting an oeuvre of work that devastates even as it informs. Highly developed agricultural people have lived in the area that is now Poland for the last 7500 years the Slavic people have settled in this territory for over 1500 years and the His films are also famous of their visual sides. Wajda shows some symbolic scenes, very often he transforms some paintings onto the screen or makes new versions of some paintings from polish and European history. He always tries to give the right mood and atmosphere of period he is telling about, by referring to particular visual characteristics. Wajda makes great epic pictures as well as some existential, psychological ones. He is the son of a Polish cavalry officer murdered by the Soviets in 1940 in what became to be known as the Katyn massacre. The Cavalry (from French cavalerie) is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as Soldiers or Warriors who fought mounted on After the war, he studied to be a painter at Kraków's Academy of Fine Arts before entering the Łódź Film School. Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland The Leon Schiller 's National Higher School of Film Television and Theatre in Łódź ( Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa Telewizyjna i Teatralna im
In the 1940s, he was a member of the Polish United Workers' Party in Kraków. The Polish United Workers' Party (PUWP Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza - PZPR was a Communist party in the People's Republic of Poland from 1948 to 1990 Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland [1] On the heels of his apprenticeship to director Aleksander Ford, Wajda was given the opportunity to direct his own film. Aleksander Ford ( November 24, 1908, Kiev, Ukraine – April 4, 1980, Naples, Florida, United With A Generation (1954), the first-time director poured out his disillusionment over jingoism, using as his alter ego a young, James Dean-style antihero played by Zbigniew Cybulski. A Generation (Polish Pokolenie) is a 1955 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. Jingoism is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "extreme Patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy" James Byron Dean ( February 8 1931 &ndash September 30 1955) was a two-time Oscar -nominated American Film Zbigniew Cybulski (better known as Zbyszek Cybulski; November 3 1927 - January 8 1967 was a Polish actor one of the best-known and most popular personalities of There were also other future legends starring in this movie - Tadeusz Łomnicki, Tadeusz Janczar and Roman Polański. Tadeusz Łomnicki ( 18 July, 1927 in Podhajce near Lwów – 22 February, 1992 in Poznań) was a Polish The Polish Film School was ready to act.
Wajda went on to make two more films which further developed the antiwar theme of A Generation: Kanal (1956) (The Silver Palm Award at Cannes Film Festival in 1957, ex aequo with Ingmar Bergman's "Seventh seal" and Ashes and Diamonds (1958), also starring Cybulski. Ernst Ingmar Bergman ( pronounced) (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007 was a nine-time Academy Award -nominated Swedish film, stage For the Biblical concept see Seven seals. For the Rakim album see The Seventh Seal (Rakim album. Ashes and Diamonds (Polish Popiół i diament) is a 1958 film directed by Polish film director Andrzej Wajda, based on Wajda started working in theatre, where he showed many famous spectacles (e. g. , "Hatful of rain","Two on a seasaw", and "Hamlet").
While capable of turning out mainstream commercial fare (often dismissed as "trivial" by his critics), Wajda was more interested in works of allegory and symbolism, and certain symbols (such as setting fire to a glass of liquor, representing the flame of youthful idealism that was extinguished by the war) recur often in his films. An allegory (from αλλος allos "other" and el αγορευειν agoreuein "to speak in public" is a figurative mode of representation "Symbolic" redirects here For other uses see Symbolism (disambiguation and Symbolic (disambiguation. But he explored other fields of human activity making for example a French new wave style film "The Innocent sorcerers", with jazz music by Krzysztof Komeda, starring Roman Polański in one of the episodes. Krzysztof Komeda (born Krzysztof Trzciński 8 April, 1931 in Poznań &ndash 23 April 1969 in Warsaw But then Wajda returned to a war theme in a story about a Jewish boy "Samson"
In 1967, Cybulski was killed in a train accident, whereupon the director articulated his grief with what is considered his most personal film, Everything for Sale (1969). Samson, Shimshon ( Hebrew: שמשון, Standard Šimšon Tiberian Šimšôn; meaning The '70s was the most lucrative and great time for Wajda's artistic activity. He made over ten films, some of which were acclaimed as masterpieces: "Pilate and others", "Landscape After the Battle", "The Wedding", "The Promised Land", "Man of Marble", "The Orchestra Conductor" - starring John Gielgud, "Rough Treatment", "The Birchwood" and "Maids of Wilko". Wesele (The Wedding is a Motion picture made in 1972 in Poland by Andrzej Wajda as an adaptation of a play by the same title written This article is about "The Promised Land" film For the novel see The Promised Land (novel. Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH ( 14 April, 1904 – 21 May 2000) known as Sir John Gielgud, was an Without Anesthesia (alternative English title Rough Treatment) is the English-language title for the Polish film Bez znieczulenia Wajda continued his work in theatre and many of his most famous shows were shown at that time (his versions of Dostoyevsky's "The Possessed" and "Idiot" - "Nastasja Filippovna","Play Strindberg", "November night","The Immigrants", "The Danton affair". Wajda's later devotion to Poland's burgeoning Solidarity movement was manifested in Man of Marble (1976) and Man of Iron (1981), with Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa appearing as himself in the latter film. Man Of Iron is a 1972 Hong Kong Film by Shaw Studio. The film was directed by Chang Cheh with Pao Hsueh Lieh The director's involvement in this movement would prompt the Polish government to force Wajda's production company out of business. The People's Republic of Poland or Polish People's Republic ( Polish: Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL Russian For the film, Wajda won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, In 1983 he directed Danton starring Gerard Depardieu in the title role, a film set in 1794 (Year Two) dealing with the Post-Revolutionary Terror. Danton is a 1983 French language film adaptation of the play The Danton Case by Stanislawa Przybyszewska, depicting the last months Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu CQ (born 27 December 1948) is one of France's most prominent actors For some critics in Poland, the film carries sharp parallels with the Post-Revolutionary period in Russia as well as with fascist Germany. But in fact Wajda shows how easily revolution can become terror and how quickly it can start to "eat its own children". Then Wajda made "Love in Germany", "The Chronicle of amorous incidents" and his film version of Dostoyevky's "The Possessed". Eine Liebe in Deutschland ( A Love in Germany) is a 1983 Feature film directed by Andrzej Wajda. In theatre Wajda met Dostoyevsky for the third time (with "Crime and punishment") and directed some other fabulous shows like "Dybuk" or "Antygone". In 1990 he showed another film masterpiece "Korczak".
In the early 1990s, he was elected a senator and also appointed artistic director of Warsaw's Teatr Powszechny. He continued to make films, addressing the topic of World War II in 1993's The Crowned-Eagle Ring and 1996's Holy Week. Holy Week ( Latin: Hebdomada Sancta or Maior Hebdomada, "Greater Week" in Christianity is the last week before Easter.
In 1997, the director went in a different direction with Miss Nobody, a coming-of-age drama that explored the darker and more spiritual aspects of a relationship between three high-school girls. In 1999 there was a big artistic and box office success with Wajda's masterpiece "Pan Tadeusz". Pan Tadeusz, the full title in English: Mister Thaddeus or the Last Foray in Lithuania a History of the Nobility in the Years 1811 and 1812 in Twelve After that Wajda made a fanstastic political television spectacle "Bigda idzie!", starring marvellous Janusz Gajos and another masterpiece, the film version of "The Revenge", starring Roman Polański and Janusz Gajos. Janusz Gajos (born 23 September 1939 in Dąbrowa Górnicza) is a highly acclaimed and popular Polish Actor. Janusz Gajos (born 23 September 1939 in Dąbrowa Górnicza) is a highly acclaimed and popular Polish Actor. At the 2000 Academy Awards, Wajda was presented with an honorary Oscar for his numerous contributions to cinema; he subsequently donated the award to Kraków's Jagiellonian University. The 73rd Academy Awards ceremony was the last to take place at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. For several academies alternatively called "Krakow Academy" see Education in Kraków The Jagiellonian University (Uniwersytet In 2001 he opened the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing. In February 2006, Wajda received an honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement at the Berlin International Film Festival. For other uses related to the "Golden Bear" see the Golden bears disambiguation page According to legend the Golden Bear was The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin
Andrzej Wajda has been married four times. His third wife was the popular actress Beata Tyszkiewicz, with whom he has a daughter Karolina (born 1967). His fourth and current wife is actress and costume designer Krystyna Zachwatowicz.
Wajda has just finished working on a very personal project, the film "Katyń" about the Katyn massacre, in which his father lost his life. The director shows this tragedy from the perspective of those (mothers, wives and daughters) who wait for their relatives. "Katyń" is nominated to Oscars as the best foreign language film. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. In 2008 he is planning to make his next film based upon another novel by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz called "Tatarak" with Krystyna Janda in the main role. Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, aka “Eleuter” ( February 20, 1894 &ndash March 2, 1980) was a Polish poet and writer Andrzej Wajda founded The Centre of Japanese Art and Technology "Manggha" in Kraków. Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland He also leads his own film school www. wajdaschool. pl, where students have different one year courses (led by famous European film makers) and work on their own projects. Many polish actors became famous due to their acting in Wajda's films (Daniel Olbrychski, Wojciech Pszoniak, Andrzej Seweryn, Jerzy Radziwiłowicz or Krystyna Janda). Daniel Olbrychski (born 27 February 1945 in Łowicz, Poland) is a Polish actor Andrzej Seweryn (born 25 April 1946 in Heilbronn, Germany) is a Polish actor and director
Filmography
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Man of Iron won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1981. A Generation (Polish Pokolenie) is a 1955 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. Towards the Sun is the English title for Idę do słońca, a Documentary film about Xawery Dunikowski released in 1955, Xawery Dunikowski ( December 24 1875 &ndash January 26 1964) was a Polish sculptor and artist notable for surviving Auschwitz Kanał ( Sewer in Polish) is a 1956 Polish Film directed by Andrzej Wajda. Ashes and Diamonds (Polish Popiół i diament) is a 1958 film directed by Polish film director Andrzej Wajda, based on Lotna is a Polish War film released in 1959 and directed by Andrzej Wajda. Innocent Sorcerers (Polish Niewinni czarodzieje) is a 1960 film directed by Polish film director Andrzej Wajda. Siberian Lady Macbeth (Orig Sibirska Ledi Magbe) also translated as Fury Is a Woman, is a 1961 film directed by Andrzej Wajda Samson is a 1961 film made by Academy Award winning Polish director Andrzej Wajda that uses Art house Aesthetics The Gates of Paradise is a novel by Polish writer Jerzy Andrzejewski. Wesele (The Wedding is a Motion picture made in 1972 in Poland by Andrzej Wajda as an adaptation of a play by the same title written This article is about "The Promised Land" film For the novel see The Promised Land (novel. For Godhead 's album see The Shadow Line The Shadow Line is a short Novel based at sea by Joseph Conrad Without Anesthesia (alternative English title Rough Treatment) is the English-language title for the Polish film Bez znieczulenia The Maids of Wilko (Panny z Wilka is a 1979 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. Man Of Iron is a 1972 Hong Kong Film by Shaw Studio. The film was directed by Chang Cheh with Pao Hsueh Lieh Danton is a 1983 French language film adaptation of the play The Danton Case by Stanislawa Przybyszewska, depicting the last months Eine Liebe in Deutschland ( A Love in Germany) is a 1983 Feature film directed by Andrzej Wajda. The French as seen by ( Les Français vus par in French) was the title and subject of a series of five short films by notable directors Korczak, is a controversial 1990 film by Andrzej Wajda about Polish-Jewish humanitarian Janusz Korczak. Nastasja is a Polish / Japanese Film released in 1994, directed by Andrzej Wajda. The Revenge is the English title for Zemsta, a Film released in 2002, directed by Andrzej Wajda. Katyń is a 2007 Polish Film about the Katyn massacre, directed by Academy Honorary Award winner Andrzej Wajda Man Of Iron is a 1972 Hong Kong Film by Shaw Studio. The film was directed by Chang Cheh with Pao Hsueh Lieh The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, Four of Wajda's works (The Promised Land, The Maids of Wilko, Man of Iron, and Katyń ) have been nominated for an Academy Award for best foreign language film. This article is about "The Promised Land" film For the novel see The Promised Land (novel. The Maids of Wilko (Panny z Wilka is a 1979 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. Man Of Iron is a 1972 Hong Kong Film by Shaw Studio. The film was directed by Chang Cheh with Pao Hsueh Lieh Katyń is a 2007 Polish Film about the Katyn massacre, directed by Academy Honorary Award winner Andrzej Wajda "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. In 2000, Wajda received an honorary Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as another Pole who received the Award after Warner Brothers,Leopold Stokowski, Bronisław Kaper, Zbigniew Rybczyński, Allan Starski, Ewa Braun, Roman Polański or Jan A.P. Kaczmarek. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization ostensibly dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of Motion Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Leopold Stokowski (born Leopold Anthony Stokowski though on occasion Bronisław Kaper ( February 5, 1902, Warsaw - April 26, 1983, Beverly Hills, California) was a Polish Zbigniew Rybczyński (born January 27 1949) is an Academy Award winning Polish Filmmaker who has won numerous prestigious industry awards both Allan Mieczysław Starski (born January 1, 1943 in Warsaw) is a Polish Academy Award winning production designer and set decorator Ewa Braun (born 2 August 1944 in Kraków)- is a Polish Academy Award winning set decorator costume designer and production designer Jan Andrzej Paweł Kaczmarek (born April 29, 1953 in Konin, Poland) is a Polish Academy Award-winning Composer. .
See also
Bibliographies
- Wajda bibliography (via UC Berkeley)
External links
- Andrzej Wajda's official website
- Andrzej Wajda at the Internet Movie Database
- Andrzej Wajda at the Internetowa Baza Filmu Polskiego (pl)
- Andrzej Wajda video at the Peoples Archive
- Katyń movie review by Anne Applebaum
- Unspoken Cinema essay on Maids of Wilko
- Works by or about Andrzej Wajda in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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| NAME | Wajda, Andrzej |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Polish film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Suwałki, Poland |
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