Culture of Poland

Periods

Middle Ages Renaissance Baroque Enlightenment Romanticism Positivism Young Poland Interbellum World War II People's Poland (Socialist realism) Modern

Arts

Cinema Literature Music Theater

Artists

Artists Authors Composers Musicians Painters Poets

A tablet commemorating the screening of the first Polish film, Antoś pierwszy raz w Warszawie

Directors

• Piotr Andrejew
• Józef Arkusz
• Stanisław Bareja
• Walerian Borowczyk
• Piotr Dumała
• Aleksander Ford
• Wojciech Has
• Agnieszka Holland
• Jerzy Hoffman
• Wanda Jakubowska
• Tadeusz Jaworski
• Kazimierz Karabasz
• Jerzy Kawalerowicz
• Krzysztof Kieślowski (The Three Colors trilogy, The Decalogue)
• Jan Jakub Kolski
• Tadeusz Konwicki
• Krzysztof Krauze
• Jerzy Kucia
• Kazimierz Kutz
• Józef Lejtes
• Jan Lenica
• Marcel Łoziński
• Juliusz Machulski
• Janusz Majewski
• Lech Majewski
• Janusz Morgenstern
• Andrzej Munk
• Jerzy Passendorfer
• Marek Piwowski
• Roman Polański
• Stanisław Różewicz
• Zbig Rybczyński
• Jerzy Skolimowski
• Ladislas Starevich (Władysław Starewicz)
• Jerzy Stuhr
• Piotr Szulkin
• Andrzej Wajda
• Michał Waszyński
• Krzysztof Zanussi
• Andrzej Żuławski

Actors and actresses

• Piotr Adamczyk
• Eugeniusz Bodo
• Michał Bajor
• Zbigniew Cybulski
• Elzbieta Czyzewska
• Paweł Deląg
• Katarzyna Figura
• Malgorzata Foremniak
• Piotr Fronczewski
• Janusz Gajos
• Robert Gonera
• Karolina Gruszka
• Krystyna Janda
• Marek Kondrat
• Bogusław Linda
• Krzysztof Majchrzak
• Pawel Malaszynski
• Pola Negri
• Daniel Olbrychski
• Joanna Pacula
• Cezary Pazura
• Jacek Poniedzialek
• Kinga Preis
• Wojciech Pszoniak
• Izabella Scorupco (left Poland in 1978)
• Andrzej Seweryn
• Jerzy Stuhr
• Grazyna Szapolowska
• Beata Tyszkiewicz
• Zbigniew Zamachowski

Notable films

List of Polish films

• A Generation
• Ashes and Diamonds
• Kanal
• Colonel Wolodyjowski
• Rejs (a.k.a. The Cruise)
• Dług (a. The Culture of Poland is closely connected with its intricate 1000 year history. The culture of medieval Poland is closely intertwined with the activities of the Catholic Church in Poland especially during the first centuries of the Polish state's history The Renaissance in Poland (Odrodzenie literally 'Rebirth' lasted from the late 15th century to the late 16th century and is widely considered to be the Golden Age of Polish culture Polish baroque lasted from the late 16th century to the middle of the 18th century The ideas of the Age of Enlightenment in Poland were developed later than in the Western Europe, as Polish Bourgeoisie was weaker and Szlachta Romanticism in Poland was a period in the evolution of Polish arts and culture that began with the publication of Adam Mickiewicz 's first poems in Positivism in Poland defined progressive thought in Literature and other walks of life following the disastrous January 1863 Uprising until the turn of Young Poland (Młoda Polska is a modernist period in Polish Visual arts, literature and music, covering roughly the years between Polish culture in the Interbellum period witnessed a time of rebirth as Polish culture was no longer suppressed by partitioners. Polish culture during World War II was brutally suppressed by the country's occupiers, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, both of whom were After the end of the Second World War, Polish society and culture have been the subject to significant changes Socialist realism in Poland ( Polish: socrealizm) was introduced to the postwar People's Republic of Poland by a Decree of the communist After the Fall of communism Polish culture and society were significantly transformed as free of heavy government controls they were both liberalized and subject to Market forces Polish literature is the literary tradition of Poland. The majority of Polish literature was written in the Polish language, though other languages used in Poland Artists from Poland, including famous composers like Chopin or Penderecki and traditional regionalized Folk musicians create a lively and diverse There is no strict division in Poland between theatre and film actors therefore many stage artists are known to theatre goers from films of Andrzej Wajda (actors such as Wojciech The following is a list of some important Polish artists and groups of artists This is a list of notable and representative Polish Composers Note This list should contain notable composers best with an existing article on Wikipedia Female Vocalists Alicja Boratyn Ania Dąbrowska Anita Lipnicka Anna Jantar Note: Piotr Andrejew (born 1947 is a Polish film director born in Szczecin and now living in the Netherlands with his son Victor Andrejew Józef Arkusz ( March 18, 1921 — June 19, 1995) was a Polish Film director and producer of over 70 educational Works Director Zmiennicy (1986 Alternatywy 4 (1983 Teddy Bear Walerian Borowczyk ( September 2, 1923 - February 3, 2006) was a Polish Film director. Aleksander Ford ( November 24, 1908, Kiev, Ukraine – April 4, 1980, Naples, Florida, United Agnieszka Holland (born November 28 1948 is an award-winning Polish film and TV director and screenwriter Jerzy Hoffman (born 1932 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish Film director and Screenwriter. Wanda Jakubowska (born 10 October 1907 in Warsaw - died 25 February 1998 in Warsaw was a Polish film director Kazimierz Karabasz (born May 6, 1930 in Bydgoszcz, Poland) is a Polish Documentary filmmaker Although his work is now Jerzy Kawalerowicz ( January 19 1922 &ndash December 27 2007) was a Polish Film director. ( June 27, 1941 &ndash March 13, 1996) was an influential Oscar -nominated Polish Film director and Three Colours ( Trzy kolory) is the collective title of three Films directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski, two made in French and one primarily Dekalog ( The Decalogue) ( 1988) is a Polish Film series originally made as a Television Miniseries Jan Jakub Kolski (born January 29, 1956 in Wrocław) is a Polish Film director, Cinematographer, and Writer. Tadeusz Konwicki (born June 22, 1926) is a Polish Writer and Film director, a member of the Polish Language Council Krzysztof Krauze (April 2 1953- is a multiple award winning Polish Film director, Scriptwriter, Photographer and Cinematographer Kazimierz Julian Kutz (born 1929 is a Polish Film director, author journalist and politician one of the representatives of the Polish Film School Jan Leniča (4 January 1928 Poznań, Poland - 5 October 2001 Berlin) was a Polish graphic designer and cartoonist Juliusz Machulski (born 1955 is a Polish film director and screenplay writer Lech Majewski (pronounced ‘Ma-yev-ski’ (born 30 August 1953) is a Polish-American film and theatre director writer poet and painter Andrzej Munk (October 16 1920&ndashSeptember 20 1961 was a Polish film director screenplay writer and camera operator and was one of the most influential artists of the Jerzy Passendorfer (born April 8 1923 in Vilnius, died February 20 2003 in Skolimów near Warsaw, Poland) - Zbigniew Rybczyński (born January 27 1949) is an Academy Award winning Polish Filmmaker who has won numerous prestigious industry awards both Jerzy Yurek Skolimowski (born May 5, 1938) is a Polish Film director, Scriptwriter, Dramatist and Actor. Vladislav Starevich ( August 8, 1882 - February 26, 1965) born Władysław Starewicz, was a Polish Stop-motion Jerzy Stuhr (born April 18 1947 in Kraków) is one of the most popular and versatile Polish Actors He also works as a Screenplay Piotr Szulkin (born 26 April 1950 in Gdańsk) is a Polish Film director. Andrzej Wajda (born 6 March 1926 in Suwałki) is an award-winning Polish Film director. Michał Waszyński ( 29 September 1904 – 20 February 1965) (born Michał Waks) was first a Film director in his native Krzysztof Zanussi, (b June 17, 1939 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish producer and Film director. Andrzej Żuławski (born 22 November 1940) is a Polish Film director. Piotr Adamczyk (b March 21, 1972 in Warsaw) is a Polish Actor. Eugeniusz Bodo (born Bohdan Eugène Junod) ( December 28, 1899 &ndash 1943 was a Film director, producer and one of the most popular Michał Bajor (born June 13, 1957 in Głuchołazy, Poland) is a Polish actor and musician 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 Elżbieta Czyżewska (born May 14, 1938) is a Polish - American actress Paweł Deląg (born on April 29, 1970) is a Polish actor Born in Kraków, he is one of more widely admired Polish actor of his generation Katarzyna Figura (born March 22, 1962) is a Polish actress She is sometimes billed as "Kasia Figura" as in Prêt-à-Porter (Ready Małgorzata Foremniak (born 8 January 1967 in Radom) is a Polish actress Piotr Fronczewski (born June 8 1946 in Łódź, Poland), very popular Polish actor Janusz Gajos (born 23 September 1939 in Dąbrowa Górnicza) is a highly acclaimed and popular Polish Actor. Karolina Gruszka ( 13 July, 1980 &ndash is a Polish film actress Bogusław Linda (b June 27, 1952 in Toruń, Poland) is a Polish actor known from films such as Psy and Tato Krzysztof Majchrzak (b 2 March, 1948 in Gdańsk, Poland) is a Polish film actor Paweł Małaszyński (born June 26 1976 in Szczecinek, Poland) is a Polish TV and film Actor. Pola Negri ( Barbara Apolonia Chałupiec) ( 3 January, 1897 - August 1, 1987) was a Polish film actress who achieved Daniel Olbrychski (born 27 February 1945 in Łowicz, Poland) is a Polish actor Joanna Pacula (born January 2, 1957) is a Polish actress. Pacula was born Joanna Pacuła in Tomaszów Lubelski, Poland Cezary Pazura (born June 13 1962 in Niewiadów) is a popular Polish Actor known for his comedy roles in movies such as Kiler Izabella Dorota Scorupco (born June 4 1970 in Białystok, Poland, original last name was Skorupko) is a Polish -born Andrzej Seweryn (born 25 April 1946 in Heilbronn, Germany) is a Polish actor and director Jerzy Stuhr (born April 18 1947 in Kraków) is one of the most popular and versatile Polish Actors He also works as a Screenplay Grażyna Szapołowska (born September 19, 1953 in Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship, Poland) is a Film actress Zbigniew Zamachowski (b July 17, 1961 in Brzeziny in the Łódź Voivodship, Poland) is a Polish actor List of films produced in the Cinema of Poland. For an A-Z list of films currently covered on wikipedia see:CategoryPolish films 1914-1929 A Generation (Polish Pokolenie) is a 1955 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 Kanał ( Sewer in Polish) is a 1956 Polish Film directed by Andrzej Wajda. Fire in the Steppe ( Polish: Pan Wołodyjowski, also translated into English as Sir Michael and Colonel Wolodyjowski) is a Historical Rejs, known in English as The Cruise (or The Trip Down the River) is a Polish Comedy film released in 1970, directed by Marek k. a. The Debt) imdb
• The Decalogue
• The Deluge
• Farewells
• Heroism
• The Hour-Glass Sanatorium
• How to Be Loved
• Knife in the Water
• The Last Day of Summer
• Lotna
• Człowiek z żelaza (a.k.a. Man of Iron)
• Człowiek z marmuru (a.k.a. Man of Marble)
• Night Train
• The Passenger
• The Pianist
• The Promised Land
• The Revenge
• The Saragossa Manuscript
• Sexmission
• Teddy Bear

See also

• Polish film school
• National Film School in Łódź
• World cinema
• History of cinema
• List of films made in Poland in the Interwar Period
• List of famous Poles

External links

• Polish Film Institute
• Internet Polish Movie Database
• Polish Cinema Database
• Short overview of Polish cinema
• Film theory in Poland before World War IIMarek Haltof, Canadian Slavonic Papers, March-June 1998. Dekalog ( The Decalogue) ( 1988) is a Polish Film series originally made as a Television Miniseries This article is about Polish historical film For the American science-fiction film see Deluge (film The Deluge is the English title of the Farewells (also titled Lydia Ate the Apple and Partings in the United States) is the English title for Pożegnania, a Film Heroism ( Original title Eroica) is a 1958 film by Andrzej Munk. The Hour-Glass Sanatorium ( Sanatorium Pod Klepsydrą) is a 1973 Polish film directed by Wojciech Has. How to be Loved is the English title for Jak być kochaną, a Polish Film released in 1963, directed by Wojciech Has. Knife in the Water ( Nóż w wodzie) is a 1962 film directed by Roman Polański. The Last Day of Summer ( Ostatni dzień lata) is a 1958 romantic drama film directed by the Polish Film director Tadeusz Konwicki Lotna is a Polish War film released in 1959 and 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 Night Train (aka Baltic Express) is the English title for Pociąg, a Film released in 1959 and directed by Jerzy Passenger ( Polish Pasażerka) is a 1963 film by Andrzej Munk and Witold Lesiewicz. This article is about "The Promised Land" film For the novel see The Promised Land (novel. The Revenge is the English title for Zemsta, a Film released in 2002, directed by Andrzej Wajda. The Saragossa Manuscript is the English title for Rękopis znaleziony w Saragosie, a Polish Film released in 1965, directed by Sexmission ( Polish: Seksmisja) is a 1984 cult Polish comedy Science fiction film Teddy Bear is the English title of Miś, a 1980 Polish film directed by Stanisław Bareja. Polish Film School ( Polish Polska Szkoła Filmowa) refers to an informal group of Polish film directors and screenplay writers active between 1955 and approximately The Leon Schiller 's National Higher School of Film Television and Theatre in Łódź ( Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa Telewizyjna i Teatralna im World cinema is a term used primarily in English language speaking countries to refer to the Films and film industries of non-English speaking countries The history of film spans over a hundred years from the latter part of the 19th century to the beginning of the 21st century. Poland existed as a state for the first time in over a hundred years with the proclamation of the Second Polish Republic in 1919. This is a Partial list of famous Polish or Polish-speaking or -writing persons
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