Andrzej Żuławski
Director
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.
Filmography
On the Silver Globe
as Self (uncredited) 1989
The Ashes
as (uncredited) 1965
Samson
as Killed Student (uncredited) 1961
Escape to the Silver Globe
as Self (archive footage) 2021
Sadness and Beauty
as Hugo Pierjoyre 1985
The Other Side of the Wall: The Making of Possession
as Self 2009
Żuławski on Żuławski
as Self 2000
Short Life, Long Death: The Making and Un-Making of On The Silver Globe
as Self 2025
Boris Godounov, une conscience tourmentée
as self 2014