Andrzej Żuławski

After the success of That Most Important Thing: Love in 1975, he returned to Poland where he spent two years making On the Silver Globe (not released until 1988). The work on this film was interrupted and destroyed by the authorities. After that, Żuławski moved to France where he became known for controversial and violent art-house films such as Possession (1981). Żuławski is also known for his work with actresses including Romy Schneider, Isabelle Adjani and Sophie Marceau. His films have received awards at various international film festivals. Żuławski also wrote several novels, including Il était Un Verger, Lity Bór (a.k.a. La Forêt Forteresse), W Oczach Tygrysa, and Ogród Miłości.

Andrzej Żuławski studied at Institut des hautes études cinématographiques and Faculty of Arts of Paris. The recorded working language is French and Polish. Distinctions recorded are Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Leopard for Best Direction and Time Machine Award.

• Name — Andrzej Żuławski • Born — 22 November 1940 • Birthplace — Lwów, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union • Died — 17 February 2016 • Place of death — Warsaw, Poland • Occupation — Film director Novelist • Years Active — 1971–2016 • Partner — Sophie Marceau (1985–2001) • Children — 3, including Xawery Żuławski • Relatives — Mirosław Żuławski (father), Jerzy Żuławski (grandfather)

Żuławski was born in Lviv. His father, Mirosław Żuławski, was a Polish civil servant (and later diplomat) who had studied and worked in that city while it was part of the Second Polish Republic and prior to its annexation by the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1939. Żuławski was an assistant of the filmmaker Andrzej Wajda. He studied at the prestigious Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC) in Paris and in the Department of Philosophy at the Sorbonne. When his second film The Devil was banned in Poland, he decided to move to France, where he made That Most Important Thing: Love (1975) with Romy Schneider. After returning to Poland he worked for two years on a film which the authorities did not allow him to finish (On the Silver Globe), based on a book by his great-uncle Jerzy Żuławski. Since then he lived and worked mostly in France, making art films. Being described as a maverick who always defied mainstream commercialism, Żuławski enjoyed success mostly with the European art-house audiences. His wild, imaginative, and controversial pictures have received awards at various international film festivals. He also wrote the novels Il était Un Verger, Lity Bór (a.k.a. La Forêt Forteresse), W Oczach Tygrysa, and Ogród Miłości. In 2006 he was the Head of the Jury at the 28th Moscow International Film Festival. Żuławski worked many times with composer Andrzej Korzyński, beginning in The Third Part of the Night (1971). Their last collaboration was for Cosmos (2015), which was also Żuławski's last film. On 17 February 2016, Żuławski died at a hospital in Warsaw from cancer.

• Illustration — Zulawski with his then-partner Sophie Marceau, 1988 Żuławski's first wife was Barbara Baranowska, a member of the Polish School of Posters. She created the French poster for Żuławski's Possession. Her first husband, Adolf Rudnicki, inspired the character Abe in the film. Żuławski had three sons from different relationships. One of Żuławski's ex-wives was Małgorzata Braunek, who was a Polish film and stage actress. Their son, Xawery, is also a film director. His relationship with painter Hanna Wolska resulted in the birth of his son Ignacy. He was in a relationship with French actress Sophie Marceau for sixteen years, with whom he made four films over a 15-year period (L'Amour braque, My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days, La Note bleue, Fidelity). They had a son named Vincent together. They broke up in 2001. From 2007 to 2008, Żuławski dated Weronika Rosati, daughter of Polish politician Dariusz Rosati. In 2010, Żuławski released a book titled Nocnik, which included a character allegedly based on Rosati named Esther. Rosati sued Żuławski and the book's publisher for violating her right to privacy and dignity as a woman as the book included intimate details about her. Żuławski lost the case in 2015.

• Year — Title — Original title — Director — Writer — Notes • 1971 — The Third Part of the Night — Trzecia część nocy • 1972 — The Devil — Diabel • 1975 — That Most Important Thing: Love — L'Important C'est D'Aimer • 1981 — Possession — Nominated—Palme d'Or • 1984 — The Public Woman — La femme publique — Nominated—César Award for Best Adaptation • 1985 — Mad Love — L'Amour braque • 1987 — Malady of Love — Maladie d'amour — Story • 1988 — On the Silver Globe — Na srebrnym globie • 1989 — My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days — Mes nuits sont plus belles que vos jours • 1989 — Boris Godunov • 1991 — The Blue Note — La note bleue • 1996 — Szamanka • 2000 — Fidelity — La Fidélité • 2015 — Cosmos • 2019 — Bird Talk

• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Notes • 1958 — La sorcière — Short film • 1969 — The Song of Triumphant Love — TV movie • Pavoncello — TV Short • 1972 — Theatre Macabre — TV series; 2 episodes