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
(1981)
Director
The Night of the Generals
(1967)
Assistant Director
On the Silver Globe
(1989)
Director
Cosmos
(2015)
Director
That Most Important Thing: Love
(1975)
Director
My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days
(1989)
Director
Mad Love
(1985)
Director
Fidelity
(2000)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
La Sorcière
(1958)
Director
Samson
(1961)
Assistant Director
Love at Twenty
(1962)
Second Unit Director
The Ashes
(1965)
First Assistant Director
Pavoncello
(1967)
Director
The Night of the Generals
(1967)
Assistant Director
The Song of Triumphant Love
(1969)
Director
The Third Part of the Night
(1972)
Director
That Most Important Thing: Love
(1975)
Director
Possession
(1981)
Director
The Public Woman
(1984)
Director
Mad Love
(1985)
Director
The Devil
(1988)
Director
On the Silver Globe
(1989)
Director
My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days
(1989)
Director
Boris Godounov
(1989)
Director
The Blue Note
(1991)
Director
Szamanka
(1996)
Director
Fidelity
(2000)
Director
Cosmos
(2015)
Director
Acting
Samson
(1961)
Killed Student (uncredited)
The Ashes
(1965)
(uncredited)
Sadness and Beauty
(1985)
Hugo Pierjoyre
On the Silver Globe
(1989)
Himself (uncredited)
Żuławski on Żuławski
(2000)
Self
The Other Side of the Wall: The Making of Possession
(2009)
Himself
Escape to the Silver Globe
(2021)
Himself
Writing
La Sorcière
(1958)
Writer
Pavoncello
(1967)
Screenplay
The Song of Triumphant Love
(1969)
Screenplay
The Third Part of the Night
(1972)
Writer
That Most Important Thing: Love
(1975)
Screenplay
Possession
(1981)
Adaptation and Screenplay
The Public Woman
(1984)
Writer
Mad Love
(1985)
Writer
Malady of Love
(1987)
Story
The Devil
(1988)
Writer
On the Silver Globe
(1989)
Writer
My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days
(1989)
Writer
Boris Godounov
(1989)
Scenario Writer
The Blue Note
(1991)
Writer
Fidelity
(2000)
Writer
Cosmos
(2015)
Writer
Bird Talk
(2019)
Screenplay