 Walerian Borowczyk was born in Poland during the first half of the twentieth century. he studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, then devoted himself to painting and lithography, including the creation of posters for the cinema. In 1959 he settled in Paris. He has authored more than forty short films and over a dozen feature films. Marked by an intensely personal style, his films are distinguished as much for thier ideas as for thier form. Mr. Borowczyk has recieved an impressive number of awards from international festivals. He is considered by the community of critics as a creator whose originality of thought, wit and vision place him in a class by himself. |
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FilmographyA: animated film |
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• 1953
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Glowa |
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• 1954
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Living Photographs; The Workshop of Fernand L'eger; Autumn |
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• 1955
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The modest photographer |
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• 1957
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Striptease; Standard of youth; Once upon a time; Sentiment rewarded; Education Days |
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• 1958
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Dom; School |
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• 1959
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Terra incognita; The
Magician; Astronauts; Head; Solitude The Music Box |
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• 1962
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The Concert |
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• 1963
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Grandma's Encyclopedia; Holy Smoke; Renaissance; Stroboscopes; 19th Cebtury Stores; Writing; Libraries; Schools; A well behaved Girl; Tom Thumb |
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• 1964
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The Museum Angels' Games |
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• 1965
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Joachim's Dictionary |
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• 1966
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Rosalie |
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• 1967
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The Theatre of Mr. and Mrs. Kabal Gavotte; Diptych |
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• 1968
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Goto, Island of Love |
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• 1969
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The Phonograph |
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• 1971
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Blanche |
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• 1973
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A special Collection |
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• 1974
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Immoral Tales |
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• 1975
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Brief von Paris; Venus's Snail; Story of a Sin; The Beast |
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• 1976
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The Margin |
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• 1977
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Inside a Convent |
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• 1979
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Zootrope The Armoire; Marceline; Marie; Monster Love; The Theatre of Mr. and Mrs. Kabal |
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• 1980
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LuLu |
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• 1981
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Hyper Auto Erotic Art: Hayashi |
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• 1988
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Scherzo Infernal |
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• 1991
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The Almanac |
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• 1992
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Halima the Expert |
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• 1993
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Golden Lotus |
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PrizesVenice; Bergamo; Brussels; London; New York; Los Angeles; Annecy; Berlin; Locarno; San Remo; Milan; Tours; Knokke le Zoute; Oberhausen; Lisbon; Mannheim; Rodez; Melbourne; Philadelphia; Prades; Cracovie; Warsaw; Paris; Bilbao; etc... |
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Awards |
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• 1967 |
Max Ernst Prize |
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• 1971 |
Gold Medal from the President of the Italian Republic
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• 1986 |
Officer of Arts and Literature Order of the French Republic
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