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Andrzej Wajda

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Andrzej Wajda

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Also known as Andrzej Witold Wajda

Polish film director (1926–2016)

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Andrzej Wajda was a Polish film director, theatrical director, screenwriter, and film producer. Born in Suwałki in 1926, he began his work period in 1950 and continued until 2016. He was educated at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow and the National Film School in Łódź. Wajda spoke German and Polish. He was a member of the Academy of Arts, Berlin, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Académie des beaux-arts, and the Polish Academy of Learning.

He received the Commander of the Legion of Honour, the Order of the White Eagle, the Praemium Imperiale, and the Jury Prize. His works were recognized in the Palme Dor collection, the American Academy Arts Sciences collection, and the Golden Bear collection. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film, the César Award for Best Foreign Film, the BAFTA Fellowship, and the César Award for Best Film. Wajda was married to Beata Tyszkiewicz and Krystyna Zachwatowicz. He died in Warsaw in 2016 due to respiratory failure and is buried at Salwator Cemetery.

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Suwałki, Polska

Andrzej Wajda (born 6 March 1926) was a Polish film director. Recipient of an honorary Oscar, he was possibly the most prominent member of the unofficial "Polish Film School" (active circa 1955 to 1963). He was known especially for a trilogy of war films: A Generation (1954), Kanał (1956) and Ashes and Diamonds (1958). Four of his movies were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign…

Known for

  • Kill It and Leave This Town — Old Man on the Train (voice)2020
  • Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk — Self2018
  • Andrzej Wajda: My Inspirations — Self2017
  • Wajda by Wajda — Self - Filmmaker2016
  • About Cinema — Self2015
  • Aktorka — Self2015
  • Wege Durchs Labyrinth - Der Komponist Krzysztof Penderecki — Self2014
  • We Film the People! — Self2013
  • Demons Years Later — Self2013
  • Samosiuk. The Independent Film Republic — Self2012

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Instance of
human
Given name
Witold
Gender
male
Citizenship
Poland
Place of birth
Suwałki
Place of death
Warsaw
Occupation
theatre manager
Educated at
National Film School in Łódź
Political party
Democratic Union
Languages spoken
Polish
Field of work
film direction
Military branch
Armia Krajowa
Official website
www.wajda.pl
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Andrzej Wajda OFF Plus Camera 2012 (cropped).jpg
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date of birth
1926-03-06
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nominated for
Polish Academy Award for Best Film
date of death
2016-10-09
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name in native language
Andrzej Wajda
start of work period
1950-00-00
place of burial
Salwator Cemetery
cause of death
respiratory failure
end of work period
2016-00-00
related category
Category:Films directed by Andrzej Wajda
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candidacy in election
1989 Polish legislative election
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

Andrzej Witold Wajda ( Polish: [ˈandʐɛj ˈvajda]; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "Polish Film School". He was known especially for his trilogy of war films consisting of A Generation (1955), Kanał (1957) and Ashes and Diamonds (1958).

Considered one of the world's most renowned filmmakers, his works chronicled his native country's political and social evolution and dealt with the myths of Polish national identity, offering analysis of the universal element of the Polish experience – the struggle to maintain dignity under the most trying circumstances.

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