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JENIEC EUROPY
(THE HOSTAGE OF EUROPE)



1989, 116 min., Polska, Francja
Język polski i francuski z napisami angielskimi

REŻYSERIA:
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
SCENARIUSZ:
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
ZDJĘCIA:
Wiesław Zdrot
SCENOGRAFIA:
Jacek Turewicz, Milko Marinow, Zdravko Marinov
MUZYKA:
Maciej Małecki, Ludwig van Beethoven
MONTAŻ:
Józef Bartczak
D¬WIĘK:
Jerzy Blaszyński
PRODUKCJA:
Studio Filmowe KADR, Cine Alliance SA

OBSADA:
Roland Blanche (Napoleon Bonaparte), Vernon Dobtcheff (Gubernator Hudson Lowe), Didier Flamand (Generał Bertrand), Francois Berleand (Generał Montholon), Ronald Guttman (Generał Gourgaud), Isabelle Petit-Jacques (Madame Bertrand), Maria Gladkowska (Madame Montholon)

Były cesarz Francji, Napoleon Bonaparte, ostatnie kilka lat swojego życia zamieszkuje na odległej wyspie ¦w. Heleny. Nowy brytyjski gubernator, Hudson Lowe, przybywa z misj± przekonania wielkiego generała do powrotu do władzy. Niestety, nie portafi on poradzić sobie z oporem Bonapartego i jego nieokiełznan± wrogo¶ci± wobec Anglików.

JERZY KAWALEROWICZ

One of the most internationally acclaimed Polish film directors and a leading figure in the Polish Film School movement. Kawalerowicz was noted for his powerful, detail-oriented imagery and the depth of ideas in his films.

Born in Gwozdziec, Poland (now Gvozdets, Ukraine) in 1922. Studied in the Cracow Academy of Fine Arts (1946-1949), and while still there he undertook a Course for Professional Filmmaking (1946). After working as an assistant director in 1946-1949, he made his directorial debut in 1951. In 1955 he was appointed head of the prestigious KADR Film Studio. In the 80's he lectured in the Lodz Film School. Although the Communist Party member from 1954 until its dissolution, he resisted pressures from the administration to produce propaganda films. In 1983 he alienated some of his peers by signing communist government reports criticizing filmmakers aligned with "Solidarity." In 1985-89 he was a member of Polish Parliament. He is a recipient of numerous awards and honors, including life achievement awards from the Polish Film Academy. Mar del Plata and Gdynia Film Festivals. He died in 2007 in Warsaw.

Filmography as a Director:

2001 Quo Vadis;
1995 What For? (Za co?);
1991 Bronstein's Children (Bronsteins kinder);
1989 The Hostage of Europe (Jeniec Europy);
1983 Austeria;
1980 Chance Meeting on the Atlantic (Spotkanie na Atlantyku);
1977 Deat of a President (Smierc prezydenta);
1971 Maddalena;
1968 Game (Gra);
1965 Pharaoh (Faraon); nominated to the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film;
1960 Mother Joan of Angels (Matka Joanna od Aniolow);
1959 Night Train (Pociag);
1957 The Real End of the Great War (Prawdziwy koniec wielkiej wojny);
1956 Shadow (Cien);
1954 Under the Phrygian Star (Pod gwiazda frygijska);
1953 Celulose (Celuloza);
1951 The Village Mill (Gromada).


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