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).
Czwartek,
20 listopada 2008 godz. 7pm (GALLERY THEATRE)
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