Walerian Borowczyk

21.10.1923, Kwilcz, Poland - 03.02.2006, Paris, France

 

Director

Master craftsman, dadaist prankster and unrepentant sensualist, Walerian Borowczyk (1923 - 2006) and his films have yet to be both fully discovered and appreciated. Having relocated to France during the late 1950s, Borowczyk produced a succession of startling, often comic short films that were as innovative as they were provocative. Not only was Borowczyk a trailblazer for fine artists working in film, but he also brought a keen, painterly eye to framing and editing objects, animals and bodies. Often, Borowczyk would place special emphasis on props, which often play vital roles in his highly visual approach to storytelling. A master at marrying film to both classical and electronic music, Borowczyk’s approach to cinema harked back to both the silent days and even pre-cinema. A parodic sense of earthy humour masks Borowczyk’s distinctly moral sensibility, eager to satirise the corruption of institutions, whether they be feudal, clerical or bureaucratic. Prepare to be dazzled.

Filmography


Films by this director

Streetwalker

(La marge, 1976.)

Directed by: Walerian Borowczyk
PHOTOGRAPHY: Bernard Daillencourt
Synopsis:

Sigimond, sretno oženjen suprug i otac dječaka, zbog poslovne obaveze iz obiteljskog doma odlazi u Pariz. Tamo mu za oko zapadne privlačna prostitutka Diana te se s njom upušta u vatreni susret. Uskoro saznajemo da mu je nesretnim slučajem preminuo sin, a supruga zbog očaja počinila samoubojstvo. Emocionalno shrvan, bez ljubavi i potpore obiteljskog doma, nastavlja vezu s prostitutkom. Diana, ne znajući ništa o njegovoj tragediji, pomisli da se on zaljubljuje u nju.

35 mm, color, 88 min

Poland 5: Walerian Borowczyk - 100th Birth Anniversary

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Directed by: Walerian Borowczyk
Synopsis:

Na programu "Poljska 5: Walerian Borowczyk - 100 godina rođenja" u okviru Animafesta nalaze se sljedeći naslovi:    Renesansa / Renaissance R: Walerian Borowczyk Francuska, 1963, 9' Uništeni, ručno izrađeni predmeti postupno se rekonstruiraju. Predmeti - lutka, plišana sova, truba – predstavljaju zgusnuti mikrokozmos veće drame izvan ekrana. Zbog duhovitog, ali katkad i zlosutnog soundtracka, Renesansa je jedan od Borowczykovih...

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