Ryszard Bugajski
Ryszard Bugajski | |
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National Film School in Łódź | |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1972–2019 |
| Spouse | Maria Mamona |
Ryszard Bugajski (27 April 1943 – 7 June 2019)anti-Communist film in the history of Polish People's Republic"[2] was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film Festival after being suppressed by the Polish communist authorities for several years.[3][4]
Life and career
He was born on 27 April 1943 in
National Film School in Łódź, which he graduated from in 1973.[6]
In 1976, he joined the
collapse of communism
in Poland. He had kept the film alive in the underground movement by making copies of the film and giving them out for showings in church basements.
He was a recipient of numerous film awards including the Golden Grape Award, Special Award at the
Silver Hugo Award at the Chicago International Film Festival
.
In June 2008, he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for "his outstanding contributions to the democratic transformations in Poland as well as for achievements for the country in his professional and social work".[9]
In October 2008, he received the Golden
Medal for Merit to Culture - Gloria Artis from the-then Minister of Culture and National Heritage Bogdan Zdrojewski.[10]
He died on 7 June 2019 in Warsaw after a long illness.[11][12]
Selected filmography
- Kobieta i kobieta (1979)
- Interrogation (made in 1981 but not released until 1989)
- Clearcut (1990)
- Gracze (1995)
- The Death of Captain Pilecki (2006)
- Generał Nil (2009)
- Układ zamknięty(2013)
- Blindness (2016)
See also
- Cinema of Poland
- List of Poles
References
- ^ Ryszard Bugajski nie żyje. Reżyser, scenarzysta i pisarz zmarł w wieku 76 lat
- ^ "Nie żyje Ryszard Bugajski. Twórca "Przesłuchania" miał 76 lat". Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Interrogation". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ "Death and Rebirth: Revisiting Ryszard Bugajski's Masterpiece Interrogation (Poland, 1982)". Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ https://eefb.org/interviews/ryszard-bugajski-on-his-career/
- ^ "Ryszard Bugajski". Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Renowned film director Ryszard Bugajski dies aged 76". Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Renowned film director Ryszard Bugajski dies aged 76". Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Ryszard Bugajski". Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Ryszard Bugajski". Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Renowned film director Ryszard Bugajski dies aged 76". Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Nie żyje Ryszard Bugajski. Twórca "Przesłuchania" miał 76 lat". Retrieved 8 June 2019.
External links
- Ryszard Bugajski at IMDb
- Ryszard Bugajski at Culture.pl
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