EUROPEAN CINEMA

Cinema of Albania Cinema of Croatia Cinema of the Czech Republic Cinema of Denmark Cinema of France Cinema of Germany Cinema of Greece Cinema of Italy Cinema of Luxembourg Cinema of the Netherlands Cinema of Poland Cinema of Portugal Cinema of Russia Cinema of the Soviet Union Cinema of Spain Cinema of Sweden Cinema of the UK

Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... The Cinema of Albania had its start in the years 1911-1912. ... The cinema of Croatia has suffered in recent years, with quality films being few and far between in comparison to other countries. ... The Czech Republic (both as an independent country and as a part of former Czechoslovakia) was a seedbed for many acclaimed film directors. ... Danish cinema pioneer Peter Elfelt, a photographer, was the first Dane to make a film. ... France has been influential in the development of film as a mass medium and as an art form. ... When the film industry first flowered in the period from 1900 to 1915, it took hold in Europe as well as America. ... // Beginning In the spring of 1897, the Greeks of Athens had the opportunity and privilege to watch the first cinematic attempts (short movies in journal). The projection of an animated movie resulted in excited reactions and the new-seen spectacle became a usual matter of discussion. ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, tone, style, and voice). ... The Luxembourg film industry is quite small, but this is unsurprising given that the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has a population of only about 400,000 people. ... The Dutch film industry is relatively small, though there have broadly been several very active periods in recent history in which Dutch filmmaking thrived. ... Portuguese cinema is better known internacionally for its directors Manoel de Oliveira and João César Monteiro. ... The Russian Empire (1896-1917) The first films seen in Russia were via the Lumiere Brothers, in Moscow and St. ... Soviet Cinema should not be used as a synonym for Russian Cinema. Although Russian language films predominated, several of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union contributed films reflecting elements of their pre-Soviet culture, language and history, although sometimes censored by the Central Government. ... Spanish cinema is not held in as high esteem worldwide as French or American cinema. ... Swedish cinema is one of the most widely-known national cinemas in the world, and certainly the most prominent of Scandinavia. ... Michael Caine in Get Carter (1971) The United Kingdom has been influential in the technological, commercial, and artistic development of cinema. ...

Directors

• Józef Arkusz
• Stanisław Bareja
• Aleksander Ford
• Wojciech Has
• Agnieszka Holland
• Jerzy Hoffman
• Jerzy Kawalerowicz
• Krzysztof Kieślowski -- The Three Colors trilogy, The Decalogue
• Jan Jakub Kolski
• Kazimierz Kutz
• Juliusz Machulski
• Andrzej Munk
• Marek Piwowski
• Roman Polański
• Ladislas Starevich Wladyslaw Starewicz
• Andrzej Wajda
• Krzysztof Zanussi
• Andrzej Zulawski

Józef Arkusz Józef Arkusz (1921 - 1996) was a Polish film director and producer of over 70 educational films. ... StanisÅ‚aw Bareja (5 December 1929 in Warsaw - 14 June 1987 in Essen) was a Polish comedy film director. ... Aleksander Ford (born November 24, 1908; died April 4, 1980) was a Polish film director. ... Wojciech Jerzy Has (born April 1, 1925 in Kraków - died October 3, 2000 in Łódź, Poland) was a Polish director, screenwriter and producer. ... Agnieszka Holland (born November 28, 1948 in Warsaw, Poland) is a film and TV director and screenplay writer. ... Jerzy Hoffman (born on 1932 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish film director and screenwriter. ... Jerzy Kawalerowicz (born January 19, 1922) is a Polish film director. ... Krzysztof KieÅ›lowski Krzysztof KieÅ›lowski (June 27, 1941 – March 13, 1996) was an influential Polish film director and screenwriter, known internationally for his film cycles Three Colors and The Decalogue. ... Three Colors is the collective title of three films directed by Krzysztof KieÅ›lowski, two made in French and one primarily in Polish: Trois couleurs: Bleu (Blue) (1993), Trzy kolory: BiaÅ‚y (White) (in French: Blanc) (1994), and Trois couleurs: Rouge (Red) (1994). ... Dekalog (The Decalogue) (1988) is a Polish film series, originally made as a television miniseries, directed by Krzysztof KieÅ›lowski and co-written by KieÅ›lowski with Krzysztof Piesiewicz, with music by Zbigniew Preisner. ... BIOGRAPHY A director, cameraman, screenplay writer, writer. ... Kazimierz Julian Kutz (b. ... Juliusz Machulski (born 1955) is a Polish film director and screenplay writer. ... Andrzej Munk (October 16, 1921–September 20, Polish film director, screenplay writer and camera operator and was one of the most influential artists of the Polish Film School. ... Roman PolaÅ„ski at Cannes with Adrien Brody, 2002 Roman PolaÅ„ski (born August 18, 1933) is a Franco-Polish film director and actor. ... Ladislas Starevich (August 8, 1882 - February 26, 1965), born WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Starewicz, was a Polish, Russian and French stop-motion animator, using insects and animals as his protagonists. ... Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Wajda (born March 6, 1926) is a Polish film director, one of the most prominent members of the Polish Film School. ... Krzysztof Zanussi, (b. ... Andrzej Zulawski (born November 22, 1940) is a film director He was born in Lwow, Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine). ...

Actors and actresses

• Pola Negri
• Eugeniusz Bodo
• Michał Bajor
• Zbigniew Cybulski
• Paweł Deląg
• Katarzyna Figura
• Marek Kondrat
• Bogusław Linda
• Magdalena Mielcarz
• Daniel Olbrychski
• Cezary Pazura
• Wojciech Pszoniak
• Izabella Scorupco (left Poland in 1978)
• Andrzej Seweryn
• Jerzy Stuhr

Pola Negri (December 31, c. ... Eugeniusz Bodo (true name Bohdan Eugene Junod) (December 28, 1899 – October 7?, 1943) was a film director, producer and one of the most popular Polish actors of the inter-war period. ... MichaÅ‚ Bajor (born on June 13, 1957) is a Polish actor. ... Zbigniew Cybulski (better known as Zbyszek Cybulski; 1927-1967) was a Polish actor, one of the best known and most popular personalities of the Polish cinema after World War II. For his unique style of play, he is often called the Polish James Dean. ... PaweÅ‚ DelÄ…g (born on April 29, 1970) is a Polish actor. ... Katarzyna Figura (b. ... BogusÅ‚aw Linda (b. ... Daniel Olbrychski (b. ... Wojciech Pszoniak (born in 1942 in Lwów, Poland) is a movie and theatrical actor. ... Izabella Dorota Scorupco (born June 4, 1970) is an actress who is most famous for appearing as Bond girl Natalya Simonova in the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye. ... Andrzej Seweryn (born April 25, 1946 in Heilbronn, Germany) is a Polish actor. ... Jerzy Stuhr (born April 18th 1947 in Cracow) is one of the most popular Polish actors. ...

Notable films

• Kanal
• Ashes and Diamonds
• The Saragossa Manuscript
• The Hour-Glass Sanatorium
• The Cruise aka The Trip Down the River
• Kiler
• The Decalogue
• The Pianist
• Seksmisja

Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Kanal is a Polish film released in 1956, directed by Andrzej Wajda for P.P. Film Polski at its production unit, Zespol Filmowy Kadr. “Watch them closely, for these are the last hours of their lives,” announces the disembodied voice of a narrator, foreshadowing the tragedy that unravels as Wajda... Popiól i diament (English: Ashes and Diamonds) is 1948 novel by the Polish writer Jerzy Andrzejewski. ... The Manuscript Found in Saragossa (original French title Manuscrit trouvé à Saragosse, also known in English as Saragossa Manuscript), by the Polish author Jan Potocki (1761-1815), is a frame tale novel from the period of the Napoleonic Wars. ... The Hour-Glass Sanatorium or The Sandglass is the English title for Sanatorium Pod KlepsydrÄ…, a film released in 1973, directed by Wojciech Has. ... The Cruise is the English title for Rejs, a film released in 1970, directed by Marek Piwowski. ... Dekalog (The Decalogue) (1988) is a Polish film series, originally made as a television miniseries, directed by Krzysztof KieÅ›lowski and co-written by KieÅ›lowski with Krzysztof Piesiewicz, with music by Zbigniew Preisner. ... The Pianist is a memoir written by the Polish musician of Jewish origins Władysław Szpilman. ... Seksmisja (Sexmission) is a cult Polish comedy science fiction film. ...

See also

• Polish film school
• National Film School in Łódź
• Polish Film Institute
• History of cinema
• List of famous Poles

Polish Film School (Polish Polska Szkoła Filmowa) refers to an informal group of Polish film directors and screenplay writers active between 1955 and approximately 1963. ... The Leon Schillers National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre in Łódź is the most notable academy for future actors, directors, photographers, camera operators and TV staff in Poland. ... Origins of motion picture arts and sciences Any overview of the history of cinema would be remiss to fail to at least mention a long history of literature, storytelling, narrative drama, art, mythology, puppetry, shadow play, cave paintings and perhaps even dreams. ... This is a partial list of famous Polish, Polish-speaking/writing people, and people born in Poland. ...

External links

• Polish Film Institute
• Internet Polish Movie Database