Directing
Jerzy Skolimowski
Born 1938-05-05 · Łódź, Poland
Jerzy Skolimowski is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor. He’s a graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Łódź. In 1967 he was awarded the Golden Bear prize for his film “Le départ”. He lived in Los Angeles for over 20 years where he painted in a figurative, expressionist mode and occasionally acted in films. He received the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2016 Venice Film Festival.
Known for
The Avengers
Eastern Promises
Mars Attacks!
White Nights
The Palace
EO
Ida
Day of the Siege
The Shout
Before Night Falls
The Stolen Caravaggio
Essential Killing
Knife in the Water
Deep End
Hands Up!
L.A. Without a Map
Moonlighting
Mesmerized
11 Minutes
Big Shots
30 Door Key
The Lightship
Innocent Sorcerers
Operacja Samum
The Adventures of Gerard
Barrier
Torrents of Spring
Success Is the Best Revenge
The Menacing Eye
Starting Out: The Making of Jerzy Skolimowski's Deep End
Your Money or Your Life
A Slip-Up
It's Not Us
Four Nights with Anna
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Ixjana
The Departure
Julius
Sposób bycia
Walkover