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Andrzej Wajda

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Andrzej Wajda

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Also known as Andrzej Witold Wajda

Polish film director (1926–2016)

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Andrzej Wajda was a Polish film director, theatrical director, screenwriter, and film producer. Born in Suwałki on March 6, 1926, he began his professional work in 1950. He studied at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow and the National Film School in Łódź. His career included directing films such as *Pan Tadeusz* and *Cendres et diamant*.

Wajda received several honors, including the Commander of the Legion of Honour, the Order of the White Eagle, the Praemium Imperiale, and a Jury Prize. He was a member of the Academy of Arts, Berlin, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Académie des beaux-arts, and the Polish Academy of Learning. He was also affiliated with the Polish United Workers' Party and the Democratic Union.

He was married to Beata Tyszkiewicz and Krystyna Zachwatowicz. Wajda died in Warsaw on October 9, 2016, from respiratory failure and was buried in Salwator Cemetery. He was nominated for BAFTA Awards and César Awards during his career.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1926
Works
47

Top works

  • To lubię
  • Pan Tadeusz
  • Cendres et diamant
  • Jedenaśacie arcydzieł literatury w filmach Andrzeja Wajdy
  • Podwójne spojrzenie

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Film & TV

Directing · Suwałki, Polska

Andrzej Wajda (born 6 March 1926) was a Polish film director. Recipient of an honorary Oscar, he was possibly the most prominent member of the unofficial "Polish Film School" (active circa 1955 to 1963). He was known especially for a trilogy of war films: A Generation (1954), Kanał (1956) and Ashes and Diamonds (1958). Four of his movies were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign…

Known for

  • Kill It and Leave This Town — Old Man on the Train (voice)2020
  • Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk — Self2018
  • Andrzej Wajda: My Inspirations — Self2017
  • Wajda by Wajda — Self - Filmmaker2016
  • About Cinema — Self2015
  • Aktorka — Self2015
  • Wege Durchs Labyrinth - Der Komponist Krzysztof Penderecki — Self2014
  • We Film the People! — Self2013
  • Demons Years Later — Self2013
  • Samosiuk. The Independent Film Republic — Self2012

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
53
Total plays
249

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Effect of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with myocardial infarction in 52 countries (the INTERHEART study): case-control study

    · 2004 · cited 9,134x

  2. 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension

    · 2018 · cited 8,300x

  3. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    · 2021 · cited 6,867x

  4. Ticagrelor versus Clopidogrel in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

    · 2009 · cited 5,952x

  5. Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    · 2017 · cited 5,582x

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Encyclopedic overview

Andrzej Witold Wajda ( Polish: [ˈandʐɛj ˈvajda]; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "Polish Film School". He was known especially for his trilogy of war films consisting of A Generation (1955), Kanał (1957) and Ashes and Diamonds (1958).

Considered one of the world's most renowned filmmakers, his works chronicled his native country's political and social evolution and dealt with the myths of Polish national identity, offering analysis of the universal element of the Polish experience – the struggle to maintain dignity under the most trying circumstances.

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