Overview
Jerzy Skolimowski
Known For
The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683
In the summer of 1683, 300 000 Ottoman Empire's warriors...
'Deep End': Remembering the Deleted Scenes
Short documentary about sequences removed from the film.
Starting Out: The Making of Jerzy Skolimowski's Deep End
A fascinating and absorbing documentary about the making of Jerzy...
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
Krzysztof Komeda was a jazz pianist and film composer. With...
Before Night Falls
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into...
Biography
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.