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Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz

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Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz

Born February 24, 1885 · Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]

Died September 18, 1939 · aged 54

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, pseudonym "Witkacy" (February 24, 1885 – September 18, 1939) was a Polish writer, painter, philosopher, and photographer. He was active in the interwar period. In the work of Witkacy, a central place is occupied by dramas and novels, shaped by the theory of pure form and a catastrophic vision of civilization.

Known For

In an Old Manor House or The Independence of TrianglesIn an Old Manor House or The Independence of Triangles · 1985
In an Old Manor House or The Independence of Triangles
★ 7.01985
MovieFantasyDrama
In a country house at the turn of a century live a family of eccentrics. Anastasia, the beautiful mistress of the manor, enjoys the amorous attentions of her stepson Blarney so openly that her husband Diapanasius takes out his shotgun and shoots her. The rest of the family accepts her end as a matter-of-fact, and soon - her return as a voyeuristic ghost who interferes with their love lifes. Anastasia has a posthumous son Tadeusz, "born" by clambering out of the tree trunk. Anastasia seduces him too, and drives another men so crazy that they kill her another couple of times. Finally, Tadeusz, the arch-rebel, leads a mob on a raid of the old manor.
Sculptor with a CameraSculptor with a Camera · 2018
Sculptor with a Camera
2018
MovieDocumentary
Documentary film based on unique found footage shot in the 1920s by count August Zamoyski. A valuable insight into Polish artistic life between the world wars.
InsatiabilityInsatiability · 2003
Insatiability
★ 4.72003
MovieDrama
Zypcio is an idealistic heir to a large brewery in Poland. In the face of Chinese invasion threatening Eastern Europe, he is corrupted by the advances of both Princess Irina, who is after his money, and the court jester, who is after his virginity.
In the Little MansionIn the Little Mansion · 2002
In the Little Mansion
★ 7.02002
MovieDramaHorror
A man murders his wife, but she comes back as a ghost and bedevils the family.
Farewell to AutumnFarewell to Autumn · 1990
Farewell to Autumn
★ 5.21990
MovieDrama
Atanazy Bazakbal navigates a destructive love triangle between his innocent fiancée Zofia and the decadent Hela Bertz while seeking meaning through hedonism. As their personal lives unravel, a communist revolution sweeps through Poland, crushing the aristocracy's old world.
So-Called Humanity in MadnessSo-Called Humanity in Madness · 1998
So-Called Humanity in Madness
1998
Movie
A theatrical attempt to reconstruct the last, lost play by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz. An amalgam of themes permeating the author's oeuvre.

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In an Old Manor House or The Independence of TrianglesIn an Old Manor House or The Independence of Triangles · 1985
In an Old Manor House or The Independence of Triangles
★ 7.01985
MovieFantasyDrama
In a country house at the turn of a century live a family of eccentrics. Anastasia, the beautiful mistress of the manor, enjoys the amorous attentions of her stepson Blarney so openly that her husband Diapanasius takes out his shotgun and shoots her. The rest of the family accepts her end as a matter-of-fact, and soon - her return as a voyeuristic ghost who interferes with their love lifes. Anastasia has a posthumous son Tadeusz, "born" by clambering out of the tree trunk. Anastasia seduces him too, and drives another men so crazy that they kill her another couple of times. Finally, Tadeusz, the arch-rebel, leads a mob on a raid of the old manor.

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