Andrzej Kurylewicz

Sound

Andrzej Kurylewicz

Born November 14, 1932 · Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]

Died April 13, 2007 · aged 74

No biography available.

Known For

Night TrainNight Train · 1959
Night Train
★ 7.61959
MovieDrama
Two strangers, Jerzy and Marta, accidentally end up holding tickets for the same sleeping chamber on an overnight train to the Baltic Sea coast. Also on board is Marta's spurned lover, who will not leave her alone. When the police enter the train in search of a murderer on the lam, rumors fly and everything seems to point toward one of the main characters as the culprit.
The LodgerThe Lodger · 1967
The Lodger
★ 7.51967
MovieComedy
A pleasant, open-faced young man comes to live in a boarding house with three peculiar women.
I Am Burning!I Am Burning! · 1968
I Am Burning!
★ 7.91968
MovieComedyTV Movie
Ja gorę! tells the story of a Pogorzelski nobleman who settles in a ruined castle in Samsonów, determined to restore it, only to be haunted by the ghost of its former owner. A parody of gothic horror literature and cinema, the short is based on a tale by Henryk Rzewuski and was produced as part of the Polish television series Opowieści niezwykłe (1967–1968).
The Last WitnessThe Last Witness · 1970
The Last Witness
★ 5.31970
MovieCrime
Years after WWII a group of German "tourists" arrives in Poland to find a hidden Nazi treasure.
First PavilionFirst Pavilion · 1968
First Pavilion
★ 6.01968
MovieScience FictionTV Movie
A young scientist is kidnapped and taken to a house where his former mentor, a professor, is conducting experiments on shrinking humans.
On the Banks of the NiemenOn the Banks of the Niemen · 1987
On the Banks of the Niemen
★ 5.31987
MovieDrama
Adaptation of novel by Eliza Orzeszkowa. The film is set in 1886 in Lithuania, is spins around a conflict between Bohatyrowicz family and aristocrat family in Korczyn. Against the background of the social and family disputes was shown topic of love between Justyna Orzelska, niece of Benedykt Korczyński, and Jan Bohatyrowicz. Will their love be strong enough to break the mental barrier that separates the world of Bohatyrowicz from the world of Korczyński?
Ostatni strzałOstatni strzał · 1959
Ostatni strzał
★ 6.51959
MovieDramaAction
A former resistance fighter returns to his hometown after being imprisoned, bent on enacting revenge on the man that sent him behind bars.
Opus JazzOpus Jazz · 1963
Opus Jazz
1963
MovieDocumentaryMusic
A documentary portrait of the Kurylewicz Quintet at work in the recording studio, Opus Jazz captures the stop-and-start process of rehearsal before the musicians lock into rhythm and achieve full improvisational flow. Majewski’s film highlights both the discipline and spontaneity of modern jazz in 1960s Poland.

Filmography

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Threnody for the Death of a HorseThrenody for the Death of a Horse · 1968
Threnody for the Death of a Horse
★ 10.01968
MovieAnimation
A viewer sees how a picture of a horse appears on a white sheet of paper. The horse emerges from successive traces of a black felt-tip pen. The horse is shown in various positions and fragmentary close-ups. It also takes on a disturbing abstract shape of a transparent huddled creature. It looks dead with its lack of limbs, visible ribs and deep eye sockets. It evokes associations with horses who were victims of hostilities. Its contours are blurring. It falls apart. The animated film for adults directed by Jan Tkaczyk, the cinematographer of several dozen animated films. The director used drawings by Barbara Jonscher, a Polish painter and cartoonist, from the ‘Arsenal’ generation. The context of her works often refers to literary works. The series of horse drawings was inspired by Bertold Brecht's poems with anti-war meaning. Andrzej Kurylewicz is the author of jazz music in this film.

Music

The DollThe Doll · 1978
The Doll
★ 7.81978
SeriesDrama
The story of Stanisław Wokulski, a wealthy merchant who falls in love with a haughty aristocrat, Izabela Łęcka. Causing a misalliance in the late nineteenth century Warsaw. Young Wokulski is forced to work as a waiter, while dreaming of a life in science. After taking part in the failed uprising, he is sentenced to exile in Siberia. Upon return to Warsaw, he becomes a salesman. Marrying the late shop owner's widow, he becomes rich, He uses his money set up a partnership with a Russian merchant, met in the exile. The two makes a fortune supplying the Russian army. Wokulski falls in love with Izabela, daughter of the bankrupt aristocrat. In his quest to win her, he ventures theatres and aristocratic salons. To help her financially distressed father, he founds a company with the aristocrats as shareholders. Wokulski ability to make money is respected, but his lack of social rank is often brought. Izabela eventually accepts his affection, but without true devotion or love.

Original Music Composer