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Walerian Borowczyk (1923–2006)

Born in Kwilcz, Poland, Walerian Borowczyk trained as a painter and lithographer, winning Poland's National Prize in 1953. He began his film career as a film poster designer, then started making short animated films in the late 1950s. Moving to France in the early 1960s, he gained a reputation as a leading animator before switching to live-action ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 7 wins & 1 nomination. See more awards »

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 1994 Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Episode dated 29 January 1994 (1994) ... (archive footage)
 1990-1991 Softly from Paris (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- L'experte Halima (1991)
- Le lotus d'or (1991)
- Almanach des adresses des demoiselles de Paris (1990)
- Un traitement justifié (1990)
 1987 Love Rites
 1987 Emmanuelle 5
 1984 Scherzo infernal (Short)
 1983 Art of Love
 1980 Lulu
 1979 Jouet joyeux (Short)
 1979 L'armoire (Short)
 1979 Collections privées (segment "L'armoire")
 1979 Immoral Women
 1977 L'amour monstre de tous les temps (Documentary short)
 1976 La marge
 1975 Brief von Paris (Short)
 1975 Escargot de Vénus (Documentary short)
 1975 The Beast
 1973 Une collection particulière (Documentary short)
 1973 Immoral Tales
 1971 Blanche
 1969 Le phonographe (Short)
 1968 Gavotte (Short)
 1967 Diptyque (Documentary short)
 1966 Le Petit Poucet (Short)
 1966 Rosalie (Short)
 1964 La musée (Short)
 1964 The Games of Angels (Short)
 1964 Renaissance (Short)
 1963 Holy Smoke! (Short)
 1959 Les astronautes (Short)
 1959 Dom (Short)
 1958 Szkola (Short)
 1958 Nagrodzone uczucie (Short)
 1957 Once There Was (Short)
 1957 Strip-Tease (Short)
 1957 Sztandar mlodych (Short)
 1955 Jesien (Short)
 1954 Atelier de Fernand Léger (Short)
 1954 Photographies vivantes (Short)
 1946 Mois d'août (Short)
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Alternate Names:

Walerian Boro=Wczyk | Walérian Borowczyk
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Personal Quote:

Eroticism, sex, is one of the most moral parts of life. Eroticism does not kill, exterminate, encourage evil, lead to crime. On the contrary, it makes people gentler, brings joy, gives fulfillment, leads to selfless pleasure.

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Retrospective at the 13th New Horizons Film Festival (2013). See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo
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