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Pawel Pawlikowski

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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Pawel Pawlikowski
A literature and philosophy graduate, with extensive post-graduate work at Oxford on German literature, Polish-born Pawel Pawlikowski started as a documentary filmmaker in British television.

His second feature, Last Resort (2000), earned him international critical acclaim at numerous festivals, including Toronto and Sundance, and won the 2001 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for "Most Promising Newcomer in British Film."

His next film, My Summer of Love (2004), won the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film at the BAFTA Awards in 2005.
BornSeptember 15, 1957
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BornSeptember 15, 1957
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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Pawel Pawlikowski and Joanna Kulig in The Woman in the Fifth (2011)
Pawel Pawlikowski
Alfonso Cuarón and Pawel Pawlikowski
Paddy Considine, Pawel Pawlikowski, and Emily Blunt at an event for My Summer of Love (2004)
Pawel Pawlikowski, Tomasz Kot, and Joanna Kulig at an event for Cold War (2018)
Pawel Pawlikowski at an event for Cold War (2018)
Pawel Pawlikowski at an event for Cold War (2018)
Pawel Pawlikowski at an event for The Oscars (2015)
Nicole Kidman, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Pawel Pawlikowski at an event for The Oscars (2015)
Pawel Pawlikowski at an event for The Oscars (2015)
Pawel Pawlikowski at an event for The Oscars (2015)
Agata Kulesza, Pawel Pawlikowski, and Agata Trzebuchowska at an event for The Oscars (2015)

Known for

Tomasz Kot and Joanna Kulig in Cold War (2018)
Cold War
7.5
  • Director(direction)
  • 2018
Agata Trzebuchowska in Ida (2013)
Ida
7.4
  • Director
  • 2013
Emily Blunt and Natalie Press in My Summer of Love (2004)
My Summer of Love
6.7
  • Director
  • 2004
Last Resort (2000)
Last Resort
7.2
  • Director
  • 2000

Credits

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Director

  • The Island
    • Pre-production
  • Tomasz Kot and Joanna Kulig in Cold War (2018)
    Cold War
    • (direction)
  • Agata Trzebuchowska in Ida (2013)
    Ida
  • Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas in The Woman in the Fifth (2011)
    The Woman in the Fifth
  • Emily Blunt and Natalie Press in My Summer of Love (2004)
    My Summer of Love
  • Last Resort (2000)
    Last Resort
  • Twockers
    • (as Paul Pawlikowski)
  • The Stringer (1998)
    The Stringer
  • Tripping with Zhirinovsky
    • (as Paul Pawlikowski)
  • Serbian Epics (1992)
    Serbian Epics
  • Bookmark (1983)
    Bookmark
    • (as Paul Pawlikowski)
  • From Moscow to Pietushki: A Journey with Benedict Yerofeyev (1990)
    From Moscow to Pietushki: A Journey with Benedict Yerofeyev
    • (as Paul Pawlikowski)
  • Saturday Review (1986)
    Saturday Review
    • (as Paul Pawlikowski)
  • Open Space (1983)
    Open Space
    • (as Paul Pawlikowski)

Writer

  • The Island
    • Pre-production
  • Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie
    • Post-production
  • Tomasz Kot and Joanna Kulig in Cold War (2018)
    Cold War
  • Lost in Karastan (2014)
    Lost in Karastan
  • Agata Trzebuchowska in Ida (2013)
    Ida
  • Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas in The Woman in the Fifth (2011)
    The Woman in the Fifth
  • Emily Blunt and Natalie Press in My Summer of Love (2004)
    My Summer of Love
  • Last Resort (2000)
    Last Resort
  • Twockers
    • (uncredited)
  • The Stringer (1998)
    The Stringer
  • From Moscow to Pietushki: A Journey with Benedict Yerofeyev (1990)
    From Moscow to Pietushki: A Journey with Benedict Yerofeyev
    • (uncredited)

Producer

  • Twockers
    • (as Paul Pawlikowski)
  • Tripping with Zhirinovsky
    • (as Paul Pawlikowski)
  • Bookmark (1983)
    Bookmark
  • Serbian Epics (1992)
    Serbian Epics
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

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    • September 15, 1957
    • Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
    • Malgorzata Bela2017 - present

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His top ten films include (in alphabetical order): Ashes and Diamonds (1958), A Blonde in Love (1965), Cul-de-sac (1966), Days of Heaven (1978), La Dolce Vita (1960), Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (1981), Mirror (1975), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Some Like It Hot (1959), Taxi Driver (1976).
  • Quotes
    I'm not a professional filmmaker, it's just a little part of my life and it's not how I define myself. It's not really important whether I make the film in Poland, England or wherever. The films are always the result of where I am, what I've discovered and what's in my head.

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