Walerian Borowczyk
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Film director Kwilcz, Poland
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Walerian Borowczyk (21 October 1923, Kwilcz, Poland - 3 February 2006, Paris) was a Polish film director described by film critics as a genius who also happened to be a pornographer. He directed 40 films between 1946 and 1988. Trained as a painter and lithographer in Krakow, he began with surreal animated shorts, then moved to live-action features in France, where he settled in 1959. His best-known films include Goto, l'ile d'amour (1968), Blanche (1971), Immoral Tales (1973), The Beast (1975) and A Story of Sin (1975), which was nominated for the Palme d'Or. He died of heart failure in Paris in 2006, aged 82.
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Polish film director described as a genius who also happened to be a pornographer.
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- Walerian Borowczyk in a dark coat and scarf, black and white — Melhores Filmes Original source
- Walerian Borowczyk holding a film camera, black and white — abART Original source
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At a glance
- Born
- 21 October 1923, Kwilcz, Poland; died 3 February 2006, Paris, France
- Career
- 40 films 1946-1988; Immoral Tales (1973), The Beast (1975), A Story of Sin (1975, Palme d'Or nominee)
- Country
- Poland
- Note
- Some sources give his birth date as 2 September 1923
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