Juliusz Machulski
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Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
film director and screenplay writer. Son of noted actor Jan Machulski
Jan Machulski
Jan Machulski was a Polish theater director, as well as a film and theatrical actor. He appeared in more than 45 film roles and 70 theater roles throughout his career.-Personal life:...
, Juliusz became notable for his comedies ridiculing the life in communist-ruled Poland of 1970s and 1980s.
Juliusz Machulski was born March 10, 1955 in Olsztyn
Olsztyn
Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship...
, Poland, to parents, Jan Machulski
Jan Machulski
Jan Machulski was a Polish theater director, as well as a film and theatrical actor. He appeared in more than 45 film roles and 70 theater roles throughout his career.-Personal life:...
and Halina Machulska
Halina Machulska
Halina Machulska is a Polish theater, film and television actress.Machulska is the widow of theater director and actor, Jan Machulski, who died in 2008. The couple's son is Polish film director, Juliusz Machulski...
.
In 1973 he moved to Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, where he was admitted to the Polish Philology faculty of the Warsaw University. However, in 1975 he moved to Łódź, where he graduated from the Łódź Film School. His film debut was Vabank
Vabank
Vabank is a Polish film from 1981; the first film directed by Juliusz Machulski and a popular criminal comedy, set in an unnamed city in interwar Poland.The film received several awards and nominations, among them:...
(1981), a comedy describing a story of two Polish gangsters of the 1930s. The film was a striking success, as was the science-fiction comedy Seksmisja of 1984. Often seen as either a golden child or enfant terrible of the Polish cinema, Machulski quickly became one of the most popular Polish directors, both in Poland and abroad. His Seksmisja, although significantly shortened by the Soviet censorship, was one of the most popular pictures shown in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in mid-1980s.
Kingsajz
Kingsajz
Kingsajz is a 1987 cult Polish comedy fantasy film directed by very popular director - Juliusz Machulski. The action takes place in contemporary Poland and in fictional liliput kingdom called Szuflandia , hidden deep in the undergrounds of the Quaternary Research Institute...
, a fantasy comedy made in 1987 remains one of his most important movies till date due to its great social significance. It is in many ways similar to Seksmisja but Kingsajz
Kingsajz
Kingsajz is a 1987 cult Polish comedy fantasy film directed by very popular director - Juliusz Machulski. The action takes place in contemporary Poland and in fictional liliput kingdom called Szuflandia , hidden deep in the undergrounds of the Quaternary Research Institute...
's message is stronger and more evident. It was also released at the time when anti-communistic society was very enthusiastic about pictures of that kind. Slogans from the film were apperaing on many real walls, much to police's irritation.
His ventures just after 1989 were still popular with the masses but none of them was critically acclaimed. His pictures of that time are often called "rude" in opposition to his earlier "intelligent" work. After his Matki, żony i kochanki, a television serial many judged the end of director who failed to adapt to new environment.
In 1997 he proved those opinions to be wrong when his Kiler
Kiler
Kiler is a highly successful 1997 Polish comedy by Juliusz Machulski, starring Cezary Pazura, Jerzy Stuhr, Janusz Rewiński and Małgorzata Kożuchowska...
became a huge hit and is now considered as cult movie along with its sequel, Kiler-ów 2-óch
Kiler-ów 2-óch
Kilerów 2-óch is a continuation of Kiler movie, directed in 1997. The film premiered 8 January 1999 in Poland and like the first part it has received financial and critical success.- Plot :...
. Both movies are crime comedies about a simple taxi driver taken by a police for a famous killer.
Since 1988 Machulski served as the headperson of Zebra Film Studio, he also briefly appeared in a number of films as an actor. On December 10, 1998 he was honoured with his own star paved in the Piotrkowska Street
Piotrkowska Street
Piotrkowska Street , the main artery of Łódź, Poland, is one of the longest commercial thoroughfares in Europe, with a length of 4.9 km. It is one of the major tourist attractions of the city...
in Łódź.
Filmography
- VabankVabankVabank is a Polish film from 1981; the first film directed by Juliusz Machulski and a popular criminal comedy, set in an unnamed city in interwar Poland.The film received several awards and nominations, among them:...
(1981) - Seksmisja (1984)
- Vabank II czyli Riposta (1984)
- KingsajzKingsajzKingsajz is a 1987 cult Polish comedy fantasy film directed by very popular director - Juliusz Machulski. The action takes place in contemporary Poland and in fictional liliput kingdom called Szuflandia , hidden deep in the undergrounds of the Quaternary Research Institute...
(1987) - Déjà vu (1988)
- VIP (1991)
- Szwadron (1992)
- Girl Guide (1995)
- Matki, żony i kochanki (1995)
- KilerKilerKiler is a highly successful 1997 Polish comedy by Juliusz Machulski, starring Cezary Pazura, Jerzy Stuhr, Janusz Rewiński and Małgorzata Kożuchowska...
(1997) - Kiler-ów 2-óchKiler-ów 2-óchKilerów 2-óch is a continuation of Kiler movie, directed in 1997. The film premiered 8 January 1999 in Poland and like the first part it has received financial and critical success.- Plot :...
(1999) - Pieniądze to nie wszystko (2000)
- Superprodukcja (2003)
- Vinci (2004)
- Ile waży koń trojański (2008) release date - 26 December
- Kołysanka (12.02.2010)
Awards
- 1981 - "director's best debut" at Gdynia Film Festival in GdyniaGdyniaGdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...
(for VabankVabankVabank is a Polish film from 1981; the first film directed by Juliusz Machulski and a popular criminal comedy, set in an unnamed city in interwar Poland.The film received several awards and nominations, among them:...
) - 1984 - main prize at the same festival (for Seksmisja)
- 1984 - Golden Dollar at the Gdańsk Film Festival (for Seksmisja)
- 1998 - Golden Duck for KilerKilerKiler is a highly successful 1997 Polish comedy by Juliusz Machulski, starring Cezary Pazura, Jerzy Stuhr, Janusz Rewiński and Małgorzata Kożuchowska...
- 2004 - Golden Lion for Vinci