Wiktor Grodecki
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Wiktor Grodecki is a Polish
film director, screenwriter and producer known for MANDRAGORA (five main prizes at Geneva "Stars Of Tomorrow" film festival in Switzerland in 1997 and Audience Choice Award at Palm Springs Intl Film Fest, USA 1998 as well as "INSATIABILITY" - an adaptation of the novel by Witkacy which was awarded Best Indie Director prize by SAG in USA in 2004.
In 1994 he made a documentary film about male child prostitution in Czech republic, Not Angels But Angels
. followed by another one in the same theme Body Without Soul
the two documentaries featuring graphic, sexually explicit footage of underage minors and the dissection of a corpse shot on location in Prague.
In 1997,he made the controversial movie Mandragora
which is a dramatic story about a young guy cognizing the world of prostitution, drugs and AIDS. The film won numerous awards and was seen by Vaclav Havel
, who wrote a letter to congratulate Grodecki personally. The letter from President Havel praising Grodecki was published by Mlada Fronta Dnes, the main newspaper of Czech Republic.
In 2004 Grodecki filmed "Insatiability" based on the novel by St.I.Witkiewicz (Witkacy). The film starred Cezary Pazura in three different roles (Zypcio's Father, his seducer Tengier and his commander Kocmoluchowicz). "Insatiability" was premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2004 (in the official section: Panorama Special) were it received excellent reviews. In Los Angeles - Screen Actors Guild of America awarded Grodecki the SAG Best Indie Director Award for "Insatiability" (2004).
Poland
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film director, screenwriter and producer known for MANDRAGORA (five main prizes at Geneva "Stars Of Tomorrow" film festival in Switzerland in 1997 and Audience Choice Award at Palm Springs Intl Film Fest, USA 1998 as well as "INSATIABILITY" - an adaptation of the novel by Witkacy which was awarded Best Indie Director prize by SAG in USA in 2004.
Biography
He studied at the films direction faculty in the National Film School in Łódź under the supervision of prof. Wojciech Jerzy Has. The first step of his international career was directing the 1985 movie Him which was produced by the University of Minnesota Film Society in collaboration with renowned producer Albert Milgrom.In 1994 he made a documentary film about male child prostitution in Czech republic, Not Angels But Angels
Not Angels But Angels
Not Angels But Angels is a 1994 documentary film about young men in Prague working as prostitutes. The creator of the documentary, Wiktor Grodecki interviews the men, some of whom are underage, to find out more about their lives and how they came to be making a living by selling sex...
. followed by another one in the same theme Body Without Soul
Body Without Soul
Body Without Soul is a 1994 documentary film about young boys in Prague working as prostitutes. The creator of the documentary, Wiktor Grodecki interviews the boys whose age ranges between 14-17 to find out more about their lives and how they got into the business...
the two documentaries featuring graphic, sexually explicit footage of underage minors and the dissection of a corpse shot on location in Prague.
In 1997,he made the controversial movie Mandragora
Mandragora (film)
Mandragora is a 1997 film by Polish director Wiktor Grodecki about the mental and physical decline of a 15-year old boy who runs away from his seemingly distanced father to Prague, where he becomes a victim of the drug and sex scene....
which is a dramatic story about a young guy cognizing the world of prostitution, drugs and AIDS. The film won numerous awards and was seen by Vaclav Havel
Václav Havel
Václav Havel is a Czech playwright, essayist, poet, dissident and politician. He was the tenth and last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic . He has written over twenty plays and numerous non-fiction works, translated internationally...
, who wrote a letter to congratulate Grodecki personally. The letter from President Havel praising Grodecki was published by Mlada Fronta Dnes, the main newspaper of Czech Republic.
In 2004 Grodecki filmed "Insatiability" based on the novel by St.I.Witkiewicz (Witkacy). The film starred Cezary Pazura in three different roles (Zypcio's Father, his seducer Tengier and his commander Kocmoluchowicz). "Insatiability" was premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2004 (in the official section: Panorama Special) were it received excellent reviews. In Los Angeles - Screen Actors Guild of America awarded Grodecki the SAG Best Indie Director Award for "Insatiability" (2004).
Screenwriter
- 2011: The Soul Of The Murdered Kingdom (Pre-Production)
- 2003: Nienasycenie
- 2000: Inferno
- 1997: MandragoraMandragora (film)Mandragora is a 1997 film by Polish director Wiktor Grodecki about the mental and physical decline of a 15-year old boy who runs away from his seemingly distanced father to Prague, where he becomes a victim of the drug and sex scene....
- 1996: Body Without SoulBody Without SoulBody Without Soul is a 1994 documentary film about young boys in Prague working as prostitutes. The creator of the documentary, Wiktor Grodecki interviews the boys whose age ranges between 14-17 to find out more about their lives and how they got into the business...
- 1994: Not Angels But AngelsNot Angels But AngelsNot Angels But Angels is a 1994 documentary film about young men in Prague working as prostitutes. The creator of the documentary, Wiktor Grodecki interviews the men, some of whom are underage, to find out more about their lives and how they came to be making a living by selling sex...
- 1984: Him
Director
- 2011: The Soul Of The Murdered Kingdom (Pre-Production)
- 2003: Nienasycenie
- 2003-2005: Czego się boją faceci, czyli seks w mniejszym mieście, Season 1, Episodes 4-13
- 2000: Inferno
- 1999: Ich wünsch Dir Liebe
- 1997: MandragoraMandragora (film)Mandragora is a 1997 film by Polish director Wiktor Grodecki about the mental and physical decline of a 15-year old boy who runs away from his seemingly distanced father to Prague, where he becomes a victim of the drug and sex scene....
- 1996: Body Without SoulBody Without SoulBody Without Soul is a 1994 documentary film about young boys in Prague working as prostitutes. The creator of the documentary, Wiktor Grodecki interviews the boys whose age ranges between 14-17 to find out more about their lives and how they got into the business...
- 1994: Not Angels But AngelsNot Angels But AngelsNot Angels But Angels is a 1994 documentary film about young men in Prague working as prostitutes. The creator of the documentary, Wiktor Grodecki interviews the men, some of whom are underage, to find out more about their lives and how they came to be making a living by selling sex...
- 1984: HimHim (film)Him was a pornographic feature film produced for gay audiences. The film focused on a young gay man who developed an erotic fixation with the life of Jesus Christ...
- 1982: Nagi przyszedlem
- 1981: Już tylko tyle
- 1981: Portret artysty z czasów młodości
- 1981: Nie brooklinski most
Editor
- 2000: Inferno
- 1997: MandragoraMandragora (film)Mandragora is a 1997 film by Polish director Wiktor Grodecki about the mental and physical decline of a 15-year old boy who runs away from his seemingly distanced father to Prague, where he becomes a victim of the drug and sex scene....
- 1994: Nocny pociąg do Wenecji