Writing

Kazimierz Brandys

Born — Died

1916-10-27 — 2000-03-11

Place of birth

Łódź, Poland

Known for

Writing

Credits

4 titles

IMDb profile

Kazimierz Brandys (October 27, 1916 – March 11, 2000) was a Polish prose writer, essayist, and film scriptwriter. He was associated with the opposition movement from the 1970s and his name was included on a special list of authors placed under the special supervision of the communist censorship. His best-known works include "Samson," "The Mother of Kings," "The Postal Variations," and "How to Be Loved and Other Stories." From 1970 to 1971, he lectured in Slavic literature at the Sorbonne. In 1993, he was awarded the French Order of Fine Arts and Letters.

Known for

4.8

A young Jewish man from Warsaw is imprisoned after an antisemitic incident at his university. He is released when the Second World War breaks out and manages to escape from the ghetto. However, he chooses to leave his hiding place and fight, determined to share the fate of those threatened by the Holocaust. The protagonist is compared to the biblical Samson, who sacrificed his own life.

Samson

1961

7.4

An actress travels from Warsaw to Paris and during the trip reflects on the last few years of her life. It goes back to the German occupation and her hiding of a fellow actor who has supposedly killed a collaborator.