Writing
Izabella Cywińska
Born — Died
1935-03-25 — 2023-12-23
Place of birth
Kamień Puławski, Polska
Known for
Writing
Credits
3 titles
Izabella Cywińska (March 25, 1935 – December 23, 2023) was a theatre and film director. She holded a degree in ethnography from the University of Warsaw and has worked in theatres in Warsaw, Białystok, Nowa Huta, and Poznań. In 1969, she became director of the theatre in Kalisz, and in 1973, she became director of the Nowy Theatre in Poznań. From 1989 to 1991, she served as Minister of Culture and Art in Tadeusz Mazowiecki's government. In 1991, she returned to directing in theatre and television. From 2008 to 2011, she was artistic director of the Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw. Since March 25, 2024, the Nowy Theatre in Poznań has borne her name.
Known for
7.2A family of anti-Semites lives in Lodz. The husband is unemployed and poor. He believes that only true Poles can improve the situation in the country. His quiet wife believes what her husband does and says, while their son - the future of the nation - hates people who are different from himself. One day, the husband learns that his parents were Jewish. What's more, a distant relative from the US left behind a fortune to inherit. In order to get the money, the hero and his family must return to their roots. Their world is turned on its head...
Cud purymowy
2000
4.8The movie is based on Iwaszkiewicz's autobiographic story and focuses on main character's (Janek's) close relationship with a woman named Ola and a man named Arek. It takes place in a small village called Marona which is situated by the beautiful lake.
The Lovers of Marona
2006
Behind the camera
7.2A family of anti-Semites lives in Lodz. The husband is unemployed and poor. He believes that only true Poles can improve the situation in the country. His quiet wife believes what her husband does and says, while their son - the future of the nation - hates people who are different from himself. One day, the husband learns that his parents were Jewish. What's more, a distant relative from the US left behind a fortune to inherit. In order to get the money, the hero and his family must return to their roots. Their world is turned on its head...
Cud purymowy
2000
4.8The movie is based on Iwaszkiewicz's autobiographic story and focuses on main character's (Janek's) close relationship with a woman named Ola and a man named Arek. It takes place in a small village called Marona which is situated by the beautiful lake.
The Lovers of Marona
2006
4.8The movie is based on Iwaszkiewicz's autobiographic story and focuses on main character's (Janek's) close relationship with a woman named Ola and a man named Arek. It takes place in a small village called Marona which is situated by the beautiful lake.
The Lovers of Marona
2006