Michał Waszyński
Nascimento : 1904-09-30, Kowel, Poland, Russian Empire [now Kovel, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine]
Morte : 1965-02-20
História
Michał Waszyński, właściwie Mosze Waks – polski reżyser filmowy, montażysta i scenarzysta. Wyreżyserował najwięcej polskich pełnometrażowych filmów fabularnych w okresie dwudziestolecia międzywojennego.
A cinematic journey on the trail of a mysterious filmmaker. Prince Michal Waszynski, Poland's top pre-war, director who later became an influential figure in the broader European film scene. He produced big Hollywood cinema hits with Sophia Loren and Claudia Cardinale, but his most spectacular creation was his own life. Prince Michal was an extraordinary human chameleon who, with the help of the magical invention of cinema, continually changed his identity.
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No auge da expansão geográfica do império romano, o general Lívio (Stephen Boyd) comanda a nova política do imperador Marco Aurélio (Alec Guinness), que quer a pacificação de fronteiras e a adoção para os povos conquistados uma certa autonomia. Mas Marco Aurélio acaba envenenado por Commodus (Christopher Plummer), filho ilegítimo que assume o trono e mergulha Roma no caos político e administrativo, o que dá origem à queda do Império Romano.
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Na Pequim de 1900, durante a rebelião dos Boxers (revolta de uma facção do povo chinês contra a presença ocidental na China), é organizada uma comissão que reúne diplomatas, ministros do exército e outros representantes de dezenas de nações. A idéia é encontrar uma solução amigável e diplomática, mas há o evidente conflito de interesses entre os países presentes e o Império Chinês.
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Filme épico sobre o lendário herói espanhol Rodrigo Diaz, "El Cid" para os seus seguidores, que, sem comprometer o seu rigoroso sentido de honra, consegue tomar a iniciativa e expulsar os mouros da Espanha cristã.
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Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for her attention. In retaliation, Fowler informs the communists that the American is selling arms to their enemy.
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No funeral de Maria Vargas, várias pessoas se lembram de quem ela era e o impacto que ela causou sobre eles. Harry Dawes era um não muito bem sucedido escritor/diretor quando ele e produtor de cinema Kirk Edwards descobriram ela em uma boate de segunda, onde ela trabalhava como dançarina de flamenco. Ele a convenceu a aceitar a chance de atuação e seu primeiro filme foi um enorme sucesso. O Relações Públicas Oscar Muldoon se lembra de quando Maria estava no tribunal apoiando seu pai, que foi acusado de assassinar sua mãe. Foi o testemunho de Maria que o livrou e ela foi uma estrela maior do que nunca. Alberto Bravano, um dos homens mais ricos da América do Sul, lança seu olhar sobre Maria e ela sai com ele - mais para irritar Edwards do que outra coisa - mas ele a trata mal. Quando ela conhece o Conde Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini ficam profundamente apaixonados. Eles se casam, mas eles não têm uma vida feliz.
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A former war captain buys a wrecked ship, fixes it and starts a freight business with some fellow navy members.
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A former war captain buys a wrecked ship, fixes it and starts a freight business with some fellow navy members.
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A mysterious man, who had lost his memory, arrives in San Marino among other refugees during the Second World War.
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A pair of Poles deported to Siberia are taken to the army formed by General Anders and along the battle trail.
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Two children are born in a rich family's manor house - one of them, Gogo, is a son of a countess and the second one, Maciek, a son of the servant. The servant decides to switch the babies so her son can have a better life. They both grow up and fall for the same woman, a girl named Kasia raised by the countess.
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During a trip to the mountains, a young teacher Maria starts an affair with Wiesław, who she meets by chance.
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Profesor Wilczur is a 1938 Polish romantic drama film directed by Michał Waszyński. It is based on the novel by Tadeusz Dolega-Mostowicz.
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A middle-aged woman takes a young lover, and leaves her husband and family to live with him. Her lover tires of her, and tosses her out and she wanders around pawning her jewelry in order to live. She makes a last visit to her family, planning suicide after she sees them.
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The film presents the problem of women forced into prostitution abroad. Marysia Żurkówna is looking for a better life, she believes that when she leaves, she will go to a better world. A terrible disappointment awaits her. The "kind" people who organized her departure have prepared a cruel surprise for her - she is to become a prostitute. What can a lonely girl in a foreign country do in such a situation?
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In a Polish shtetl, two young men who have grown up together betrothe their unborn children, ignoring the advice of a mysterious traveler not to pledge the lives of future generations. Soon after, one of them dies, and the wife of the other dies in childbirth. The children grow up in different towns, without ever knowing of the betrothal, but the power of the vow leads them to meet each other when they are marriageable. The young woman, Leah, is promised to another man, but Channon, the son of the father who died, is a practitioner of mysticism, and seeks to win his bride through sorcery.
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A renowned surgeon, abandoned by his wife and daughter, gets robbed and loses his memory. Wandering around the countryside, he becomes a village healer and performs operations.
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Two friends, Szczepko and Tonko, are made unemployed in a toy factory where there was a ban on singing and they broke the rule. In a park they find a abandoned baby, and they take it into their care. Meanwhile, Wanda, owner of a toy shop, comes to Lwów with her uncle. He wants his niece to work for the director of this factory. By coincidence, the child is given to Wanda. Szczepko and Tonko look for him desperately. But the uncle is more and more happy about having the child. After numerous hurdles, the child remains at the uncle's, Wanda and Julian are in heaven, and Szczepko and Tonko, reconciled with fate, leave....
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Papa się żeni (Daddy Gets Married) is a 1936 Polish comedy film directed by Michał Waszyński.
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Jaśnie Pan Szofer is a 1935 Polish romantic comedy film directed by Michał Waszyński.
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Wincenty Poziomka tries to earn his living and falls in love.
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Polish seaman returns home from Tahiti with a native lover and a fortune in sacred pearls, gets seduced by a married woman unaware she is part of a gang trying to get his riches.
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Pharmacy trainee Władzio (Eugeniusz Bodo) is a shy young man with a good heart, in love with lovely Loda (Loda Halama).
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Polish Musical/Comedy starring Eugeniusz Bodo.
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The first movie adaptation of the Russian novel "The Twelve Chairs" by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeniy Petrov. The basic idea from this movie, in which a barber and an antique salesman were searching for money hidden in one of of twelve chairs, was later reused for other official and unofficial adaptions of the book
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A sculptor is desperately looking for a model for his latest work entitled New Venus. One day he meets girl who seems like perfect candidate. Soon, they both fall in love with each other.
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Directed by Henryk Szaro.
