Net Worth →
Adaptations

Jerzy Skolimowski Adaptations: Books, Screen and Facts

A sourced evergreen guide to Jerzy Skolimowski, with fast facts, context and reference links.

By the Pop Culture Files editorial team4 min read✓ Fact-checked
Jerzy Skolimowski reference image
Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Jerzy Skolimowski (Polish: [ˈjɛʐɨ skɔliˈmɔfskʲi]; born 5 May 1938) is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist, actor and painter. Beginning as a screenwriter for Andrzej Wajda's Innocent Sorcerers (1960), Skolimowski has made more than twenty films since his directorial debut The Menacing Eye (1960). In 1967 he was awarded the Golden Bear prize for his Belgian film The Departure (1967). Among his other notable films is Deep End (1970), starring Jane Asher and John Moulder Brown; The Shout (1978), starring Alan Bates, Susannah York and John Hurt; Moonlighting (1982), starring Jeremy Irons; and Essential Killing (2010), starring Vincent Gallo. He lived in Los Angeles for over 20 years where he painted in a figurative, expressionist mode and occasionally acted in films. He returned to Poland, and to filmmaking as a writer and director, after a 17-year hiatus with Four Nights with Anna (2008). He received the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2016 Venice Film Festival. His film EO (2022) was awarded the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.

== Early life == Skolimowski...

Quick facts about Jerzy Skolimowski

  • Name: Jerzy Skolimowski
  • Known for: Jerzy Skolimowski is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist, actor and painter.…
  • Category: book adaptations
  • Wikidata ID: Q51530

More Adaptations

Profile compiled from public Wikipedia and Wikidata data. Details can change over time.

Frequently asked questions

What is Jerzy Skolimowski known for?

Jerzy Skolimowski is covered here for books, authorship, reading order and adaptation history.

Is this Jerzy Skolimowski article evergreen?

Yes. It is built around stable public reference facts rather than breaking news or rumor.

Where are the facts about Jerzy Skolimowski sourced from?

The article uses free reference sources such as Wikipedia and Wikidata-linked data, with image metadata from Wikimedia Commons.

Sources

More in Books & Authors