Edward Żebrowski

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Known For

Writing

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Gender

Male

Birthday

26-Jul-1935

Age

(91 years old)

Place of Birth

Warsaw, Poland

Also Known As

Edward Bernstein
Edward Zebrowski

Edward Żebrowski

Biography

Edward Żebrowski, born Edward Bernstein (July 26, 1935 – February 13, 2014) was a Polish film director, screenwriter, and actor. Creator of documentary and feature films, author of film scripts.

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Notatki z życia. Edward Żebrowski (2017) Character: Self (archive footage)
A biographical documentary on Edward Zebrowski, a director, screenwriter, and educator. The film draws from his notes, revealing his thoughts on illness and history as human fate. Friends from the Film School in Lodz and the TOR Film Group, including Wojciech Marczewski and Agnieszka Holland, discuss his legendary status as a scandalmonger and thinker. His wives, Barbara Lisowska and Magdalena Jaworska, share intimate details of his life. Students Agnieszka Smoczynska and Adrian Panek speak respectfully of him. Zebrowski’s biography is complemented by excerpts from his school works and original films, with scenes featuring him in Zanussi’s films like “The Illumination.” Directed by Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz, the documentary captures a reflective and nostalgic atmosphere, reflecting Zebrowski’s mature life and sense of lost opportunities.

Iluminacja (1973) Character: Physician
Film chronicles a decade in the life of a young physics student whose absolute faith in the primacy of rationality and science is shaken by tragedy and affairs of the heart.

Constans (1980) Character: Scientist
A young man is confronted with corrupt and vindictive colleagues at work and negligent officials at the hospital where his mother is dying. As he searches quixotically for a steadfast moral code by which to live, he suffers from the knowledge of human frailty and our darker inclinations to do harm.

Edward Żebrowski

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Edward Żebrowski

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