Andrzej Bart
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Andrzej Bart is a Polish novelist
, screenwriter and film director.
He is called the Polish Thomas Pynchon
because he prefers people talk about his books and films but leave him alone.
. Their eccentric travel serves as a pretext to examine the innocence of Europe before it experienced two world-wide wars.
Under the pseudonym Paul Scarron Jr., he published the metaphysical mystery novel Piąty jeździec Apokalipsy (1999, The Fifth Rider of Apocalypse).
atones in a monastery for the sins of his youth. Forced, he sets off for his last adventure. He is to seduce Queen of Castile, Juana
, who is traversing Spain with the corpse of her husband.
. It is a novel about the most controversial figure of modern history, Chaim Rumkowski
, the leader of the Łódź Ghetto.
(2009, Reverse
) Bart brings back to life one of his characters who in Rien ne va plus committed suicide. A young girl who in Stalinism Poland found herself in a no-choice situation, this time is able to confront evil and win.
was awarded the main prize – the Golden Lions Award – at the most prestigious Polish Film Festival
in Gdynia. It was submitted to the Academy Awards. Since then Reverse
has been receiving numerous awards at many international film festivals including Best New Director at the 36th Seattle International Film Festival
and the Best Debut Feature at the 32nd Moscow International Film Festival
.
, Hiob, about Marek Rudnicki, graphic artist and painter, Marian Brandys about Marian Brandys
, a Polish writer. He is also a screenwriter and producer of Radegast. In 2010 he wrote and directed a TV movie, Boulevard Voltaire, awarded at the 2011 Sopot Festival the Best Director and the Best Script.
Polish literature
Polish literature is the literary tradition of Poland. Most Polish literature has been written in the Polish language, though other languages, used in Poland over the centuries, have also contributed to Polish literary traditions, including Yiddish, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, German and...
, screenwriter and film director.
He is called the Polish Thomas Pynchon
Thomas Pynchon
Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. is an American novelist. For his most praised novel, Gravity's Rainbow, Pynchon received the National Book Award, and is regularly cited as a contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature...
because he prefers people talk about his books and films but leave him alone.
Rien ne va plus
Andrzej Bart devoted his young years to writing a novel Rien ne va plus This epic story of Poland and Poles, seen through a foreigner’s eyes, couldn't be published for a long time because of political reasons. Published in 1991, it was immediately awarded the Kościelski Award. Subsequently, three editions of the book were published in Poland.Later novels, 1991-1999
In Pociąg do podróży, (1999, The Travel Bug), the writer follows two underdogs, a Jew and a German, who are sent back in time to the year 1900 to kill the young Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
. Their eccentric travel serves as a pretext to examine the innocence of Europe before it experienced two world-wide wars.
Under the pseudonym Paul Scarron Jr., he published the metaphysical mystery novel Piąty jeździec Apokalipsy (1999, The Fifth Rider of Apocalypse).
Don Juan Revisited
In the novel Don Juan raz jeszcze (2006, Don Juan Revisited) the old Don JuanDon Juan
Don Juan is a legendary, fictional libertine whose story has been told many times by many authors. El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra by Tirso de Molina is a play set in the fourteenth century that was published in Spain around 1630...
atones in a monastery for the sins of his youth. Forced, he sets off for his last adventure. He is to seduce Queen of Castile, Juana
Joanna of Castile
Joanna , nicknamed Joanna the Mad , was the first queen regnant to reign over both the Crown of Castile and the Crown of Aragon , a union which evolved into modern Spain...
, who is traversing Spain with the corpse of her husband.
The Flytrap Factory
Bart’s most translated book is Fabryka Muchołapek (2008, The Flytrap Factory), short listed for the Nike Literary AwardNike Award
The NIKE Literary Award is one of the most prestigious awards for Polish literature. Established in 1997 and funded by Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland's second largest daily paper, and the consulting company NICOM, it is conferred annually in October for the best book of a single living author writing in...
. It is a novel about the most controversial figure of modern history, Chaim Rumkowski
Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski
Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski was a Polish Jew and functioned as the German Nazi-nominated head of the Ältestenrat , or Jewish authorities in the Łódź Ghetto....
, the leader of the Łódź Ghetto.
Reverse
In RewersRewers
Rewers is a 2009 Polish drama film with a fair portion of black humor, directed by Borys Lankosz.- Plot :The film is set in Warsaw in the 1950s, with a few flash-forwards to present-day Warsaw. The main character is Sabina, a quiet, shy woman who has just turned thirty, and lives together with her...
(2009, Reverse
Rewers
Rewers is a 2009 Polish drama film with a fair portion of black humor, directed by Borys Lankosz.- Plot :The film is set in Warsaw in the 1950s, with a few flash-forwards to present-day Warsaw. The main character is Sabina, a quiet, shy woman who has just turned thirty, and lives together with her...
) Bart brings back to life one of his characters who in Rien ne va plus committed suicide. A young girl who in Stalinism Poland found herself in a no-choice situation, this time is able to confront evil and win.
Reverse
In 2009, ReverseRewers
Rewers is a 2009 Polish drama film with a fair portion of black humor, directed by Borys Lankosz.- Plot :The film is set in Warsaw in the 1950s, with a few flash-forwards to present-day Warsaw. The main character is Sabina, a quiet, shy woman who has just turned thirty, and lives together with her...
was awarded the main prize – the Golden Lions Award – at the most prestigious Polish Film Festival
Polish Film Festival
The Polish Film Festival is an annual film festival first held in Gdańsk, now held in Gdynia, Poland....
in Gdynia. It was submitted to the Academy Awards. Since then Reverse
Rewers
Rewers is a 2009 Polish drama film with a fair portion of black humor, directed by Borys Lankosz.- Plot :The film is set in Warsaw in the 1950s, with a few flash-forwards to present-day Warsaw. The main character is Sabina, a quiet, shy woman who has just turned thirty, and lives together with her...
has been receiving numerous awards at many international film festivals including Best New Director at the 36th Seattle International Film Festival
Seattle International Film Festival
The Seattle International Film Festival , held annually in Seattle, Washington since 1976, is among the top film festivals in North America. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees...
and the Best Debut Feature at the 32nd Moscow International Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival , is the film festival first held in Moscow in 1959. From its inception to 1995 it was held every second year in July, alternating with the Karlovy Vary festival. The festival has been held annually since 1995....
.
Documentaries and TV movies
Bart made several documentaries including Eva R., about daughter of pianist Arthur RubinsteinArthur Rubinstein
Arthur Rubinstein KBE was a Polish-American pianist. He received international acclaim for his performances of the music of a variety of composers...
, Hiob, about Marek Rudnicki, graphic artist and painter, Marian Brandys about Marian Brandys
Marian Brandys
Marian Brandys was a Polish writer and screenwriter born in Wiesbaden.-External links:...
, a Polish writer. He is also a screenwriter and producer of Radegast. In 2010 he wrote and directed a TV movie, Boulevard Voltaire, awarded at the 2011 Sopot Festival the Best Director and the Best Script.
Fiction in Polish
- Człowiek, na którego nie szczekały psy, Wydawnictwo Łódzkie, 1983.
- Rien ne va plus, Poprzeczna Oficyna, 1991.
- Rien ne va plus, Wydawnictwo Literackie, 2005.
- Rien ne va plus, W.A.B. 2010.
- Pociąg do podróży, Les Editions Noir Sur Blanc, 1999.
- Piąty jeździec Apokalipsy, Les Editions Noir Sur Blanc, 1999.
- Don Juan raz jeszcze, Wydawnictwo Literackie, 2006.
- Rewers, W.A.B., 2009.
- Fabryka muchołapek, W.A.B., 2008.
Translations
- Rien ne va plus, Les Editions Noir Sur Blanc, 1993, France. Transl. Élisabeth Destrée-Van Wilder.
- Rien ne va plus, Europa, 2005, Hungary. Transl. Lajos Palfalfi.
- Le goût du voyage, Les Editions Noir Sur Blanc, 1999, France. Transl. Éric Morin-Aguilar.
- Le cinquième cavalier de l'Apocalypse, Les Editions Noir Sur Blanc, 1999, France. Transl. Grażyna Erhard.
- Don Juan, une fois encore, Les Editions Noir Sur Blanc, 2009, France. Transl. Robert Bourgeois.
- Die Fliegenfängerfabrik, Schöffling & Co. 2011 Germany. Transl. Albrecht Lempp.
- Фабрика мухобоек, Gesharim, 2010, Russia. Transl. Ksenia Starosielska.
- Tovarna Muholovk, Babilon Maribor 2010, Slovenian. Transl. Jasmina Šuler Galos.
- Továrna na mucholapky, Fra, Praha 2011, Czech. Transl. Jiri Cervenka.
- The Flytrap Factory, Kinneret Zmora-Bitan, Israel 2011. Transl. Anat Zajdman.
Filmography
- Marian Brandys (documentary, 1997, 19')
- Eva R. (documentary,1998, 19')
- Cafe Mocca (documentary,1998, 19')
- Pałac (documentary, The Castle, 1998, 19')
- Andrzej Czeczot (documentary,1998, 20')
- Hiob (documentary, 2000, 20')
- Andrzej Braun (documentary,2000,19')
- Powinność (documentary, Duty, 2001, 26')
- Maestro (documentary,2001, 26')
- Radegast (writer, producer, documentary, 2009, 50')
- The ReverseRewersRewers is a 2009 Polish drama film with a fair portion of black humor, directed by Borys Lankosz.- Plot :The film is set in Warsaw in the 1950s, with a few flash-forwards to present-day Warsaw. The main character is Sabina, a quiet, shy woman who has just turned thirty, and lives together with her...
(writer, feature, 2009, 96') - Boulevard Voltaire (writer, director, TV film, 2011, 72')
Awards
- 1991 Kościelski Award
- 2010 Golden DuckZłota KaczkaZłota Kaczka is a Polish award presented by the monthly Film since 1956.- Złota Kaczka for best movie :* 1956: Sprawa pilota Maresza* 1957: Kanał* 1958: Popiół i diament* 1959: Pociąg* 1960: Krzyżacy...
Award of Film magazineFilm (Polish magazine)Film is a monthly Polish magazine devoted to cinema. It has been in publication since 1946, originally as a bimonthly publication. The founders were Jerzy Giżycki, Zbigniew Pitera, Tadeusz Kowalski, and Leon Bukowiecki....
Best Screenwriter 2009-2010 for Reverse - 2010 Eagle AwardPolish Film AwardsPolish Film Awards: Eagles are a series of awards given annually since 1999 by the Polish Film Academy.-Awards:* Best Film – since 1999* Best Actor – since 1999* Best Actress – since 1999* Supporting Actor – since 2000* Supporting Actress – since 2000...
, Best Screenplay for Reverse - 2010 Annual Award of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
- 2010 Polish TV Award TeleSplendor for Boulevard Voltaire
- 2011 Sopot Festival the Best Director and the Best Script for Boulevard Voltaire
External links
- The Kościelski Prizehttp://www.koscielscy.pl/eng/tresc.php?d=laureaci
- The Reverse at SIFF 2010 The Reverse (Rewers) | 2010 Seattle International Film Festival | Borys Lankosz | Poland < Films
- The Flytrap Factory in Russian, Gesharim http://www.gesharim.org/books/?books_id=399
- The Flytrap Factory in Slovenian, Babilon http://www.zalozba-litera.org/nakup3.asp?id=242
- The Flytrap Factory in German, Schoeffling http://www.schoeffling.de/content/buecher/519.html
- Andrzej Bart at the IMDBInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
Andrzej Bart - IMDb - Radegast at the International Documentary Film Event in Stockholm, Sweden Radegast | Films