Janusz Zaorski
Janusz Zaorski (born 19 September 1947) is a Polish film director, scenarist and actor, representative of the cinema of moral anxiety (Polish: kino moralnego niepokoju), trend in Polish cinema. Zaorski has directed mainly psychological dramas, comedies and TV series.
Zaorski graduated National Film School in Łódź in 1969. He made his own individual film director debut in 1970. In 1987 Zaorski was selected as a chairman of the Polish Federation of Film Societies (Polska Federacja Dyskusyjnych Klubów Filmowych). He was also an art director of the Film Group "Dom" (since 1988), member of the Cinematography Committee (1987–1989), president of the Radio & Television Committee (1991–1992), president of The National Council of Radio Broadcasting and Television (Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji; 1994–1995), member of the European Film Academy.
| Known For | Directing |
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| Most Rating | 0.2199 |
| Birthday | 1947-09-19 |
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2021
Escape to the Silver Globe
7.2/5
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Escape to the Silver Globe
1989
Soccer Poker
7.238/21
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Soccer Poker
1981
Man of Iron
6.984/94
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Man of Iron
1991
Panny i wdowy
5.773/11
Maidens and Widows is an epic tale of a hundred years of Polish history from the perspective of women, the titular maidens and widows. Set against the...
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Panny i wdowy
1977
Screen Tests
6/8
Three-part film centered around a film being made by a group of young directors. In the first a working-class girl finishes school and has her first l...
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Screen Tests
2024
Night Silence
4.7/6
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Night Silence
1971
Goodnight
8/1
Two neighbours living in one block of flats share the same dreams at night - they murder each another.
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Goodnight
1973
God's Finger
6.25/4
A young man from the countryside fights against all odds to fulfill his dream of becoming an actor.
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God's Finger
2002
Hacker
4.354/24
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Hacker
2002
E=mc²
6.242/60
The film tells about mainly three people - Max, a bored, smart, poor University Professor of Philosophy; Ramzes, a mafia leader, cool, strong, mercile...
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E=mc²
1981
The Smaller Sky
7/2
A story of a dropout out of a succesful career and a loving family. He goes to a local railroad station, then checks into a hotel and refuses to leave...
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