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Filmmaker · Poland

Walerian Borowczyk

Died in 2006

Walerian Borowczyk, born in 1923 in Kwilcz, studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, where he met Ligia Branice, who became his wife and his actress. After graduating, he was one of the most sought-after film poster designers of the Polish poster school, then came to film through animation, in collaboration with Jan Lenica. Settled in Paris in 1959, he worked with Chris Marker, moved on to animated and then live-action feature films, and made the bulk of his work in France. He died on 3 February 2006.

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