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Walerian Borowczyk

Walerian Borowczyk

Director, writer and editor, also actor · Died February 3, 2006, aged 82 · Kwilcz, Poland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Walerian Borowczyk (September 2, 1923 – February 3, 2006) was a Polish film director. He directed 40 films between 1946 and 1988. His career as a film director was mainly in France. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walerian Borowczyk, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 2, 1923
Died
February 3, 2006 (aged 82)
From
Kwilcz, Poland
Works as
Director, writer and editor, also actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 52 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 6% in 30 days

What are Walerian Borowczyk's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
34%
Self
26%
Morality
20%
Survival
8%
Ideas
7%
Society
5%
Deception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Ambiguous: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their ambiguous movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
3
Absurd
2
Dread
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Walerian Borowczyk's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Walerian Borowczyk's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

52 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Making of 'The Beast' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Gas Guzzling Ghoulie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    In Memory Of

  • The Expert Halima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • The Golden Lotus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • Almanac of Addresses of the Ladies of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

  • A Well-Deserved Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

  • Infernal Symphony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Animation · Writer

  • Love Rites(1987)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Emmanuelle 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Softly from Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Adaptation · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

  • Art of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Writer

  • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne(1981)

    Director · Production Design · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Lulu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Production Design · Writer

  • Hyper Auto Erotic Art: Hayashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • L'armoire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Writer

  • Private Collections(1979)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Immoral Women(1979)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Happy Toy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Behind Convent Walls(1978)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Love of All Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • The Margin(1976)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Beast(1975)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Letter from Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Composer · Editor · Sound · Writer

  • The Story of Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Venus on the Half-Shell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Immoral Tales(1973)

    Director · Editor · Production Design · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • A Private Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Writer

  • Blanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Adaptation · Editor · Production Design · Writer

  • Gunpoint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer · Editor

  • Goto, Island of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Dialogue · Screenplay

  • The Phonograph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Writer

  • Gavotte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Writer

  • Theatre of Mr. and Mrs. Kabal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Production Design · Writer

  • The Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Animation · Writer

  • Renaissance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Animation · Writer

  • Diptych (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • The Games of Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Animation · Writer

  • Rosalie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · Writer

  • Joachim's Dictionary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · Animation · Writer

  • Tom Thumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Grandma's Encyclopaedia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Animation · Writer

  • The Museum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Holy Smoke! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Writer

  • The Astronauts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · Animation · Writer

  • The Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • Love Requited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Writer

  • House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • The School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay

  • Once Upon a Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • Banner of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • Street Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Writer

  • Strip-Tease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 52 titles from 1957 to 2015.

Highest rated

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (1981)

Midcredits 48th

Most popular right now

Immoral Tales (1973)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 52: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting48 of 52: 10 only directing, 38 with another role · typical Midcredits score27thWriting37 of 52: 1 only writing, 36 with another role · typical Midcredits score25thMusic1 of 52: 0 only music, 1 with another roleCinematography9 of 52: 0 only cinematography, 9 with another roleEditing11 of 52: 0 only editing, 11 with another roleOther crew14 of 52: 1 only other crew, 13 with another role

52 titles, 39 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 36 of them.

By decade

1950s9 · crew1960s14 · crew1970s15 · crew1980s8 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Walerian Borowczyk's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Mixed8

Most divisive · director, writer

Immoral Women (1979)

64th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (1981)

Midcredits 48th · 44% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 25/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Walerian Borowczyk's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity6 titles67–85 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Walerian Borowczyk work with?

People who share at least 2 of Walerian Borowczyk's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; André Pieyre de Mandiargues shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers