Andrzej Żuławski (November 22, 1940 – February 17, 2016) was a Polish film director. He was born in Lwów, Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine). Żuławski often went against mainstream commercialism in his films, and enjoyed success mostly with European art-house audiences. In the late 1950s, he studied cinema in France. His second feature The Devil (1972) was banned in Poland, and Żuławski went to France. After the success of That Most Important Thing: Love in 1975, he returned to Poland where he spent two years in making The Silver Globe (1988). The work on this film was interrupted by the Polish authorities. After that, Zulawski moved to France where became known for controversial and violent art-house films. Zulawski is also known for his work with certain specific actresses including Romy Schneider, Isabelle Adjani and Sophie Marceau.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 22, 1940
- February 17, 2016 (aged 75)
- Lwów, Lwów Voivodeship, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]
- Writer and director
- 15 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Andrzej Żuławski's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 10
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 11
Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 10
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 10
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 7
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 4
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 9
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 11
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 7
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic5
- 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 Andrzej Żuławski's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Andrzej Żuławski'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
27 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Possession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Possession: Kerasukan(2024)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Bird Talk(2019)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Cosmos(2015)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Dangerous Liaisons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Fidelity(2000)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
She-Shaman(1996)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Blue Note (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Boris Godounov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
On the Silver Globe(1988)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Malady of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Sadness and Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Mad Love(1985)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The Public Woman(1984)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Possession(1981)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Third Part of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
The Devil(1972)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Theatre Macabre(1971)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows
The Song of Triumphant Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Pavoncello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Ashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Love at Twenty(1962)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Samson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
La Sorcière (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 1958 to 2024.
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 Andrzej Żuławski's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the dialogue 31/100 and the plot and story 27/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Andrzej Żuławski's work okay for kids?
Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
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 Andrzej Żuławski work with?
People who share at least 2 of Andrzej Żuławski's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrzej Korzynski shares the most, 8.
Actors
- Sophie MarceauShared titles: Fidelity (2000), My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days (1989), Mad Love (1985)See all 3 shared titles with Sophie Marceau
- Michal GrudzinskiShared titles: Bird Talk (2019), The Devil (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Michal Grudzinski
- Jacques DutroncShared titles: My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days (1989), That Most Important Thing: Love (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Jacques Dutronc
- Francis HusterShared titles: Mad Love (1985), The Public Woman (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Francis Huster
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Andrzej KorzynskiShared titles: Bird Talk (2019), Cosmos (2015), Fidelity (2000), She-Shaman (1996), My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days (1989), On the Silver Globe (1988), Possession (1981), The Devil (1972)See all 8 shared titles with Andrzej Korzynski
- Marie-Sophie DubusShared titles: Fidelity (2000), My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days (1989), Mad Love (1985), The Public Woman (1984), Possession (1981)See all 5 shared titles with Marie-Sophie Dubus
- Andrzej J. JaroszewiczShared titles: Bird Talk (2019), She-Shaman (1996), On the Silver Globe (1988)See all 3 shared titles with Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz
- Krzysztof OsieckiShared titles: On the Silver Globe (1988), The Devil (1972), Theatre Macabre (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Krzysztof Osiecki
Producers
- Paulo BrancoShared titles: Cosmos (2015), Fidelity (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Paulo Branco
- Alain SardeShared titles: My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days (1989), Mad Love (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Alain Sarde
