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Comme un rien
C?est la troublante mélodie du bonheur entre une jeune femme rebelle et un compositeur polonais, sexagénaire et homosexuel.
Le narrateur a atteint l?âge d?homme dans la Pologne communiste. Musicien renommé et esthète, il ne parvient plus à créer. Il ne trouve de satisfaction ni dans ses tournées ? à Moscou, Rome, Bruxelles ou Paris ?, occasions de débauche, ni dans son pays abîmé.
Sa rencontre avec la jeune femme, atteinte d?une maladie incurable, bouleverse cette existence stérile. Il découvre la faculté d?aimer, passionnément, tendrement. Le compositeur peut alors achever son oeuvre.
« Mon âge devant Toi est comme un rien. »
Le narrateur a atteint l?âge d?homme dans la Pologne communiste. Musicien renommé et esthète, il ne parvient plus à créer. Il ne trouve de satisfaction ni dans ses tournées ? à Moscou, Rome, Bruxelles ou Paris ?, occasions de débauche, ni dans son pays abîmé.
Sa rencontre avec la jeune femme, atteinte d?une maladie incurable, bouleverse cette existence stérile. Il découvre la faculté d?aimer, passionnément, tendrement. Le compositeur peut alors achever son oeuvre.
« Mon âge devant Toi est comme un rien. »
256 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2004
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About the author
Andrzej Żuławski
28 books19 followersAndrzej Żuławski (Polish: [ˈandʐɛj ʐuˈwafskʲi]; 22 November 1940 – 17 February 2016) was a Polish film director and writer. 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 communist 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 making On the Silver Globe (not released until 1988). The work on this film was interrupted and destroyed by the authorities. After that, Żuławski moved to France where he became known for controversial and violent art-house films such as Possession (1981). Żuławski is also known for his work with actresses including Romy Schneider, Isabelle Adjani and Sophie Marceau.
His films have received awards at various international film festivals. Żuławski had also written several novels, for example: Il était Un Verger, Lity Bór (a.k.a. La Forêt Forteresse), W Oczach Tygrysa, and Ogród Miłości.
In the late 1950s, he studied cinema in France. His second feature, The Devil (1972), was banned in communist 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 making On the Silver Globe (not released until 1988). The work on this film was interrupted and destroyed by the authorities. After that, Żuławski moved to France where he became known for controversial and violent art-house films such as Possession (1981). Żuławski is also known for his work with actresses including Romy Schneider, Isabelle Adjani and Sophie Marceau.
His films have received awards at various international film festivals. Żuławski had also written several novels, for example: Il était Un Verger, Lity Bór (a.k.a. La Forêt Forteresse), W Oczach Tygrysa, and Ogród Miłości.
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