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Il était un verger

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Il racconto di una singolare e scandalosa storia d'amore, iniziata all'ombra del delizioso giardino di un palazzo nobiliare della Polonia sud-orientale, prima sotto l'orrore dell'occupazione tedesca, poi continuata avventurosamente dopo la guerra, tra la menzogna del comunismo e l'oscurantismo della chiesa cattolica. Protagonisti tre giovani, il borghese Adam, il nobile Antoni e l'eccentrica Julia, i cui destini intrecciati sono il simbolo delle componenti sociali e culturali di quell'eroico e contraddittorio paese. Ma protagonista è anche il loro amore esasperato, sincero, tormentato e definitivo, che venticinque anni dopo - un enigmatico personaggio, testimone e catalizzatore delle vicende del romanzo, racconta proprio al cineasta Zulawski, in cerca di spunti per un suo film. Un affresco dei decenni più terribili vissuti dalla Polonia, un carosello di personaggi memorabili, paesaggi di una bellezza tragica, animati dall'immaginario barocco tipico del regista di "La terza parte della notte" e di "Possession", senza rinunciare a una sorprendente erudizione unita al suo proverbiale amore per la provocazione.

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First published January 1, 1987

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Andrzej Żuławski

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Andrzej 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.

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