Jerzy Stuhr
Acting
Biography
Jerzy Oskar Stuhr (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛʐɨ ˈʂtur]; 18 April 1947-9 July 2024) was one of the most popular, influential and versatile Polish film and theatre actors. He also worked as a screenwriter, film director and drama professor. He served as the Rector of the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Kraków for two terms: from 1990 to 1996 and again from 2002 to 2008.
Born: April 18, 1947
Place of Birth: Kraków, Poland
Known For
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz directed this insightful TV documentary (2005) tracing the Polish filmmaker's career. Former classmates reminisce about Kieslowski's happy beginnings at the Lodz film school and how his dissatisfaction with some of his early documentaries prompted the dramatic work and stylistic experimentation that led to his monumental series of films The Decalogue (1989). Wim Wenders, Agnieszka Holland, and Juliette Binoche are among the many admirers weighing in on his hard-driving work methods and preoccupation with the ephemeral. In Polish, French, and German with subtitles.
Dekalog
Dekalog (pronounced [dɛˈkalɔk]) is a 1989 Polish drama television miniseries directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and co-written by Kieślowski with Krzysztof Piesiewicz, with music by Zbigniew Preisner. It consists of ten one-hour films, inspired by the decalogue of the Ten Commandments for thematic inspiration and an overarching structure, grapple deftly with complex moral and existential questions concerning life, death, love, hate, truth, and the passage of time. Each installment explores characters facing one or several moral or ethical dilemmas as they reside in an austere housing project in 1980s Poland, whose lives become subtly intertwined as they face emotional dilemmas that are at once deeply personal and universally human.
I Will Not Starve
I Will Not Starve tells the story of a fallen chef, formerly a Michelin star, who returns to Turin following the death of his ex-wife and after several years of absence. While trying to mend the broken bond with his teenage daughter, he meets a tramp who introduces him to a new way of life, living freely and taking advantage of grocery store food waste to feed himself. Together, they will transform unloved foods into true masterpieces.
Decalogue X
Jerzy and Artur’s father dies, leaving behind a valuable stamp collection, which, they discover, is coveted by dealers of varying degrees of shadiness. The more involved the brothers get in their father’s world, the more dire and comical their situation becomes.
Sonata
Grzegorz, diagnosed as an autistic child, lives in his hermetic world, unable to establish contact with others. When he turns fourteen, it turns out that the cause of isolation is not autism, but hearing loss, which hides great musical talent.
Killer
An innocent cab driver is mistaken for a contract killer and imprisoned. Soon, he is sprung by a mob boss who needs a "killer" for a few more jobs.
Blind Chance
Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.
Camera Buff
Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named official photographer by the local Party boss. His horizons widen when he is sent to regional film festivals with his first works but his focus on movie making also leads to domestic strife and philosophical dilemmas.
Three Colors: White
Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique, divorces him after six months due to his impotence. Forced to leave France after losing the business they jointly owned, Karol enlists fellow Polish expatriate Mikołaj to smuggle him back to their homeland.
A Party for Ten, Plus Three
A bunch of unemployed and unqualified workers are hired to unload a few railway wagons. Because of the low wages, the manager needs to encourage the workers in some other way.
Filmography
as Jerzy
as Granata
as Henryk Skarżyński
as Self
as Professore
as Jan Bratek
as Segment "Tributo ao Público de Cinema"
as Pierre-Jean Beckx (head of the Jesuits)
as Il portavoce
as Sapiente
as Witkacy
as Paul Van De Volder (voice)
as Rector
as Andrzej Mielczarek
as Jerzy Sturovsky, produttore polacco
as Polish attaché Radca
as Arje
as Ambasador Rosji
as Józef Kozioł
as генерал Иволгин (озв. Валентин Смирнитский)
as Zygmunt Sawicki
as Riccardo Bauer
as Adam Borowski
as Jerzy Ryba
as Commissioner Ryba
as Various Characters
as Roman
as Gustaw
as Jurek
as ojciec Agaty
as prałat
as Johnny Pollack
as Jerzy
as Jerzy Janicki
as Jan Piszczyk
as Nadszyszkownik Kilkujadek
as Coalminer from Bytom
as Stanisław Ciąglewicz
as Czesio
as Director Zdzich
as ZSMP Member (1)
as Hiszpan
as Chudy
as Lutek Danielak
as Georg Netz
as przewodnik Adzio
as Maksymilian Paradys
as Attorney
as Engineer
as Wagner
as Man By Work Office (uncredited)
as "Elegancki" w barze
as Antek Gralak
as Fikalski
as Zbyszek Ejmont
as Filip Mosz
as Wojciech Głosowicz
as Jerzy Porębowicz
as Lutek Danielak
as Fedycki
as mężczyzna pod budką telefoniczną, towarzysz Elżbiety
as Bednarz's assistant
as Himself
as Malisz's Brother
as Lab Technician (uncredited)
as Highlander's Son (uncredited)