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Alchemik
''Alchemik'' is a Polish horror film written and directed by Jacek Koprowicz. It was released in 1988. Plot An alchemist Sendivius, arrives at king Fryderyk's court, and claims that he possesses a recipe for the transmutation of base metals into gold. He claims that the transmutation emits poisonous gasses, and asks everybody to leave the room. After some time Sendivus arrives with gold, which he falsely claims to be the result of transmutation. As a reward, he asks the king to release an imprisoned alchemist Tomasz Seton, who is in the possession of a real transmutation recipe. Seton is freed, however, he is already in agony and can't tell anything of value to Sendivus. The only hope of Sendivus is finding the wife of Seton, a satanist Teresa Seton, who might be in the possession of the recipe. Cast * Olgierd Łukaszewicz as Sendivius * Michał Bajor as Prince Fryderyk * Joanna Szczepkowska as Teresa Seton * Marek Obertyn as Von Rumpf * Michal Pawlicki as Von Lotz * Jerzy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Sendivogius
Michael Sendivogius (; ; 2 February 1566 – 1636) was a Polish alchemist, philosopher, and physician. A pioneer of chemistry, he developed ways of purifying and creating various acids, metals, and other chemicals. He discovered that air is not a single substance and contains a life-giving substance – later called oxygen – 170 years before Scheele's discovery of the element. He correctly identified this "food of life" with the gas (also oxygen) given off by heating nitre (saltpetre). This substance, the "central nitre", had a central position in Sendivogius' schema of the universe. Biography Little is known of his early life: he was born into a noble family that was part of the Clan of Ostoja. His father sent him to study in university of Kraków but Sendivogius visited also most of the European countries and universities; he studied at Vienna, Altdorf, Leipzig and Cambridge. His acquaintances included John Dee and Edward Kelley. It was thanks to him that King Stephen B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alchemy
Alchemy (from the Arabic word , ) is an ancient branch of natural philosophy, a philosophical and protoscientific tradition that was historically practised in China, India, the Muslim world, and Europe. In its Western form, alchemy is first attested in a number of pseudepigraphical texts written in Greco-Roman Egypt during the first few centuries AD.. Greek-speaking alchemists often referred to their craft as "the Art" (τέχνη) or "Knowledge" (ἐπιστήμη), and it was often characterised as mystic (μυστική), sacred (ἱɛρά), or divine (θɛíα). Alchemists attempted to purify, mature, and perfect certain materials. Common aims were chrysopoeia, the transmutation of " base metals" (e.g., lead) into "noble metals" (particularly gold); the creation of an elixir of immortality; and the creation of panaceas able to cure any disease. The perfection of the human body and soul was thought to result from the alchemical ''magnum opus'' ("Great Work"). The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariusz Dmochowski
Mariusz Dmochowski (29 October 1930 – 7 August 1992) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 45 films and television shows between 1958 and 1992. Partial filmography * '' Eroica'' (1958) - Lt. Korwin Makowski (segment "Ostinato Lugubre") * ''Dezerter'' (1958) - Hauptsturmführer Franz Steiner * '' Bad Luck'' (1960) - UB Officer * ''Przeciwko bogom'' (1961) - Piotr Doron * '' Swiadectwo urodzenia'' (1961) - Gestapo Officer (segment "Kropla krwi") * ''Mezczyzni na wyspie'' (1962) * ''Mój drugi ozenek'' (1964) - Marcin Szypula * ''Panienka z okienka'' (1964) - Duke Jerzy Ossolinski * ''Zawsze w niedziele'' (1966) * ''Miejsce dla jednego'' (1966) * ''Bicz bozy'' (1967) - Parish Priest * '' Hrabina Cosel'' (1968) - August II * '' The Doll'' (1968) - Stanislaw Wokulski * ''Colonel Wolodyjowski'' (1969) - Jan Sobieski * ''Prawdzie w oczy'' (1970) - inzynier Franciszek Zawada * ''Zazdrosc i medycyna'' (1973) - Widmar * ''A Woman's Decision'' (1975) - Dyrektor zakladu * ''Hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Niemczyk
Leon Stanisław Niemczyk (15 December 1923 – 29 November 2006) was a Polish actor. Niemczyk developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1960s, known for serious dramas, including historical dramas and war films. He appeared in over 500 films and television shows over the course of his career. His most memorable roles were Fulko de Lorche in Aleksander Ford's '' The Teutonic Knights'', Andrzej in Roman Polanski's ''Knife in the Water'' and Jerzy in Jerzy Kawalerowicz's '' Night Train''. Niemczyk became an international star through positive reception for his leading role in ''Knife in the Water'' (1962), earning Polish cinema's first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. He died of cancer. Selected filmography * ''Celuloza'' (1954) as Major Stuposz * ''Godziny nadziei'' (1955) as American Officer * ''Trzy starty'' (1955) * ''Zaczarowany rower'' (1955) as Doctor * '' Sprawa pilota Maresza'' (1956) as Surowiec * ''Nikodem Dyzma'' (1956) as Mr. Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Nowak
Jerzy Nowak (20 June 1923 – 26 March 2013) was a Polish film and theatre actor and teacher. Biography During World War II, Nowak fought with the Polish partisans. In 1948, he graduated from the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Kraków. From 1994 on, Nowak primarily and continuously played the role of Singer Hirsch, who is a historic character in the legacy of Polish theater. In cinema, he mostly took on supporting roles as a Jew, often set during World War Two, such as in ''Schindler's List'' (directed by Steven Spielberg), or as a 'bumpkin farmer' in '' Three Colors: White'', and as the great creative Zucker in the film'' The Promised Land'' ( directed by Andrzej Wajda). In 2005, he made a film on the subject of death, after allegedly learning of his own illness. In his will, his corpse was to be processed in formalin by Jagiellonian University Medical College. In 2007 the documentary '' Existence'', directed by Marcin Koszalka focuses on the problem of d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michał Bajor
Michał Bajor (born 13 June 1957 in Głuchołazy, Poland) is a Polish actor and musician. Bajor’s songs are based on texts by Wojciech Młynarski, Jonasz Kofta, Andrzej Ozga, Marcin Sosnowski, and Julian Tuwim. He is a member of the Academy of the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Selected filmography * ''Alchemist'' (1988) as Prince Frederick * '' Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema'' (1990) as film critic * ''Quo Vadis'' (2001) as ancient Roman Emperor Nero Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68) was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his ... Discography Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Christmas albums References External links * Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Bajor, Michal 1957 births Living people Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw alumni Peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
Olgierd Łukaszewicz (born 7 September 1946) is a Polish film actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films since his 1969 graduation from the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Kraków. Between 2002 and 2005, he was the President of the Polish Union of Stage Actors (Związek Artystów Scen Polskich). Selected filmography * 1970: '' Salt of the Black Earth'' (''Sól ziemi czarnej'') as Gabriel Basista * 1972: '' Pearl in the Crown'' (''Perła w koronie'') as Jaś * 1972: '' The Wedding'' (''Wesele'') as Phantom * 1977: ''The Story of Sin'' (''Dzieje grzechu'') as Zygmunt Szczerbic * 1975: ''Nights and Days'' (''Noce i dnie'') as Janusz Ostrzeński * 1978: '' Jörg Ratgeb – Painter'' as Bishop * 1981: ''Fever'' (''Gorączka: Dzieje jednego pocisku'') as Marek * 1982: ''Interrogation'' (''Przesłuchanie'') as Konstnty * 1984: '' Sexmission'' (''Seksmisja'') as Albert Starski * 1986: ''Boris Godunov'' as Mikolaj Czernikowski * 1987: '' Magnat'' as Franzel * 1987: '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wit Dąbal
Wit Dąbal (born 26 September 1955) is a Polish cinematographer. Life and work A graduate of the cinematography department of the Łódź Film School, Dąbal is winner of numerous film awards and distinctions, including the Cinematography Awards at the Polish Film Festival in 1984 for the film entitled "Wir" and Prix Italia in the category of TV programs for the picture entitled "From Moscow to Pietuszek with Vieniedikt Yerofeyev" (''Z Moskwy do Pietuszek z Wieniediktem Jerofiejewem''). Filmography * 1995 – '' Wielki tydzień'' * 1992 – ''Sauna'' * 1990 – '' Z Moskwy do Pietuszek z Wieniediktem Jerofiejewem'' * 1988 – '' Alchemik'' * 1986 – '' Cudowne dziecko'' * 1985 – ''Medium'' * 1983 – '' Kartka z podróży'' * 1981 – '' Wahadełko'' Awards and distinctions * 1983 – Złote Grono Award for cinematography for the film "Kartka z podróży" at the Lubuskie Film Summer Festival) * 1984 – Cinematography Award at the Polish Film Festival * 1985 – Nagr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Language
Polish (, , or simply , ) is a West Slavic languages, West Slavic language of the Lechitic languages, Lechitic subgroup, within the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family, and is written in the Latin script. It is primarily spoken in Poland and serves as the official language of the country, as well as the language of the Polish diaspora around the world. In 2024, there were over 39.7 million Polish native speakers. It ranks as the sixth-most-spoken among languages of the European Union. Polish is subdivided into regional Dialects of Polish, dialects. It maintains strict T–V distinction pronouns, Honorifics (linguistics), honorifics, and various forms of formalities when addressing individuals. The traditional 32-letter Polish alphabet has nine additions (, , , , , , , , ) to the letters of the basic 26-letter Latin alphabet, while removing three (x, q, v). Those three letters are at times included in an extended 35-letter alphabet. The traditional set compri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnum Opus (alchemy)
In alchemy, the Magnum Opus or Great Work is a term for the process of working with the prima materia to create the philosopher's stone. It has been used to describe personal and spiritual chrysopoeia, transmutation in the Hermeticism, Hermetic tradition, attached to laboratory processes and chemical color changes, used as a model for the individuation process, and as a device in art and literature. The magnum opus has been carried forward in New Age and neo-Hermetic movements which sometimes attached new symbolism and significance to the processes. The original process philosophy has four stages: *''nigredo'', the blackening or melanosis *''Albedo (alchemy), albedo'', the whitening or leucosis *''citrinitas'', the yellowing or xanthosis *''rubedo'', the reddening, purpling, or iosis The origin of these Humorism, four phases can be traced at least as far back as the first century. Zosimus of Panopolis wrote that it was known to Mary the Jewess. The development of black, white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Base Metal
A base metal is a common and inexpensive metal, as opposed to a precious metal such as gold or silver. In numismatics, coins often derived their value from the precious metal content; however, base metals have also been used in coins in the past and today. Specific definitions In contrast to noble metals, base metals may be distinguished by oxidizing or corroding relatively easily and reacting variably with diluted hydrochloric acid (HCl) to form hydrogen. Examples include iron, nickel, lead and zinc. Copper is also considered a base metal because it oxidizes relatively easily, although it does not react with HCl. In mining and economics, the term base metals refers to industrial non-ferrous metals excluding precious metals. These include copper, lead, nickel and zinc. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency is more inclusive in its definition of commercial base metals. Its list includes—in addition to copper, lead, nickel, and zinc—the following metals: iron and ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theistic Satanism
Theistic Satanism, otherwise referred to as traditional Satanism, spiritual Satanism, or religious Satanism, is an umbrella term for religious groups that consider Satan to objectively exist as a deity, supernatural entity, or spiritual being worthy of worship or reverence, whom individuals may believe in, contact, and convene with, in contrast to the atheistic archetype, metaphor, or symbol found in LaVeyan Satanism. Organizations who uphold theistic Satanist beliefs most often have few adherents, are loosely affiliated or constitute themselves as independent groups and cabals, which have largely self-marginalized. Another prominent characteristic of theistic Satanism is the use of various types of magic. Most theistic Satanist groups exist in relatively new models and ideologies, many of which are independent of the Abrahamic religions. In addition to the worship of Satan or the Devil in the Abrahamic sense, religious traditions based on the worship of other "adversarial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
