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Essential Killing
''Essential Killing'' is a 2010 Survival film, survival political thriller, political thriller film co-written and directed by Jerzy Skolimowski and starring Vincent Gallo and Emmanuelle Seigner. Gallo stars as an Muslim, Islamic insurgent who finds himself fighting for survival in a frozen woodland, pursued by soldiers. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with many praising Gallo's performance. The film won several accolades, including the Special Jury Prize at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, while Gallo also won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. Plot An Afghan Arabs, Arab is captured in the desert after attacking U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, and then tortured and brutalized in a secret detention facilities, secret detention center. He finds himself transported to Poland, along with other prisoners. He manages to escape into the vast frozen woodland, a world away from the home he knew. In order to survive, he kills some of those who stray into hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Skolimowski
Jerzy Skolimowski (; born 5 May 1938) is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist, actor and painter. Beginning as a screenwriter for Andrzej Wajda's ''Innocent Sorcerers'' (1960), Skolimowski has made more than twenty films since his directorial debut ''The Menacing Eye'' (1960). In 1967 he was awarded the Golden Bear prize for his Belgian film ''The Departure (1967 film), The Departure'' (1967). Among his other notable films is ''Deep End (film), Deep End'' (1970), starring Jane Asher and John Moulder Brown. He lived in Los Angeles for over 20 years where he painted in a figurative, expressionist mode and occasionally acted in films. He returned to Poland, and to filmmaking as a writer and director, after a 17-year hiatus with ''Four Nights with Anna'' (2008). He received the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2016 Venice Film Festival. His film ''EO (film), EO'' (2022) was awarded the Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival), Jury Prize at the 2022 Cannes Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volpi Cup For Best Actor
The Volpi Cup for Best Actor () is the principal award given to actors at the Venice Film Festival and is named in honor of Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata, the founder of the Venice Film Festival. The name and number of prizes have been changed several times since their introduction, ranging from two to four awards per edition and sometimes acknowledging both leading and supporting performances. History The festival was officially competitive for the first time in 1934. The acting award was named ''Grande medaglia d'oro dell'Associazione Nazionale Fascista dello Spettacolo per il migliore attore'' (Great Gold Medal of the National Fascist Association for Entertainment for the Best Actor). After a four-year hiatus caused by the war, the festival was once again competitive in 1947. The acting award in the immediate post-war period was named ''Premio Internazionale per il migliore attore'' (International Award for the Best Actor). The festival was again competitive in 1980 but th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szczytno-Szymany International Airport
Olsztyn-Mazury Airport () is an international passenger airport in the North-East of Poland, branded as the gateway to the Masurian Lake District. It is located near Szymany, Szczytno County, Szymany, some 10 km from the centre of Szczytno in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. The airport was previously known as Szymany Airport or Szczytno-Szymany Airport. It originally served as air base for the Germans during World War II and later for the Polish Air Force. After it lost its military importance with the end of the Cold War, it served as a passenger airport for a few years at the turn of the millennium. Flights were sporadic and passenger numbers very low, so it ceased operations again around 2003. The Szymany Airport received international attention after it was discovered the airfield was used by the CIA in conjunction with a black site prison nearby in 2003. From 2014 to 2015, the airport was rebuilt with high EU subsidies as part of the "Regional Operational Programme W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masurian Lake District
The Masurian Lake District or Masurian Lake Land () is a lake district in northeastern Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ... within the geographical region of Masuria, in the past inhabited by Masurians who spoke the Masurian dialects. It contains more than 2,000 lakes. The district had been elected as one of the 28 finalists of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. The Lakeland extends roughly 290 km (180 mi) eastwards from the lower Vistula to the Poland–Russia border, and occupies an area of roughly . Administratively, the Lake District lies within the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Small parts of the district lie within the Masovian Voivodeship, Masovian and Podlaskie Voivodeships. The lakes are well connected by rivers and canals, forming an extensive sys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Nights With Anna
''Four Nights with Anna'' () is a 2008 drama film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski. It stars Artur Steranko and Kinga Preis. It tells the story of a man who visits a woman in her sleep. The film had its world premiere as the opening film of the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival on 15 May 2008. It was released in Poland on 12 September 2008, and in France on 5 November 2008. Plot In a small town in Poland, an inarticulate man named Leon lives with his bedridden grandmother in a log cabin next to the hospital. Out fishing one day, he stumbles on a rape and the assailant flees. The woman, a nurse at the hospital called Anna, lets him be arrested and jailed. On release, he is given a job in the hospital crematorium and, discovering that the window of Anna's room is within view of his cabin, begins watching her in the evenings. One night he breaks in and mixes some of his grandmother's sleeping tablets that he has ground up into the sugar that Anna puts into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world. Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the world. Founded in 1946, the invitation-only festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. The festival was formally accredited by the FIAPF in 1951. Cannes is one of the "Big Three" major European film festivals, alongside Venice and Berlin, as well as one of the "Big Five" major international film festivals, alongside Venice, Berlin, Toronto and Sundance. History The early years The Cannes Film Festival has its origins in 1938 when Jean Zay, the French Minister of National Education, on the proposal of high-ranking official and historian Philippe Erlanger and film journalist Robert Favre Le Bret decided to set up an international cinematographic festival. They found the support of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)
The Grand Prix is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. It is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d'Or. History The award was first presented in 1967. The prize was not awarded in 1977. The festival was not held at all in 2020. In 1968, no awards were given as the festival was called off mid-way due to the May 68, May 1968 events in France. Also, the jury vote was tied, and the prize was shared by two films on 10 occasions (1967, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2011, and 2021–22). Andrei Tarkovsky, Bruno Dumont, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, and Matteo Garrone have won the most awards in this category, each winning twice. Three directing teams have shared the award: Paolo and Vittorio Taviani for ''The Night of the Shooting Stars'' (1982), Dardenne brothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne for ''The Kid with a Bike'' (2011), and Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan Coen for ''Inside Llewyn D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shout
''The Shout'' is a 1978 British horror film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski. It was based on a short story by Robert Graves and adapted for the screen by Skolimowski and Michael Austin. The film was the first to be produced by Jeremy Thomas under his Recorded Picture Company banner. Plot Crossley (Alan Bates), a mysterious travelling man, invades the lives of a young couple, Rachel and Anthony Fielding (Susannah York and John Hurt). Anthony is a composer, who experiments with sound effects and various electronic sources in his secluded Devon studio. The couple provides hospitality to Crossley but his intentions are gradually revealed as more sinister. He claims he has learned from an Aboriginal shaman how to produce a "terror shout" that can kill anyone who hears it unprotected. Cast * Alan Bates as Crossley * Susannah York as Rachel Fielding * John Hurt as Anthony Fielding * Robert Stephens as Chief Medical Officer * Tim Curry as Robert Graves * Julian Hough as Vicar * Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Goss
Philip Alexander Goss (born April 7, 1983) is an American former basketball player. At a height of 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall, he was able to play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. High school career Goss played for his local Oxon Hill High School, with which he won the Class 4A Maryland State Championship in 2000. He was named All-Met Second Team by The Washington Post, in 2001. College career Goss committed to play college basketball at Drexel University, of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), and the NCAA Division I, prior to the signing of head coach Bruiser Flint, in April 2001. He started 27 of 28 games he played as a freshman, and averaged 11.4 points, 2.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game, in nearly 30 minutes played per game."Phil Goss." '' |
David Price (actor)
David Price is an American film and television actor and musician who lives and works in Poland. Film In one of the few speaking roles in a nearly dialog-free film, Price played opposite Vincent Gallo's character in Jerzy Skolimowski's multi-award-winning movie ''Essential Killing''. Television Price has played in Polish and German television serials and productions. Filmography Actor * '' Teraz Albo Nigdy'' (2008) television serial – Poland * ''Londyńczycy'' (2009) television serial – Poland * '' Sprawedliwi'' (2010) television serial – Poland * ''Essential Killing'' (2010) feature film – Poland/Norway/Ireland/Hungary * '' Misja: Afganistan'' (2012) television serial – Poland * ''Bogowie'' (2014) feature film – Poland * '' 11 Minutes'' (2015) feature film – Poland/Ireland * ''1983'' (2018) TV series – Poland * '' The Liberator'' (2020) Netflix miniseries * '' Brigitte Bardot Forever (Brigitte Bardot Cudowna)'' (2021) feature film – Poland * ''Eagle'' (2024 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stig Frode Henriksen
Stig Frode Henriksen (born 1975) is a Norwegian actor, producer, and screenwriter. Biography Stig Frode Henriksen was born in 1975 in Alta, Norway. His acting career began in 2007, with his first role in the film '' Kill Buljo''. Selected filmography As actor External links * 1975 births Living people Norwegian male film actors Norwegian male television actors 21st-century Norwegian male actors Norwegian screenwriters Male screenwriters Norwegian film producers {{norway-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolai Cleve Broch
Nicolai Cleve Broch (born 14 November 1975) is a Norwegian theatre and film actor. He rose to national fame playing one of the leading roles in the 2002 drama series ''Lekestue'', which aired on NRK in 2002. He is also known for playing the protagonist in '' Buddy'', a romantic comedy from 2003. Other major film credits include '' Uno'', '' Uro'' and '' Den siste revejakta''. More recently, Cleve Broch was nominated for an Amanda Award for his portrayal of World War II resistance fighter Gregers Gram in '' Max Manus''. Often appearing alongside Aksel Hennie, the two have been referred to as "Norway's Ben Affleck and Matt Damon". Theatre Cleve Broch received his education at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre from 1996 to 1999. He made his debut in the play ''Hjalmar og Frode''. From 2005, Cleve Broch has been at Nationaltheatret, where he has portrayed Julian the Apostate in Henrik Ibsen's '' Emperor and Galilean''. He has previously been employed at Oslo Nye Teater and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
