Andrzej Bogdan Saramonowicz (born 23 February 1965 in

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) is a Polish

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and

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. Saramonowicz studied history at University of Warsaw before turning to journalism. He collaborated with some of the main Polish mainstream magazines, such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2000, his first screenplay and movie ' ("Half seriously") won him the main award at the 2000 edition of the Festival of Polish Fiction Movies in

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and kickstarted his career as a filmmaker. He then went on to write, produce and direct some of the biggest commercial successes of Polish cinema in the last decade. His comedies ''

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'', '' Lejdis'' and '' Idealny facet dla mojej dziewczyny'' alone totaled 4.6 million viewers, approximately a quarter of all tickets sold in that period.

Early works

After the unexpected success of " Pół serio (based on the eponymous cultural TV programme) Saramonowicz went on to write the now-cult theater play ''Testosteron'', which would hit stages nationwide and abroad (notably in the UK, Turkey, Czech Republic, Bulgaria...). In 2003 came out the black comedy '' Ciało'', which he made in collaboration with

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. ''Ciało'', a critical and commercial success, was awarded the

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(Gold Duck) for best Polish movie at the

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award ceremony.

Mainstream success

In 2007, the film adaptation of Saramonowicz's theater play ''Testosteron'' hit the big screens. With 1,4 million viewers, ''

'' was the first in a string of comedies that would renew the landscape of Polish humor - among which '' Lejdis'' (2007), '' Idealny facet dla mojej dziewczyny'' ("The Perfect Guy for My Girlfriend") (2009) and '' How to Get Rid of Cellulite'' (2011). The latter is the first in a two-film deal with Warner Bros. Polska as a part of their local language production strategy.

Filmography

director

* '' Ciało'' (2003) * ''

'' (2007) * '' How to Get Rid of Cellulite'' (2011) * '' Bejbis'' (2022)

screenwriter

* '' Rodziców nie ma w domu'' (1997-1998) * ''

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'' (1998) * '' Pół serio'' (2000) * '' Ciało'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2005-2006) * ''

'' (2007) * '' Lejdis'' (2007) * '' Idealny facet dla mojej dziewczyny'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2011) * '' Bejbis'' (2022)

producer

* '' Lejdis'' (2007) * '' Idealny facet dla mojej dziewczyny'' (2009) * ''

'' (2011)

External links

Saramonowicz at filmweb.pl

References

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