Marek Koterski (born 3 June 1942) is a Polish

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and

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, actor, and

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. In 1972, he graduated in directing from the

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. Initially, he made documentaries, but in 1984, he gained recognition in Poland thanks to the semi-autobiographical tragicomedy ''Dom wariatów''. This was the first of nine films Koterski went on to write and direct about his alter ego, the character

Adaś Miauczyński Adaś Miauczyński is a fictional character created by Marek Koterski. He has featured in a series of films and stage works as well as a musical. Adaś (in two films, he is presented as Michał Miauczyński) is a Polish man whose first name, Ada ...

. Several of these, including the 1986 sequel to ''Dom wariatów'', titled ''Życie wewnętrzne''; the sixth and seventh films in the loose series, titled ''

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'' (2002) and ''

We're All Christs ''We're All Christs'' (''Wszyscy jesteśmy Chrystusami'') is a 2006 Polish comedy-drama film directed by Marek Koterski. It is the seventh in a nine-part series of films about the character Adaś Miauczyński, created by Koterski. Each story s ...

'' (2006), respectively; and the final one, ''7 uczuć'' (2018), won accolades. ''Życie wewnętrzne'' won a Silver Lion at the 1987

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, and in 2002, Koterski won a Golden Lion for ''Day of the Wacko''. In 2006, he received another Golden Lion as Best Director, this time for ''We're All Christs'', and he repeated this feat in 2018 with ''7 uczuć''. Koterski's son Michał is an actor. He portrayed Adaś Miauczyński in ''7 uczuć''.

Filmography

* ''

Dom wariatów Dom or DOM may refer to: People and fictional characters * Dom (given name), including fictional characters * Dom (surname) * Dom La Nena (born 1989), stage name of Brazilian-born cellist, singer and songwriter Dominique Pinto * Dom people, an et ...

'' (1984) * '' Życie wewnętrzne'' (1986) * '' Porno'' (1989) * '' Nothing Funny'' (1995) * '' Ajlawju'' (1999) * ''

'' (2002) * ''

'' (2006) * '' Baby są jakieś inne'' (2011) * '' 7 uczuć'' (2018)

Awards

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– Best Director: ''

'' (2002) * Golden Lion – Best Director: ''

'' (2006) * Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (2014) * Golden Lion – Best Director: ''7 uczuć'' (2018)

References

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Marek Koterski
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