Janusz Zaorski

Janusz Zaorski
Janusz Zaorski, 2007
Born	(1947-09-19) 19 September 1947 Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Film director, scenarist, actor
Years active	1967–present
Parents	Tadeusz Zaorski

Janusz Zaorski (born September 19, 1947) is a Polish film director, scenarist and actor, representative of the cinema of moral concern (Polish: kino moralnego niepokoju), trend in Polish cinema. Zaorski was directed mainly psychological dramas, comedies and TV series.

Zaorski graduated National Film School in Łódź in 1969. He made his own individual film director debut in 1970. In 1987 Zaorski was selected as a chairman of the Polish Federation of Film Societies (Polska Federacja Dyskusyjnych Klubów Filmowych). He was also an art director of the Film Group "Dom" (since 1988), member of the Cinematography Committee (1987–1989), president of the Radio & Television Committee (1991–1992), president of The National Council of Radio Broadcasting and Television (Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji; 1994–1995), member of the European Film Academy.

Selected filmography

Director

• Maestro (1967)
• Spowiedź (1968)
• Na dobranoc (1970)
• Uciec jak najbliżej (1971)
• Awans (1974)
• Zezem (1976) – TV series
• Zdjęcia próbne (1976)
• Pokój z widokiem na morze (1977)
• Dziecinne pytania (1981)
• Matka Królów (1982)
• Baryton (1984)
• Jezioro Bodeńskie (1985)
• Zabawa w chowanego (1985)
• Piłkarski poker (1988)
• Panny i wdowy (1991)
• Szczęśliwego Nowego Jorku (1997)
• Haker (2002)
• Cudownie ocalony (2004)
• Królewska ruletka (2004)
• Lekarz drzew (2005)

Actor

• Palec boży (1972)
• Zdjęcia próbne (1976)
• Mniejsze niebo (1980)
• Piłkarski poker (1988)

Writer

• Na dobranoc (1970)
• Pokój z widokiem na morze (1977)
• Zezem (1976) – TV series
• Jezioro Bodeńskie (1985)
• Szczęśliwego Nowego Jorku (1997)
• Haker (2002)
• Lekarz drzew (2005)

Awards

References

Inline

General

External links

• "Janusz Zaorski's blog" (in Polish). 
• Janusz Zaorski at the Internet Movie Database
• Janusz Zaorski at filmpolski.pl (Polish)