Description:
Born in Kwilcz, Poland, Walerian Borowczyk trained as a painter and lithographer, winning Poland's National Prize in 1953. He began his film career as a film poster designer, then started making short animated films in the late 1950s. Moving to France in the early 1960s, he gained a reputation as a leading animator before switching to live-action features, which have become increasingly controversial due to their explicitly erotic and sensational content.
Birthday
October 21, 1923
Born In
Kwilcz, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Alternative names
Walerian Boro=Wczyk
, Walérian Borowczyk
Trivia
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two,
1945-1985". Pages 145-151. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company,
1988.
Quotes
Eroticism, sex, is one of the most moral parts of life. Eroticism does not kill, exterminate, encourage evil, lead to crime. On the contrary, it makes people gentler, brings joy, gives fulfillment, leads to selfless pleasure.
