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My Take
Juliusz Machulski is a filmmaker I genuinely admire. Son of the acclaimed actor Jan Machulski, he could have leaned on the family name, yet he carved his own path as a director, writer and producer, even founding the Zebra Film Studio to nurture others. What wins me over is his choice to satirize life under communist Poland through comedy rather than grim accusation; turning hard truths into laughter is a rare and generous craft. The state honours he received feel well earned. He strikes me as an artist who aged gracefully and gave Polish cinema both wit and backbone.
Overview
Juliusz Machulski (born 10 March 1955 in Olsztyn) is a Polish film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Son of noted actor Jan Machulski, he became notable for his comedies ridiculing the life in communist-ruled Poland of the 1970s and 1980s. He is a member of the European Film Academy and the founder of the Zebra Film Studio. In 2014, he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Juliusz Machulski
- Name (Japanese)
- ジュリアス・マチュルスキ
- Reading
- じゅりあす・まちゅるすき
- Born
- March 10, 1955 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
- Origin
- Olsztyn, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / screenwriter / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Warsaw
Awards & achievements
- 2005 Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
- 2014 Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.