is a legend of Polish cinematography. He has had many productions on both the small and big screen, and the most popular ones include: “The Teutonic Knights”, “Knife in the Water”, “The Academy of Mr. Kleks”, “The Golden Poles” or . Although he is remembered by viewers as an outstanding actor and a warm person, his only daughter, Monika Misiejuk, the result of his first marriage to Tatiana Zuanar, has completely different memories.
She is the only daughter of Leon Niemczyk. Their relationship was complicated from the beginning
In an interview for the magazine, Monika Misiejuk decided to reveal what her father was like in private. Returning to her childhood memories, she stated that Niemczyk was incapable of love and focused all attention only on himself. – As a person, my father was extremely egocentric and egoistic – she admitted bluntly, adding that work was his priority, not family. – When he walked down the street, he looked around to see if he was noticed. Profession was the most important thing to him – . This had a negative impact on his marriage and led to an imminent divorce. His daughter was 2 years old at the time. – Actually, he was still gone. That’s why my mother divorced him, because she didn’t feel like she had a man next to her. She lived alone with him. I think that Krystyna and I later broke up for the same reason, said Misiejuk.
Although she doesn’t remember much from that period, she knows that she had almost no contact with her father. Their meetings were limited only to those imposed by the court and were usually not very successful. The actor valued peace and after work, he preferred rest rather than taking care of his child. – I don’t have very nice memories of him from my childhood. Because I was a little afraid of my father, according to my mother. He once took me on a sled and I slipped off. He lost me and kept walking, she recalled bitterly.
The legendary actor did not want to be a father at all. Having a child was a shameful fact for him
It turns out that, according to his daughter, Niemczyk was not particularly family-oriented and did not care much about relationships with his loved ones. He did not maintain contact not only with , but also with his siblings. However, in the media he created the image of a caring and gallant man. – I don’t think he really wanted to be a father. He was not caring and family-oriented. On the contrary, his family tormented him. He had no contact with his two brothers. Just a little with the third one. He didn’t see his niece either. Only sometimes with my nephew. He was completely different from the characters he played, argued Misiejuk.
At the same time, she admitted that she resented her father for keeping her existence such a secret. She even had the impression that he was ashamed that she had appeared in the world at all, because it did not fit the life he had created for himself. – The fact that he had me made him rather embarrassed. He didn’t really know how to communicate with me and didn’t feel the need to do so. It didn’t fit his image of a seducer and a charmer, which he was working hard to build. A child is an unnecessary burden. Maybe he remembered me when he sent alimony payments, she said directly. When she had children as an adult, the actor did not want to meet her grandchildren and ultimately never did. Perhaps this was influenced by his upbringing, because in the actor’s family home there was the so-called cold upbringing. – There was no warmth or tenderness. He couldn’t live any other way, Misiejuk explained.
Source: Gazeta
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