he was the undisputed master of Polish theater and cinema. Although he died on September 22, 2022, he left behind an extraordinary legacy to which subsequent generations continue to return. His artistic achievements include as many as 450 dramatic and comedy roles, including over 100 played on the big screen.
What films did Franciszek Pieczka appear in? These are his most outstanding roles
Franciszek Pieczka made his debut in 1954, right after obtaining a diploma from the Warsaw theater school, first on the stage of the Lower Silesian Theater in Jelenia Góra, and later in the psychological war film “Pokolenie”. The following years brought him fruitful cooperation with many outstanding directors, including: with Jerzy Kawalerowicz or Wojciech Jerzy Has.
The role of Gustlik the Jelenia in the cult TV series is considered to be a breakthrough in his career. Later he also starred in “The Deluge”, “The Promised Land”, “Żywocie Mateusza” and “Quo Vadis”. The younger audience undoubtedly remembers one of his most outstanding acting roles on the small screen, namely the character of Stach Japycz in the hit TVP.
Franciszek Pieczka played his granddaughter in the film for the last time. Will Alicja Pieczka honor his memory on the big screen?
On January 18, 2024, Franciszek Pieczka would have celebrated his 96th birthday. His relatives decided to celebrate this special date, although, as the actor’s granddaughter argued in an interview with , they remember him every day. – We remember our grandfather every day, especially on his birthday – said Alicja Pieczka. She added that its celebration coincided with the results of the festival, in which the short film “Shame” competed for one of the awards. This production is the last in the rich output of the legendary artist. – A film called “Shame”, in which I was the production manager, won the audience award at the Kick off festival in Warsaw and now we continue to send our work to other festivals. This is a great gift for his birthday, she said.
It turns out that Pieczka’s granddaughter partially followed in his footsteps. Alicja Pieczka studies production at the Warsaw Film School and is currently preparing to defend her bachelor’s thesis, which she devoted entirely to her legendary grandfather. At the same time, she revealed that if her idea meets with the approval of her lecturers, she intends to do everything to make a feature film based on it. – I managed to reach an agreement with one production house to be the creative producer of this project and, of course, if I defend this idea at the university, from November we will start pushing this idea to the Polish Film Institute to get funding for writing the script and then for production – she revealed. . Further plans and details of this project are still shrouded in mystery.
Source: Gazeta
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