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Pawel Pawlikowski

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Pawel Pawlikowski
A literature and philosophy graduate, with extensive post-graduate work at Oxford on German literature, Polish-born Pawel Pawlikowski started as a documentary filmmaker in British television.

His second feature, Last Resort (2000), earned him international critical acclaim at numerous festivals, including Toronto and Sundance, and won the 2001 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for "Most Promising Newcomer in British Film."

His next film, My Summer of Love (2004), won the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film at the BAFTA Awards in 2005.
BornSeptember 15, 1957
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BornSeptember 15, 1957
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 80 wins & 83 nominations total

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    Known for

    Tomasz Kot and Joanna Kulig in Cold War (2018)
    Cold War
    7.5
    • Director
    • 2018
    Ida (2013)
    Ida
    7.4
    • Director
    • 2013
    Emily Blunt and Natalie Press in My Summer of Love (2004)
    My Summer of Love
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2004
    Last Resort (2000)
    Last Resort
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2000

    Credits

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    Director



    • The Island
      • Director
      • Production Unknown
    • 1949/Vaterland
      • Director
      • Filming



    • Malgorzata Bela in Muse (2025)
      Muse
      6.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Tomasz Kot and Joanna Kulig in Cold War (2018)
      Cold War
      7.5
      • direction
      • 2018
    • Ida (2013)
      Ida
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas in The Woman in the Fifth (2011)
      The Woman in the Fifth
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Emily Blunt and Natalie Press in My Summer of Love (2004)
      My Summer of Love
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Last Resort (2000)
      Last Resort
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Twockers
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Director (as Paul Pawlikowski)
      • 1998
    • The Stringer (1998)
      The Stringer
      6.2
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Tripping with Zhirinovsky
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Director (as Paul Pawlikowski)
      • 1995
    • Arena (1975)
      Arena
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director (as Paul Pawlikowski)
      • 1994
    • Serbian Epics (1992)
      Serbian Epics
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Bookmark (1983)
      Bookmark
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Director (as Paul Pawlikowski)
      • 1988–1991
    • From Moscow to Pietushki: A Journey with Benedict Yerofeyev (1990)
      From Moscow to Pietushki: A Journey with Benedict Yerofeyev
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • Director (as Paul Pawlikowski)
      • 1990
    • Saturday Review (1984)
      Saturday Review
      TV Series
      • Director (as Paul Pawlikowski)
      • 1987–1988
    • Open Space (1983)
      Open Space
      TV Series
      • Director (as Paul Pawlikowski)
      • 1986–1987

    Writer



    • The Island
      • Writer
      • Production Unknown
    • 1949/Vaterland
      • screenplay
      • Filming



    • Malgorzata Bela in Muse (2025)
      Muse
      6.5
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie (2024)
      Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie
      5.9
      • screenplay by
      • 2024
    • Tomasz Kot and Joanna Kulig in Cold War (2018)
      Cold War
      7.5
      • story
      • screenplay
      • 2018
    • Lost in Karastan (2014)
      Lost in Karastan
      5.1
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • Ida (2013)
      Ida
      7.4
      • screenplay
      • 2013
    • Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas in The Woman in the Fifth (2011)
      The Woman in the Fifth
      5.3
      • screenplay
      • 2011
    • Emily Blunt and Natalie Press in My Summer of Love (2004)
      My Summer of Love
      6.7
      • written by
      • 2004
    • Last Resort (2000)
      Last Resort
      7.2
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Twockers
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • writer (uncredited)
      • 1998
    • The Stringer (1998)
      The Stringer
      6.2
      • writer
      • 1998
    • Arena (1975)
      Arena
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Writer (as Paul Pawlikowski)
      • 1994
    • From Moscow to Pietushki: A Journey with Benedict Yerofeyev (1990)
      From Moscow to Pietushki: A Journey with Benedict Yerofeyev
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • Writer (uncredited)
      • 1990

    Producer



    • Silver (2025)
      Silver
      7.5
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie (2024)
      Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie
      5.9
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Twockers
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • producer (as Paul Pawlikowski)
      • 1998
    • Tripping with Zhirinovsky
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • producer (as Paul Pawlikowski)
      • 1995
    • Bookmark (1983)
      Bookmark
      5.1
      TV Series
      • producer (as Paul Pawlikowski)
      • 1987–1992
    • Serbian Epics (1992)
      Serbian Epics
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1992

    Production Department



    • Brass Tacks (1977)
      Brass Tacks
      TV Series
      • production
      • 1986

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Paul Pawlikowski
    • Height
      • 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
    • Born
      • September 15, 1957
      • Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
    • Spouses
        Malgorzata Bela2017 - present
    • Children
      • Child
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      • 1 Article

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      His top ten films include (in alphabetical order): Ashes and Diamonds (1958), Loves of a Blonde (1965), Cul-de-sac (1966), Days of Heaven (1978), La Dolce Vita (1960), Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (1981), Mirror (1975), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Some Like It Hot (1959), Taxi Driver (1976).
    • Quotes
      I'm not a professional filmmaker, it's just a little part of my life and it's not how I define myself. It's not really important whether I make the film in Poland, England or wherever. The films are always the result of where I am, what I've discovered and what's in my head.

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