Andrzej Żuławski

Andrzej Żuławski (22 November 1940 – 17 February 2016) was a Polish film director and writer. He was born in Lwów, Poland (now Ukraine). Żuławski often went against mainstream commercialism in his films, and enjoyed success mostly with European art-house audiences. Żuławski's ex-wife was Małgorzata Braunek, who is a Polish film and stage actress. They had two children. Their elder son Xawery is also a film director. He was in a relationship with the French actress Sophie Marceau for sixteen years, with whom he made four films over a 15-year period. They had a son Vincent together. They broke up in 2001.