Holland, Agnieszka (1948–)
Holland, Agnieszka (1948–)
Polish film director. Name variations: Agnieska Holland. Born Nov 28, 1948, in Warsaw, Poland; m. Laco Adamik (Slovak director, div.); children: 1 daughter.
In the top rank of filmmakers, studied at Film Academy, Prague, and returned to Poland to work as assistant to Krzystof Zannussi; wrote some scripts with Andrzej Wajda before directing own films, which include Provincial Actors (1978), The Fever (1980), A Woman Alone (1981), Angry Harvest (1988), Europa Europa (1991), Olivier Olivier (1992), The Secret Garden (1993), Red Wind (1994), Total Eclipse (1995), Washington Square (1996), Golden Dreams (2001) and Copying Beethoven (2005).
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