简介：MarekKoterski–AmovieandtheaterdirectorofsomeimportantPolishfilmsandplays,aplaywrightandscriptwriter,heexclusivelydirectsonlyhisown.HelivesinWarsaw.BorninKrakówin1942,hehasadoptedWrocławforhishometown,wherehefinishedschools,theuniversityandmethisfirstlove.AgraduatefromthePolishFaculty,hestudiedhistoryofartatthesametime,followedbyastintattheChairofTheoryofLiterature.ThenhealsobecamealiterarymanagerandperformedattheSYLABACollegeStudentTheaterofPoetryandstartedtopublishreportage,essays,andscientificreviewsintheliterarymagazinessuchasPoezja,Odra,Zagadnieniarodzajówliterackich,Litteraria,RocznikinaukoweUniwersytetuWrocławskiego,Konfrontacje. Thefirstturningpointcomesin1966,asfollowinghisfirstlove,heleavesforWarsaw,whereheattendsforayearthepaintingstudioofEugeniuszEibischofWarsawFineArtsAcademy.Hissecondturningpointcomesin1967,whenhestartstostudyDirectionattheStateFilmSchoolinŁódź,graduatesin1971andreceivesacum-laudediplomain1977. HisliterarydebutisastoryaboutthedeathofthefamedPolishactorZbigniewCybulski,Zaczerpnąćdłonią.Hewritesadozenmediumandshort-lengthfilms. Domwariatów(TheMadhouse),hisfirstfeatureofthefamedperformancesbyTadeuszŁomnickiandMarekKondratishailedasthedebutof1984toahighcriticalacclaim.Intwoyears,thatisfollowedbyŻyciewewnętrzne(InnerLife), whichwinstheGoldLionsGrandPrixinGdańskforBestDirectionatthePolishFeatureFilmFestivalandtheWarsawMermaidAwardbyfilmcriticstoBestFilmof1987. IntheTeatrWspółczesnyofWarsaw,hedirectshisplayoftheabovetitlethatrunsabout200performances.AGermantranslationoftheplayhasbeenrecentlyshownattheDusseldorferSchauspielhausandenteredtheAntologiePolnischerDramenderGegenwart,promotedattheBookFairinFrankfurt.Ayearlater,hedirectshisteleplaySpołeczność(TheCommunity)aboutnarcoticaddictswithJerzyStuhrintheleadingrole.HisnextfeaturePornobecomesthebestboxofficesuccessof1990amongboththelocalandforeignreleases,withoveramillionticketssold.AttheTeatrWspółczesnyofWrocławin1992,hedirectshisplayNienawidzę(IHate),awardedattheSmallDramaticFormsFestivalinSzczecin. In1996,hedirectshisnextfeatureNicśmiesznego(NothingFunny)andattheTeatrDramatycznyhisplayZęby(Teeth).HisnextplayKocham(ILove)ispublishedintheDialogMagazinein1997,followedbyNastroje(TheThreeofUs)in1998.InMarch1998,hestageshisDomwariatówwiththefamedGustawHoloubekplayingFather.InOct.1998hewrapsuphisfeatureAjlowju(ILoveYou)thatpremieresin1999.Inthesameyear,hisplayDzieńświra(TheDayofaWacko)receivesoneofthemainprizesinaTVTheaterCompetitionandispublishedintheDialogMagazineinSep.2000.InOct.2000,TheTheaterStudioofTVChannel2airshisplayNastroje(TheThreeofUs).Basingonhislastplayandadditionaltexts,hewritesthescriptofDzieńświra(TheDayofaWacko),whichhesubsequentlyshootsin2001,and,atthe27thFestivalofPolishFeatureFilmsinGdyniaof2002,winstheGoldLionsGrandPrixforBestFilm,thatbecomesaboxofficesuccessinthemovietheaters,aswellasonvideo.…