Possession
We highlight the contribution of this exceptional New Zealand actor to the art of acting. His recent passing has rekindled memories among film lovers and prompted us to look back at his unforgettable performances in films by Żuławski, Carpenter, Armstrong, Noyce, and Spielberg.
Winner of the Best Actress Award for Isabelle Adjani, 1981 Cannes Film Festival
A man returns to Berlin after a long absence to discover that his wife has a lover. Soon, he realizes that other preoccupations are also haunting her.
Andrzej Żuławski
Andrzej Żuławski was a Polish film director and writer. He often went against mainstream commercialism in his films, and enjoyed success mostly with European art-house audiences. In the late 1950s, he studied cinema in France. His second feature, The Devil (1972), was banned in communist Poland, and Żuławski went to France. After the success of That Most Important Thing: Love in 1975, he returned to Poland where he spent two years making On the Silver Globe, which was not released until 1988, since the work on this film was interrupted and destroyed by the authorities. Żuławski then moved back to France where he became known for controversial and violent art-house films such as Possession (1981). He is also known for his work with actresses including Romy Schneider, Isabelle Adjani and Sophie Marceau. His films were celebrated at various international film festivals.
