Biografia nieobecna
An Absent Biography
About the life and work of Ireneusz Plater-Zyberk
Author(s): Robert ZawisaSubject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Plater-Zyberk; Latvia; writer; film director; documentary film; disabled; the Bolsheviks; nobility
Summary/Abstract: Ireneusz Plater-Zyberk (1896–1946), was a writer and a film producer, adventurer and gallant. His life is an incredible story of the disabled individual who succeeded in an amazing career. Plater-Zyberk was born in a wealthy landowning family who lived at the estate of Vabole in Latvia. He was born without hands and at that time, due to his disability, was classified as “margins of society”. Thanks to perseverance and commitment of his mother, he graduated as an extern student from high school in Warsaw, Poland. His career includes Life without Hands, memories, and two novels. He was a co-author of first movie in Poland with stunt effects Dead Node (1927), which unfortunately wasn’t preserved. Also, he was recognized as a documentary creator as well as an initiator of film production regulations.
Journal: Acta Baltico Slavica
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 38
- Page Range: 296-314
- Page Count: 19
- Language: Polish
