Józef Arkusz
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Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
of over 70 educational films.
Józef Arkusz was born on March 18, 1921 in Peratyn, Poland (modern day Ukraine, near Ternopil
Ternopil
Ternopil , is a city in western Ukraine, located on the banks of the Seret River. Ternopil is one of the major cities of Western Ukraine and the historical region of Galicia...
). His family moved to Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
in the early 1930s. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
he took part in the underground movement Armia Krajowa
Armia Krajowa
The Armia Krajowa , or Home Army, was the dominant Polish resistance movement in World War II German-occupied Poland. It was formed in February 1942 from the Związek Walki Zbrojnej . Over the next two years, it absorbed most other Polish underground forces...
, for which he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. Following the war he moved to the industrial city of Łódź, in central Poland, where he began studying biology.
He attended the University of Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
, and received a degree in Biology. He furthered his education by attending and graduating from the Łódż Film School (1955), renowned for other famous graduates such as Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski is a French-Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few "truly international filmmakers."...
and Krzysztof Kieślowski
Krzysztof Kieslowski
Krzysztof Kieślowski was an Academy Award nominated influential Polish film director and screenwriter, known internationally for The Double Life of Veronique and his film cycles The Decalogue and Three Colors.-Early life:...
.
He worked on minor films and projects until the 1960s when he began to be noticed by the international community. At this point his career took off and he made some of his most famous educational films. Working at the Educational Film Studio (Wytwórnia Filmów Oświatowych) in Łódż, he created General Topic Films (Filmy Oświatowe), and is credited as being one of the most influential Polish documentary film makers. He pioneered new methods of filming and documentary production, which are now used as standard practice around the world. His film topics included technical and biological specialties, and focused on new biological advances of the modern age.
He died in Łódź, Poland on Monday, June 19, 1995.
His award-winning movies include:
- 1989 - Choroby Wywoływane Przez Grzyby (Diseases Caused by Fungi),
- 1986 - Wirusowe Zapalenie Watroby (Viral hepatitisViral hepatitisViral hepatitis is liver inflammation due to a viral infection. It may present in acute or chronic forms. The most common causes of viral hepatitis are the five unrelated hepatotropic viruses Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis D, and Hepatitis E...
), - 1986 - Jamochłony,
- 1985 - Wincenty Wcisło,
- 1985 - Tajemniczy Mikroskop (Mysterious Microscope),
- 1984 - Nasz Organizm (Our Organism),
- 1984 - CO JEŚĆ I DLACZEGO (What to Eat and Why),
- 1982 - OPOWIEŚĆ O KROPLI WODY (Story About a Drop of Water),
- 1982 - BIOELEKTRONICZNA TAJEMNICA ŻYCIA (Bioelectronik Secrets of Life),
- 1981 - CZĄSTKI WODORU,
- 1979 - ŻYCIE I ODŻYWIANIE. BIOLOGIA ODŻYWIANIA (Biology of NutritionNutritionNutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
), - 1979 - OPOWIEŚĆ O OWADACH (Story of Insects),
- 1978 - Z Filmoteki Marczaka - Filmowa Pracownia,
- 1978 - Filmowa Pracownia,
- 1976 - ŻYCIE I ODŻYWIANIE. CZYNNOŚCI JELIT (Function of Intestines),
- 1976 - PRZEMYSŁ GÓRNEGO ŚLĄSKA (SilesiaSilesiaSilesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
n Industry), - 1976 - PRACA ZASTAWEK SERCA (Function of Heart valves),
- 1976 - PODZIAŁ ZAPŁODNIONYCH KOMÓREK - BRUZDKOWANIE,
- 1976 - PODZIAŁ KOMÓRKI - MITOZA (Cell Division - MitosisMitosisMitosis is the process by which a eukaryotic cell separates the chromosomes in its cell nucleus into two identical sets, in two separate nuclei. It is generally followed immediately by cytokinesis, which divides the nuclei, cytoplasm, organelles and cell membrane into two cells containing roughly...
), - 1975 - Praca Huty,
- 1975 - PRACA GÓRNIKA,
- 1975 - Ochrona Gleby (Preserving Earth),
- 1975 - ENERGIA WEWNĘTRZNA I JEJ ZMIANY (Energy Within),
- 1974 - ŻEBY WODY BYŁY WODAMI,
- 1973 - UPRAWA WARZYW W OGRZEWANYCH TUNELACH FOLIOWYCH,
- 1973 - GŁOWNIE PYŁKOWE PSZENICY, JĘCZMIENIA I OWSA,
- 1972 - ZWALCZANIE CHWASTÓW W WARZYWACH (War with Weeds),
- 1972 - Pługofrezarka,
- 1972 - Metody Produkcji Stali (Methods of Steel Production),
- 1972 - ELEKTRONIKA TRANZYSTORÓW (Electronic Properties of Transistors),
- 1972 - BUDOWA PIECA STALOWNICZEGO TANDEM,
- 1971 - Twoje Serce (Your Heart),
- 1971 - PRODUKCJA SURÓWKI,
- 1971 - PLONIARKA I NIEZMIARKA-SZKODNIKI ZBÓŻ,
- 1970 - ZWALCZANIE SZKODNIKÓW,
- 1970 - Tandem - Piec Stalowniczy,
- 1970 - SZKODNIKI MAGAZYNÓW ŻYWNOŚCIOWYCH,
- 1970 - REKULTYWACJA PIASKÓW,
- 1970 - PRACA PIECA STALOWNICZEGO "TANDEM",
- 1970 - OWADY - SZKODNIKI PÓL, SADÓW I LASÓW,
- 1970 - METODY WYKRYWANIA SZKODNIKÓW MAGAZYNÓW ŻYWNOŚCIOWYCH,
- 1970 - CHWASTY ZBÓŻ,
- 1969 - WPŁYW ŚRODOWISKA NA ROZWÓJ EMBRIONALNY (Influence of Environment on EmbryologyEmbryologyEmbryology is a science which is about the development of an embryo from the fertilization of the ovum to the fetus stage...
), - 1969 - PIEC MARTENOWSKI,
- 1969 - BIOENERGETYKA SERCA (Bioenergy of the Heart),
- 1968 - PRZYRODNICZE PODSTAWY ZMIANOWANIA,
- 1968 - PRZYGOTOWANIE WSADU DO WIELKIEGO PIECA,
- 1968 - Polska Metoda Spawania Miedzi,
- 1968 - Od Rudy Do Stali,
- 1967 - Sanitariusze Morza,
- 1967 - Magia Zimna (Cold FusionCold fusionCold fusion, also called low-energy nuclear reaction , refers to the hypothesis that nuclear fusion might explain the results of a group of experiments conducted at ordinary temperatures . Both the experimental results and the hypothesis are disputed...
), - 1967 - Alergia (Allergies),
- 1966 - TRAWIENIE U PRZEŻUWACZY,
- 1966 - CZYNNOŚCI SERCA (Function of the Heart),
- 1965 - UPRAWIAJMY POPLONY OZIME,
- 1965 - KREW KRĄŻĄCA (Circulating Blood),
- 1964 - PRZEMIANY W STALI,
- 1964 - Płastuga,
- 1964 - MORSKIE ZWIERZĘTA OSIADŁE,
- 1964 - HARTOWANIE STALI,
- 1963 - Życie Gleby (Living Earth),
- 1962 - Życie Trwa (Life Goes On),
- 1962 - ŹRÓDŁA ENERGETYCZNE KRĄŻENIA KRWI (Function of Circulatory SystemCirculatory SystemCirculatory System is a psychedelic rock musical ensemble formed by musician/painter Will Cullen Hart, and featuring Derek Almstead, Suzanne Allison, Peter Erchick, John Fernandes, Charlie Johnston, and Heather McIntosh....
), - 1962 - KRĄŻENIE WIEŃCOWE (Coronary CirculationCoronary circulationCoronary circulation is the circulation of blood in the blood vessels of the heart muscle . The vessels that deliver oxygen-rich blood to the myocardium are known as coronary arteries...
), - 1962 - DLACZEGO CHRONIMY ROPUCHĘ,
- 1962 - Biologia Żaby (Biology of Frogs),
- 1961 - Rak Pustelnik (Hermit CrabHermit crabHermit crabs are decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea. Most of the 1100 species possess an asymmetrical abdomen which is concealed in an empty gastropod shell that is carried around by the hermit crab.-Description:...
), - 1961 - KORZENIONÓŻKI,
- 1960 - ZE ŚWIATA PLEŚNI (From the World of Molds),
- 1960 - SKRZYDLACI NURKOWIE,
- 1960 - PRZYBYSZE Z DALEKIEJ PÓŁNOCY,
- 1960 - Płaszczyniec Burakowy,
- 1960 - ODCZYN WIĄZANIA DOPEŁNIACZA,
- 1960 - NAKŁUCIE MOSTKA I BADANIE SZPIKU KOSTNEGO,
- 1959 - Molanna Z Piaskowego Domku,
- 1959 - Inseminacja (Artificial InseminationArtificial inseminationArtificial insemination, or AI, is the process by which sperm is placed into the reproductive tract of a female for the purpose of impregnating the female by using means other than sexual intercourse or natural insemination...
), - 1957 - ŚWIATŁO W ŻYCIU ROŚLINY (Light in the Life Cycle of Plants),
- 1956 - O WODZIE, ROŚLINIE I SZPARKACH
Trivia
- Józef Arkusz is credited with having created the first footage of the inside of a living beating heart using fiberoptics.