Izabella Teleżyńska: A Biography Sketch
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The following article is a biography sketch of Izabella Teleżyńska, the internationally acclaimed Polish actress, who is hardly known in Poland. Teleżyńska created her most memorable roles in the films directed by Ken Russell and Luchino Visconti. Teleżyńska played Madame Nadejda von Meck, Peter Tchaikovsky's patroness, in Russell's The Music Lovers (1970) and Queen Mother in Visconti's Ludwig (1972). Her name can be found on the pages of prestigious Western editions of “Who's Who”. She was one of few Polish actresses who gained status in Western cinema.
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Izabella Teleżyńska, Ken Russell, Luchino ViscontiReferences
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Artur Patekkwartalnik.filmowy@ispan.pl
Jagiellonian University Poland
Historyk, adiunkt w Instytucie Historii UJ. Autor m. in. książek Wielka Brytania wobec Izraela w okresie I wojny arabsko-izraelskiej 1948-1949 (2000), Władysław Sheybal. Kadry z życia artysty (2005) i wielu prac z dziedziny historii XX w. oraz współautor Najnowszej historii świata 1945-1995 (1997).
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