About

Known credits:
25
Birthday:
1928-01-04
Place of birth:
Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Website:
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Jan Lenica

Overview

Jan Lenica (4 January 1928, Poznań, Poland – 5 October 2001, Berlin) was a Polish graphic designer and cartoonist.

A graduate of the Architecture Department of Warsaw Polytechnic, Lenica became a poster illustrator and a collaborator on the early animation films of Walerian Borowczyk. From 1963 – 1986 he lived and worked in France, while from 1987 he lived and worked in Berlin. He was a professor of graphic, poster, animated cartoon for many years at German high schools and the first professor of the animation class at the University of Kassel, Germany, in 1979. He used cut-out stop motion animation in his numerous films, which included two features: Adam 2 (1968) and Ubu et la grande gidouille (1976, but released in France only in 1979).

He died on 5 October 2001 in Berlin, Germany.

Known for

Acting
1975 Moving Pictures: The Art of Jan Lenica Actor Self N/A
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Directing
2001 Wyspa R.O. Directing Director N/A
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1979 Ubu and the Great Gidouille Directing Director 58
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1975 Landscape Directing Director N/A
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1972 Fantorro the Last Enforcer Directing Director 59
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1970 Adam 2 Directing Director 58
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1965 A Directing Director 59
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1964 Rhinoceros Directing Director 59
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1963 Labyrinth Directing Director 59
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1961 New Janko the Musician Directing Director 58
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1959 Monsieur Tête Directing Director 59
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1958 Love Requited Directing Director 59
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1958 House Directing Director 58
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1957 Banner of Youth Directing Director 59
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1957 Once Upon a Time Directing Director 59
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1957 Strip-Tease Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2001 Wyspa R.O. Writing Writer N/A
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1979 Ubu and the Great Gidouille Writing Writer 58
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1970 Adam 2 Writing Writer 58
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1965 A Writing Writer 59
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1964 Rhinoceros Writing Writer 59
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1963 Labyrinth Writing Writer 59
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1961 New Janko the Musician Writing Writer 58
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1959 Monsieur Tête Writing Writer 59
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1958 House Writing Scenario Writer 58
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