Gene Gutowski's name is associated with some of the great films
of the twentieth century: the Oscar-winning masterpiece "The
Pianist, Repulsion, Cul-de-sac, " and "Fearless Vampire Killers."
Producer of many of Roman Polanski's classics, Gene Gutowski shares
here his extraordinary memoirs: those of a Polish Jew, alone in
occupied Warsaw after the deportation of his entire family. As a
young man who, with the blind courage of one who has nothing to
lose, took incredible risks, he narrowly escaped the many horrors
of life in Nazi-occupied Poland.
In an extraordinary twist of destiny, and thanks to his
prodigious resourcefulness, Gene Gutowski found himself in Germany
in 1945, working as an American counter-espionage agent. After the
war, he made his way to New York, where he worked as a fashion
illustrator and TV producer, then on to London, where he became a
successful producer and member of the jet set during the sixties.
Finally, he achieved Hollywood consecration with the three Oscars
won by "The Pianist."
It is an extremely endearing personality that reveals itself
here, modest about the difficulties overcome, honest about the
successes and failures. Gene Gutowski's youth was a thumb of the
nose to death and totalitarianism, and his journey is a formidable
life lesson.
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