After the success of That Most Important Thing: Love in 1975, he returned to Poland where he spent two years making On the Silver Globe (not released until 1988).

Żuławski is also known for his work with actresses including Romy Schneider, Isabelle Adjani and Sophie Marceau.

[1] He studied at the prestigious Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC) in Paris and in the Department of Philosophy at the Sorbonne.

[2] When his second film The Devil was banned in Poland,[3] he decided to move to France, where he made That Most Important Thing: Love (1975) with Romy Schneider.

[4] After returning to Poland he worked for two years on a film which the authorities did not allow him to finish (On the Silver Globe), based on a book by his great-uncle Jerzy Żuławski.

Being described as a maverick who always defied mainstream commercialism, Żuławski enjoyed success mostly with the European art-house audiences.

[10] He was in a relationship with French actress Sophie Marceau for sixteen years, with whom he made four films over a 15-year period (L'Amour braque, My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days, La Note bleue, Fidelity).

In 2010 Żuławski released a book titled "Nocnik", which included a character allegedly based on Rosati named Esther.