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name: "Joanna Bruzdowicz"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joanna-bruzdowicz"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "17 May 1943"
died: "3 November 2021"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T14:05:25.931985+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Joanna Bruzdowicz

Composer. Born 17 May 1943 in Warsaw. Died 3 November 2021.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 17 May 1943, Warsaw
- **Died:** 3 November 2021

## Biography

Joanna Bruzdowicz (17 May 1943 – 3 November 2021) was a Polish composer of film, television, opera, symphonic and chamber music. Born in Warsaw, she studied composition and piano at the State Higher School of Music, graduating with an M.A. in 1966, and continued her training in Paris with Nadia Boulanger, Olivier Messiaen and Pierre Schaeffer.

She had a long creative partnership with French director Agnès Varda, composing the music for *Vagabond* (1985), *Kung-Fu Master!* (1988), *Jane B. by Agnès V.* (1988), *Jacquot* (1991), *The Gleaners and I* (2000) and *The Beaches of Agnès* (2008). Her other film credits include *The White King* (2016). She also wrote scores for German television and several operas.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, polishmusic.usc.edu.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Vagabond* (1985), Fi1m 90, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/vagabond.md)

## Also known for

- *The Gleaners and I* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *The Beaches of Agnès* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Kung-Fu Master!* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Jane B. by Agnès V.* (1988), Theme Song Performance
- *Jacquot* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *The White King* (2016), Original Music Composer

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