Melancholia's director was a Danish screenwriter.
Władysław Dobrowolski -LRB- 2 January 1896 -- 25 February 1969 -RRB- was a Polish fencer and athlete , Major of the Polish Army in the defence of Warsaw , imprisoned during World War II .. Warsaw. Warsaw. fencer. fencing. athlete. track and field athletics. Major. Major. Polish Army. Polish Army. World War II. World War II. During the interwar period , he won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1932 Summer Olympics .. sabre. sabre ( fencing ). 1932 Summer Olympics. 1932 Summer Olympics. As a young man , active in independence movement , Dobrowolski was a member of the Polish Military Organization .. Polish Military Organization. Polish Military Organization. He fought in the Polish-Soviet War and in the September Campaign of World War II .. Polish-Soviet War. Polish-Soviet War. September Campaign. September Campaign. World War II. World War II. He was decorated in Stalinist Poland .. Poland. Poland. Stalinist Poland. Stalinist Poland