The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski

Variations on Destiny and Chance

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by Marek Haltof

Type

Studies

Subject

Director > Krzysztof Kieslowski

Keywords

Krzysztof Kieslowski

Publishing date

2004

Publisher

Wallflower Press

Collection

Directors' Cuts

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 224 pages
6 x 9 ¼ inches (15.5 x 23.5 cm)

ISBN-10
ISBN-13

1-903364-92-2
978-1-903364-92-5

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Book Presentation:
Since his death in 1996, Krzysztof Kieslowski has remained the best-known contemporary Polish filmmaker and one of the most popular and respected European directors, internationally renowned for his ambitious Decalogue and Three Colors trilogy.

In this new addition to the Directors'Cuts series, Marek Haltof provides a comprehensive study of Kieslowski's cinema, discussing industrial practices in Poland and stressing that the director did not fit the traditional image of a "great" East-Central European auteur. He draws a fascinating portrait of the stridently independent director's work, noting that Kieslowski was not afraid to express unpopular views in film or in life. Haltof also shows how the director's work remains unique in the context of Polish documentary and narrative cinema.

About the Author:
Marek Haltof is assistant professor of English at Northern Michigan University in Marquette. He is the author of several books in English and in Polish, including Peter Weir: When Cultures Collide and Polish National Cinema.

Press Reviews:
Concise and direct. David Sterritt, Film Quarterly

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