The Cinema Of Krzysztof Kieślowski

Author : Marek Haltof
Publisher : Wallflower Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1903364914

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The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieślowski by Marek Haltof Pdf

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.

Author : Annette Insdorf
Publisher : Miramax
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2002-05-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UVA:X030280570

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Double Lives, Second Chances by Annette Insdorf Pdf

New paperback edition of this lucid analysis of one of cinema's most subtle, mysterious and metaphysical exponents of film. An indispensable guide to the career and life of one of the greatest filmmakers in history, this will be essential reading for film students and anyone with an interest in Kieslowski's work. Illustrated throughout with b & w photographs. 'If you are interested in this remarkable filmmaker, there could be no better book on the subject than this one' - Peter Bogdanovich

Author : Renata Bernard,Steven Woodward
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781626745742

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Krzysztof Kieslowski by Renata Bernard,Steven Woodward Pdf

Krzysztof Kieslowski’s untimely death came at the height of his career, after his Three Colors trilogy of films garnered international acclaim (and an Oscar nomination), and he had been proclaimed Europe’s most important filmmaker by many critics. Born in 1941, he was only fifty-four years old when he died. Kieslowski himself tried to tell the story of his life and career in the 1993 book Kieslowski on Kieslowski. This collection, by contrast, reveals the shifting voice of a filmmaker who was initially optimistic about his social and cultural role, then felt himself buffeted by the turbulent politics and events of the People’s Republic of Poland. As described in the chronology in this book, he found himself subject to the “economic censorship” of post-Communist filmmaking. How Kieslowski responded at each moment of his life, what he tried to achieve with each of his films, is finely detailed in thirty-five selections. These pieces bring together his thesis from the famous Lodz film school, a manifesto written just before the dark days of martial law in Poland, diary entries from the first time he was working outside Poland, and numerous rare interviews from Polish-, French-, and English-language sources.

Author : Steven Woodward
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-02-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780814338384

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After Kieślowski by Steven Woodward Pdf

Traces the legacy of Krzysztof Kieslowski in films made after his death using his scripts or ideas and in the work of other filmmakers.

Author : Annette Insdorf, PH.D.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2002-04-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0786887699

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Double Lives, Second Chances by Annette Insdorf, PH.D. Pdf

Author : Paul Coates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Motion picture producers and directors
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025092524

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Lucid Dreams by Paul Coates Pdf

Author : Monika Maurer
Publisher : Oldcastle Books
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111323064

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Krzysztof Kieslowski by Monika Maurer Pdf

New guide to the life and work of Krzysztof Kielowski, director of the 'Three Colours Trilogy' and a self-confessed pessimist who didn't like films, thought the camera was stupid' a felt he had no talent. Yet he wrote and directed some of the most moving and memorable films of the last twenty years. Covers every film in detail, as well as an essay introducing his life and work, and includes a multi-media reference for those who want to find out more about one of the acknowledged masters of cinema.'

Author : Emma Wilson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781351198615

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Memory and Survival the French Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski by Emma Wilson Pdf

"Kieslowski's last films have indelibly marked the past decade. His cinema has renewed the representation of the human subject and emotion in film: space and luminous surface reveal the finest, most fragile impressions of states of mind and human consciousness. This study is the first to offer specific focus on Kies'lowski's last films, on his French-language cinema and its place within the broader context of French film-making. Engaging with Deleuze's discussions of the time-image, and recent work in trauma theory, Emma Wilson offers radical insights into the innovation in Kies'lowski's explorations of memory, temporality, loss and desire. A charged defence of Kies'lowski's work, Memory and Survival offers new readings of this cinema of blind chance and fleeting beauty."

Author : Joseph Kickasola
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004-06-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0826415598

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The Films of Krzysztof Kieslowski by Joseph Kickasola Pdf

Perhaps the greatest European director of the last 30 years, Krzsztof Kieslowski created a remarkable body of work in a relatively short period of time. His films are loved around the world for their dramatic power and consummate artistry. Kieslowski's cinematic style stands apart in several important respects: his mastery of abstract imagery, his innovative use of sound and his deliberate circumvention of standard cinematic codes. Unlike many other "art" directors - who often fail to rise above commentary on the medium itself - Kieslowski uses these stylistic liberties to explore his philosophical concerns: fate, God, suffering, and love. Through close analysis of films like The Decalogue, The Double Life of Veronique, Blue, White and Red, Joe Kickasola identifies the unique qualities, and artistic legacy, of this great director.

Author : Morgan Meis,Joshua M. Tyree
Publisher : punctum books
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781685710088

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Wonder, Horror, Mystery by Morgan Meis,Joshua M. Tyree Pdf

Wonder, Horror, Mystery is a dialogue between two friends, both notable arts critics, that takes the form of a series of letters about movies and religion. One of the friends, J.M. Tyree, is a film critic, creative writer, and agnostic, while the other, Morgan Meis, is a philosophy PhD, art critic, and practicing Catholic. The question of cinema is raised here in a spirit of friendly friction that binds the personal with the critical and the spiritual. What is film? What's it for? What does it do? Why do we so intensely love or hate films that dare to broach the subjects of the divine and the diabolical? These questions stimulate further thoughts about life, meaning, philosophy, absurdity, friendship, tragedy, humor, death, and God. The letters focus on three filmmakers who challenged secular assumptions in the late 20th century and early 21st century through various modes of cinematic re-enchantment: Terrence Malick, Lars von Trier, and Krzysztof Kieślowski. The book works backwards in time, giving intensive analysis to Malick's To The Wonder (2012), Von Trier's Antichrist (2009), and Kieślowski's Dekalog (1988), respectively, in each of the book's three sections. Meis and Tyree discuss the filmmakers and films as well as related ideas about philosophy, theology, and film theory in an accessible but illuminating way. The discussion ranges from the shamelessly intellectual to the embarrassingly personal. Spoiler alert: No conclusions are reached either about God or the movies. Nonetheless, it is a fun ride.

Author : Annette Insdorf
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780810135062

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Intimations by Annette Insdorf Pdf

In this first study in English of a master of Polish cinema, Annette Insdorf explores Has’s thirteen feature films with the same deep insight of her groundbreaking book on Krzysztof Kieslowski, Double Lives, Second Chances (Northwestern, 2013). Wojciech Has’s films are still less known outside of his native Poland than those of his countrymen Andrzej Wajda, Krzysztof Zanussi, and Krzysztof Kieslowski. Yet thanks to his singular vision, many critics rank Has among the masters of world cinema. Some of his movies have developed a cult following, notably The Saragossa Manuscript, the favorite film of the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia, which has been praised by directors such as Luis Buñuel, Francis Ford Coppola, and Roman Polanski. Has’s films reveal the inner lives of his characters, which he portrays by giving free rein to his own wildly creative imagination. In addition toThe Saragossa Manuscript, his diverse and innovative filmography includes The Hourglass Sanatorium, a vividly surreal depiction of Hassidic life in Poland between the world wars; The Noose, a stark poetic drama about a lucid alcoholic who knows he will not be able to kick the habit; and How to Be Loved, in which an actress remembers her wartime past. Has made disparate but formally striking movies infused with European strains of existentialism and the avant-garde. With many of his films being restored and rereleased, new generations of film lovers are discovering his artistic genius. Intimations: The Cinema of Wojciech Has is the definitive guide in English to his work.

Author : Krzysztof Kieślowski,Krzysztof Piesiewicz,Danusia Stok
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0571178928

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Three Colours Trilogy by Krzysztof Kieślowski,Krzysztof Piesiewicz,Danusia Stok Pdf

The screenplays of Kieslowski's trilogy of films based on the French tricolor and its motto, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, which he made at a time when his homeland, Poland, was shaking off the chains of Soviet domination.

Author : Geoff Andrew
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781839020735

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The 'Three Colours' Trilogy by Geoff Andrew Pdf

This appreciative account of the 'Three Colours' trilogy communicates the power and imagery of the films, and demonstrates how Kieslowski's art is brought to bear in their moving renditions of the lives of its characters. An interview with Kieslowsi shortly before his death concludes this tribute.

Author : Krzysztof Kieślowski,Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0571144985

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Decalogue by Krzysztof Kieślowski,Krzysztof Piesiewicz Pdf

Ten short films, each based on a broken commandment, set in and around an apartment block in Warsaw. The stories are simple, describing experiences and emotions common to us all - the fractured quality of modern family life, its sadnesses and hopes. These brilliant films explore the significance of the choices we all make, every day of our lives. This edition includes an introduction by Kieslowski about his work, together with the feature-length scripts for A Short Film about Killing and A Short Film about Love.

Author : Eva Badowska,Francesca Parmeggiani
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780823267118

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Of Elephants and Toothaches by Eva Badowska,Francesca Parmeggiani Pdf

This collection is the first to offer a genuinely interdisciplinary approach to Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Decalogue, a ten-film cycle of modern tales that touch on the ethical dilemmas of the Ten Commandments. The cycle’s deft handling of moral ambiguity and inventive technique established Kieślowski as a major international director. Kieślowski once said, “Both the deep believer and the habitual skeptic experience toothaches in exactly the same way.” Of Elephants and Toothaches takes seriously the range of thought, from theological to skeptical, condensed in the cycle’s quite human tales. Bringing together scholars of film, philosophy, literature, and several religions, the volume ranges from individual responsibility, to religion in modernity, to familial bonds, to human desire and material greed. It explores Kieślowski’s cycle as it relentlessly solicits an ethical response that stimulates both inner disquiet and interpersonal dialogue.