The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieślowski: Variations on Destiny and ChanceWallflower, 2004 - 191 pages 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. |
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... Mikołaj ( Janusz Gajos ) : ' Do you live off that comb ? ' asks Mikołaj . The famous tango , composed by Jerzy Petersburski to the lyrics of Z. Friedwald , which reappears later in the film incorporated into Preisner's score , clearly ...
... Mikołaj's personal problems . The latter , a successful professional bridge player with an excruciatingly great memory , who has lost all motivation to live , offers Karol the job of killing him , an offer he does not take up . With the ...
... Mikołaj and Karol celebrate their return to Poland and the fair look of the blonde Dominique ( her white skin ) also ... Mikołaj thinks that he is indicating the poster of Bardot , which is to the left of the window ( ' isn't she a bit ...
Contents
Documenting the Unrepresented World | 1 |
Kieślowski and Polish Cinema in the 1970s and 244 | 24 |
Choices Chances and Politics | 53 |
Copyright | |
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