Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #741237 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-19
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review

"Will be new and interesting to most English-speaking readers. Haltof's readings of the films are clear and convincing...Highly recommended." -- Choice

"Concise and direct." -- David Sterritt, Film Quarterly

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.