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OverviewThe work of Andrzej Wajda, one of the world's most important filmmakers, shows remarkable cohesion in spite of the wide ranging scope of his films, as this study of his complete output of feature films shows. Not only do his films address crucial historical, social and political issues; the complexity of his work is reinforced by the incorporation of the elements of major film and art movements. It is the reworking of these different elements by Wajda, as the author shows, which give his films their unique visual and aural qualities. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Janina FalkowskaPublisher: Berghahn Books Imprint: Berghahn Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.658kg ISBN: 9781845452254ISBN 10: 1845452259 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 01 December 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Andrzej Wajda: His Words and his Archives Chapter 1. The Life and Times of Andrzej Wajda Chapter 2. The Birth of a Master: Films of the Fifties Chapter 3. Fight for Perfection: Films of the Sixties Chapter 4. Between Politics and the Themes of Life and Death: Films of the Seventies Chapter 5. Nostalgia and Remorse: Films of the Eighties Chapter 6. Grande Finale: Films of the Nineties Conclusion Endnotes Bibliography Filmography PrizesReviews...a highly readable, jargon-free account of Wajda's life, education, formative experiences and, especially, his incredibly varied body of creative work - This is going to be the standard work in English on this important Polish film director. It does a good job of presenting Wajda to the English-speaking reader, and it should be purchased by any university library with a film-studies interest.A * The Slavonic and East European Review Author InformationJanina Falkowska is Professor in the Film Studies Department at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada, specializing in East-Central European and Western European cinemas. Her publications include The Political Films of Andrzej Wajda (Berghahn Books 1996), National Cinemas in Postwar East-Central Europe (ed.), and, co-authored with Marek Haltof, The New Polish Cinema (Flicks Books 2003). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |