Synopses & Reviews
Krzysztof Kieslowski (1941 and#8211; 1996) is widely recognized as one of the greatest filmmakers of the latter half of the twentieth century. Beginning as a documentarian who took on controversial subjects in communist Poland in the 1960and#8217;s and 70and#8217;s, Kieslowski gained an international reputation with his later narrative films The Double Life of Veronique and the Three Colors trilogy (Blue, White, and Red). He also made the Decalogue, a celebrated series for Polish television. The first comprehensive analysis of Kieslowskiand#8217;s entire body of work to be published in English, Annette Insdorfand#8217;s book still stands as the best introduction to a uniquely gifted artist.
Synopsis
Northwestern University Press is pleased to bring back into print a classic in cinema studiesand#8212;renowned critic Annette Insdorfand#8217;s Double Lives, Second Chances is the most comprehensive analysis of Kieslowskiand#8217;s work to be published in English.
About the Author
Krzysztof Kieslowski (1941and#8211;1996) began as a documentarian who took on controversial subjects in Communist Poland in the 1960s and 70s. He gained international renown with his award-winning narrative films
The Double Life of Veronique and the
Three Colors trilogy (
Blue, White, and
Red). He also made
The Decalogue, a celebrated series for Polish television.
Double Lives, Second Chances remains the best introduction to a uniquely gifted artist.
Annette Insdorf is a professor in the Graduate Film Division of Columbia Universityand#8217;s School of the Arts and director of Undergraduate Film Studies. She is the author of Philip Kaufman (2012), Franand#231;ois Truffaut (1994), and Indelible Shadows: Film and the Holocaust (1983).