Description
Book Synopsis The 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.
Trade Review “Falkowska’s comprehensive survey of Wajda’s artistic evolution is a worthwhile addition to the growing critical literature on this exceptional filmmaker. In practical terms, the monographs is also useable as a textbook and…can serve as a point of departure for the continuing discourse von Andrzej Wajda and his films.” · Slavic and East European Journal
“...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.” · The Slavonic and East European Review
Table of Contents Acknowledgements
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
Prizes
