{"product_id":"intimations-the-cinema-of-wojciech-has-9780810135048","title":"Intimations The Cinema of Wojciech Has","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this first study in English of a master of Polish cinema, Annette Insdorf explores Wojciech Has's thirteen feature films with the same deep insight of her groundbreaking book on Krzysztof Kieslowski, \u003cem\u003eDouble Lives, Second Chances\u003c\/em\u003e (Northwestern, 2013). \u003cem\u003eIntimations: The Cinema of Wojciech Has\u003c\/em\u003e is the definitive guide in English to his work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike most westerners, I came to Wojciech Has by way of \u003ci\u003eThe Saragossa Manuscript\u003c\/i\u003e, a picture I’ve always loved. It was many years before I was able to catch up with other Has films, for instance, \u003ci\u003eThe Hourglass Sanatorium\u003c\/i\u003e, which came as a revelation. Annette Insdorf’s book provides welcome historical context and insight into the achievement of this singular filmmaker. A critical study of Has is long overdue, and no one but Insdorf could have written it.\" —Martin Scorsese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Has is a completely unrecognized genius, probably the most talented Polish director since the war with his own sensibility and vision.\" —Pawel Pawlikowski, director of Oscar-winning film \u003ci\u003eIda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...Wojciech Has's singular films are long overdue for reappraisal inside and outside his native land. Annette Insdorf's new book is a slim but informative survey of all 14 of his features, emphasizing their diverse aesthetics and influences with concise prose... Tantalizing... Insdorf provides scholarship for others to build on.\" —\u003ci\u003eFilm Comment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"... we can now welcome the publication of a monograph by a scholar whose knowledge of Polish film history is as thorough as it is intimate... Insdorf never relinquishes her sharp attention to detail... an exemplary monograph on a great filmmaker.\" —\u003ci\u003eCineaste\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Insdorf is an exemplary critic whose clear, compact analyses are equally insightful on narrative, thematic, and audio visual levels. Almost every page of \u003ci\u003eIntimations \u003c\/i\u003ereveals something fresh about the 14 features on which Has’s reputation chiefly rests.\" —\u003ci\u003eQuarterly Review of Film and Video\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1 - Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2 - \u003ci\u003eThe Noose\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePetla\u003c\/i\u003e, 1957)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3 - \u003ci\u003eFarewells\u003c\/i\u003e  (\u003ci\u003ePozegnania\u003c\/i\u003e, 1958)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4 - \u003ci\u003eOne Room Tenants\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eWspÓlny pokÓj\u003c\/i\u003e, 1960)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5 - \u003ci\u003ePartings\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eRosztanie\u003c\/i\u003e, 1961)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6 - \u003ci\u003eGold Dreams \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eZloto\u003c\/i\u003e, 1962)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7 - \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Loved \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eJak byc kochana\u003c\/i\u003e, 1963)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8 - \u003ci\u003eThe Saragossa Manuscript \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eRekopis znaleziony w Saragossie\u003c\/i\u003e, 1964)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 9 - \u003ci\u003eCodes\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSzyfry\u003c\/i\u003e, 1966)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 10 - \u003ci\u003eThe Doll\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eLalka\u003c\/i\u003e, 1968)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 11 - \u003ci\u003eThe Sandglass\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSanatorium pod klepsydra\u003c\/i\u003e, 1973)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 12 - \u003ci\u003eAn Uneventful Story\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eNieciekawa historia\u003c\/i\u003e, 1983)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 13 - \u003ci\u003eWrite and Fight\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePismak\u003c\/i\u003e, 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 14 - \u003ci\u003eThe Memoirs of a Sinner\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eOsobisty pamietnik grzesznika przez niego samego spisany\u003c\/i\u003e, 1986) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 15 - \u003ci\u003eThe Tribulations of Balthazar Kober\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eNiezwykla podrÓz Baltazara Kobera\u003c\/i\u003e, 1988)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 16 - Epilogue: Lodz Film School\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix: Early Shorts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix: Lodz Film School Projects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix: \u003ci\u003eThe Saragossa Manuscript\u003c\/i\u003e DVD Liner Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhoto Captions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFilmography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Univ of Chicago Behalf Northwestern Univ Pres","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151129014615,"sku":"9780810135048","price":22.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780810135048.jpg?v=1762960254","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/intimations-the-cinema-of-wojciech-has-9780810135048","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}