Kieslowski on Kieslowski
by Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzystof Kieslowski
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Author: Krzystof Kieslowski, Krzysztof KieslowskiEditor: Danusia Stok
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-04-13
ISBN: 0571173284
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Faber & Faber
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Book Review: All you ever wanted to know about the man and the director
Summary: 5 Stars
Reading the book was like watching another wonderful Kieslowski film. His casual authentic narrative throughout the book gives it a touch of a documentary almost.
I appreciated every page of his life story, as he tells it so that his personal story as a director - from his childhood through filmschool, his first films right to the Three Colours trilogy - is combined with the situation in Poland, with the Communist times, the censorship, the hopes and the fights with the system, the fears, the communication with the public through hidden messages, and the victories when succeeding to outsmart the censors.
All wrapped up in one, sprinkled with wit and natural story-telling style, the book is all you ever wanted to know about Kieslowski and the background of his life and filmmaking.
In the interviews throughout the book, he not only talks about the films, he also explains why he had to do them the way he did - both, the story and the style - about his personal beliefs, about his life and work in the Communist Poland (in which I could see similarities with the former Czechoslovakia, where I was born, as well), and about how it shaped his views.
Real reading pleasure, educational and entertaining, this book is one of the best I have read lately! And, I believe it gives another dimension in understanding of his films as well.
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