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Refocus: The Films of Pawel Pawlikowski

Refocus: The Films of Pawel Pawlikowski - Hardcover

by Elzbieta Ostrowska, Joanna Rydzewska
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Availability:In StockContributor:Elzbieta Ostrowska, Joanna RydzewskaSeries:Refocus: The International DirectorsPublish date:9/30/2025Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:Edinburgh University PressISBN-13:9781399532655ISBN-10:1399532650UPC:9781399532655Book Category:Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Individual Director, FilmBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.1905Product ID:SCY74RHZPN

Recognised as one of the most significant contemporary directors, Pawel Pawlikowski achieved global acclaim with the Academy Award-winning Ida (2013). ReFocus: The Films of Pawel Pawlikowski is the first book-length study of the director's illustrious career, spanning nearly four decades and two countries - Great Britain and Poland. This volume traces Pawlikowski's artistic journey, from early, lesser-known BBC documentaries to breakthrough international successes like Last Resort (2000), My Summer of Love (2004), and the critically acclaimed Cold War (2018).

Through in-depth analysis of his films, the book uncovers recurring themes such as identity, love, memory, and journeys, often set against historical and social upheavals. It examines his distinctive style - marked by minimalist visuals - arguing that with atmospheric modernist aesthetics, Pawlikowski not only consciously develops the tradition of European art film but also demonstrates the continued significance of authorship in a transnational context.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Edinburgh University PressISBN-13:9781399532655ISBN-10:1399532650UPC:9781399532655Book Category:Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Individual Director, FilmBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.1905Product ID:SCY74RHZPN
Ostrowska, Elzbieta: - Elżbieta Ostrowska, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Department of Film and Audiovisual Media at the University of Lódź, Poland. Her most recent book is ReFocus: The Films of Agnieszka Holland (2024). Her articles have appeared in Slavic Review, Studies in European Cinema, and Holocaust and Genocide Studies.Rydzewska, Joanna: - Joanna Rydzewska is Senior Lecturer in Film and TV Studies at Swansea University, UK. Her research focuses on European and Eastern European cinema with particular emphasis on exile, migration and transnational film studies. She has published in the Journal of European Cinema, Journal of British Cinema and Television, and Critical Studies in Television.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

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