Double Lives, Second Chances - Softcover

Insdorf, Annette

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9780786884742: Double Lives, Second Chances

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ISBN 10: 0786884746 ISBN 13: 9780786884742

Publisher: Miramax, 2002

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Krzysztof Kieslowski, who died in 1996, perfected his art in movies lled with mesmerizing images of beauty and danger. His best-known lms, Blue; White; Red; The Double Life of Veronique; and The Decalogue, remain watershed events in lmmaking history. Author Annette Insdorf, Kieslowskis close friend and translator, offers a revealing portrait of his life and monumental body of work. From the gold-bathed images of The Double Life of Veronique to the emotionally dark, visually haunting Blue, Kieslowskis lms explore personal and social issues with inimitable brilliance. This paperback edition includes an updated introduction with information on the much anticipated release of Heaven (March 2002)which Kieslowski wrote and planned to lm, before he died unexpectedly in March 1996.

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About the Author:

Krzysztof Kieslowski (1941–1996) 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 University’s School of the Arts and director of Undergraduate Film Studies. She is the author of Philip Kaufman (2012), Fran�ois Truffaut (1994), and Indelible Shadows: Film and the Holocaust (1983).