There are currently several excellent books on Polish film director Krzystof Kieslowski, but this volume must top the list. Here he tells in his own words about his life, his films, his experiences and his aesthetic tastes. Every study on the man and his art written since has drawn heavily on this book. What surprised me at first was Kieslowski's relatively low opinion of cinema as an art form and his downgrading of his own work. This may have been some extreme modesty, but most people who love his films, from the early political documentaries to the later metaphysical masterpieces like "The Decalogue" and the "Three Colours" trilogy, will disagree with his assessments of them. If ever there were films with the multi-leveled richness of great literary works, this man directed them. I guarantee you will be greatly entertained and instructed by this book, particularly if you have enjoyed any of Kieslowski's movies. Word has it that this item has recently gone out of print, so buy it soon!Read full review
Probably the best of the filmmaker series from Faber as far as I have read the series. And it isn't marred by underlining and highlighting like so many used books.
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