ReFocus: The Films of Paweł Pawlikowski

di Elzbieta Ostrowska (Autore)

Joanna Rydzewska (Autore)

Edinburgh University Press, 2025

Recognised as one of the most significant contemporary directors, Paweł Pawlikowski achieved global acclaim with the Academy Award-winning Ida (2013). ReFocus: The Films of Paweł 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.

• Autore: Elzbieta Ostrowska, Joanna Rydzewska
• Editore: Edinburgh University Press
• Collana: ReFocus: The International Directors Series
• Anno: 2025
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 256 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• EAN: 9781399532655

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