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ReFocus: The Films of Agnieszka Holland : Transnational Nomadism /

The Films of Agnieszka Holland is the first monograph devoted to the internationally most famous Polish filmmaker, a three times Oscar nominee and the recipient of numerous film festival prizes. It examines her rich, original oeuvre, which ranges from Holocaust dramas such as Europa, Europa (1990) t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ostrowska, Elzbieta (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2024]
Series:ReFocus: The International Directors Series : RFIDS
Subjects:
Film Studies.
PERFORMING ARTS / Individual Director (see also BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts).
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Introduction: authorship, women's cinema and transnational screen cultures
  • 1 Early years: pains and joys
  • 2 Art, politics and gender: Holland's participation in socialist Poland's screen cultures
  • 3 European exilic cinema
  • 4 Transatlantic journey/adventure, or the re-phase
  • 5 From cinematic metteur en scène to television auteur?
  • 6 'Back home' or 'There's no such place as home': post-communist political cinema revisited
  • 7 Performing authorship: from celebrity director to celebrity activist
  • Conclusion
  • Filmography
  • References
  • Index