ReFocus: The Films of Paweł Pawlikowski
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-3995-3265-5 (ISBN)
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.
Elżbieta Ostrowska, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Department of Film and Audiovisual Media at the University of Łódź, 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. 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.
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Departures and Returns
2. Authorial Investments
Part I. BBC, Documentaries and Beyond
3. Early Documentaries 1987 – 1990: In Search of a Voice
4. Late Documentaries 1990 – 1995: In Search of a Style
5. Between Fact and Fiction: The Grave Case of Charlie Chaplin and The Stringer
Part II. The English Trilogy
6. Poetry of the Quotidian: Twockers
7. Cartographies of the New Europe: Last Resort
8. Conjuring Englishness: My Summer of Love
Part III. The French Interlude
9. In Search of an Author: The Woman in the Fifth
Part IV. Polish Returns, Modernist Aesthetics
10. Postsecular Modernity and Polish-Jewish Relations: Ida
11. Music, Space and Identity: Cold War
Conclusion
Filmography
References
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 27.09.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | ReFocus: The International Directors Series |
| Zusatzinfo | 41 black and white illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-3995-3265-0 / 1399532650 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-3995-3265-5 / 9781399532655 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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