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Kieslowski (Rivages/cinema) (French Edition)

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The book opens with a biography of Krzysztof Kieslowski, follows this with several critical essays, and finishes with a commented filmography, which makes up the bulk of the text. The comments on the films are extensive and instructive; unless you have seen at least "The Decalogue" and "La double vie de Véronique", you'd certainly do best to read the filmography before reading the essays, but even if you have seen those, you'd probably still do best to have read the filmography first. Sadly, the essays, while interesting, aren't absolutely stunning, and after reading through the filmography, they seem in parts a bit redundant--unsurprisingly, the same concerns that occupy the author in the essays occupy him in the filmography, as well--and entirely too short. However, if what you're looking for is information about a film of Kieslowski's, this book will serve you very well.