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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ostrowska, Elzbieta, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press [2024]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:ReFocus: The International Directors Series : RFIDS
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009837637606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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