Boro, L´A le d´Amour: The Films of Walerian Borowczyk
Kamila Kuc (Ed.)
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Hardback. There has been a revival of interest in the work of Polish film director Walerian Borowczyk, a label-defying auteur and "escape artist" if there ever was one. This volume, markedly experimental in character, allows scholars to gain insight into previously unnoticed aspects of Borowczyk's complex and ambiguous oeuvre. Editor(s): Kuc, Kamila; Mikurda, Kuba; Oleszczyk, Michal. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
There has been a recent revival of interest in the work of Polish film director Walerian Borowczyk, a label-defying auteur and escape artist if there ever was one. This collection serves as an introduction and a guide to Borowczyk's complex and ambiguous body of work, including panoramic views of the director's output, focused studies of particular movies, and more personal, impressionistic pieces. Taken together, these contributions comprise a wide-ranging survey that is markedly experimental in character, allowing scholars to gain insight into previously unnoticed aspects of Borowczyk's oeuvre.
There has been a recent revival of interest in the work of Polish film director Walerian Borowczyk, a label-defying auteur and escape artist if there ever was one. This collection serves as an introduction and a guide to Borowczyk's complex and ambiguous body of work, including panoramic views of the director's output, focused studies of particular movies, and more personal, impressionistic pieces. Taken together, these contributions comprise a wide-ranging survey that is markedly experimental in character, allowing scholars to gain insight into previously unnoticed aspects of Borowczyk's oeuvre.
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
517g
Number of Pages
210
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782387015
SKU
V9781782387015
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About Kamila Kuc (Ed.)
Kamila Kuc is Associate Lecturer in New Media at Kingston University and Goldsmiths College, University of London, as well as a writer, curator, and experimental filmmaker. Her most recent publication is The Struggle for Form: Perspectives on Polish Avant-Garde Film 1916 - 1989 (Wallflower Press, 2014), co-edited with Michael O'Pray. Kuba Mikurda teaches at the Film School in Lodz, ... Read more
Reviews for Boro, L´A le d´Amour: The Films of Walerian Borowczyk
The contributors to this collection use new archival sources to provide a comprehensive map of Boro's career and to reestablish his place in the history of Polish and European avant-garde and art cinema. All the essays are well informed and clearly written; collectively, they provide valuable insights into Boro's often puzzling, sometimes scandalous motivations and productions. - Choice ... Read more