Andrzej Munk

Published in a limited academic edition of 650 copies. This book is the first synthetic study dedicated to the artistic input of the Polish film director Andrzej Munk, whose legacy continues to inspire an enduring interest in his native Poland and around the world. As such, it guides the reader through different facets and phases of Munk's directing career, offers in-depth analysis and unique insights into his movies, as well as a biographical sketch containing little known details about the director's life. It also lists a complete filmography of his work (including TV theatre plays), with cast and crew credits, prizes and distinctions, and notes. Contents: Biographical Sketch; That Fateful Day; Film-maker by Accident; Personal Margin of Freedom; Artistic Awakening; Civic Cinema; Recidivist and Therapist; Munk's Melancholy, Tati's Mirth; Myths Expunged; Eroica's New Language; Bad Luck - a Personal Film; Irony and Music; Film-maker's Secret Weapon; Munk's 10 Cinematic Commandments; Meeting the Public Halfway; Munk as Teacher; The World Beckons; Cinema as Discourse; Munk's Legacy; Our Contemporary; Epilogue; Filmography; TV Theatre Plays; Theatre Plays; Shelved Ideas and Unfulfilled Film Projects; Films and TV Materials about Andrzej Munk