{"product_id":"intimations-the-cinema-of-wojciech-has-9780810135048","title":"Intimations: The Cinema of Wojciech Has","description":"In this first study in English of a master of Polish cinema, Annette Insdorf explores Has's thirteen feature films with the same deep insight of her groundbreaking book on Krzysztof Kieslowski, \u003ci\u003eDouble Lives, Second Chances\u003c\/i\u003e (Northwestern, 2013). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wojciech Has's films are still less known outside of his native Poland than those of his countrymen Andrzej Wajda, Krzysztof Zanussi, and Krzysztof Kieslowski. Yet thanks to his singular vision, many critics rank Has among the masters of world cinema. Some of his movies have developed a cult following, notably The \u003ci\u003eSaragossa Manuscript\u003c\/i\u003e, the favorite film of the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia, which has been praised by directors such as Luis Buñuel, Francis Ford Coppola, and Roman Polanski. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Has's films reveal the inner lives of his characters, which he portrays by giving free rein to his own wildly creative imagination. In addition to\u003ci\u003eThe Saragossa Manuscript\u003c\/i\u003e, his diverse and innovative filmography includes \u003ci\u003eThe Hourglass Sanatorium\u003c\/i\u003e, a vividly surreal depiction of Hassidic life in Poland between the world wars; \u003ci\u003eThe Noose\u003c\/i\u003e, a stark poetic drama about a lucid alcoholic who knows he will not be able to kick the habit; and \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Loved\u003c\/i\u003e, in which an actress remembers her wartime past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Has made disparate but formally striking movies infused with European strains of existentialism and the avant-garde. With many of his films being restored and rereleased, new generations of film lovers are discovering his artistic genius. Intimations: \u003ci\u003eThe Cinema of Wojciech Has\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive guide in English to his work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eANNETTE INSDORF is a professor of film in Columbia University's School of the Arts, and moderator of the \"Reel Pieces\" series at Manhattan's 92nd Street Y. Her books include \u003ci\u003eFrançois Truffaut; Indelible Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eFilm and the Holocaust\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003ePhilip Kaufman\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Northwestern University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328659099922,"sku":"9780810135048","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_def3843e-0f2c-4cff-8ee9-d5da89f941c4.jpg?v=1727746979","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/intimations-the-cinema-of-wojciech-has-9780810135048","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}