Abstract
In his master’s thesis, Documentary Film and Reality, Krzysztof Kieślowski dealt with a number of problems that turned out to play a vital role in his future film career, and its documentary period in particular. This range of topics includes the concept of ‘the dramaturgy of reality’, one of the methods for factual filmmaking he intended to put into practice, but also such ideas as the relation between film and literature, between documentary film and ethics, and the difference between reportage and documentary filmmaking. These concepts had an influence on his documentary filmmaking andled him to develop other concepts and methods for documentary filmmaking. From the perspective of Kieślowski’s creative oeuvre, the thesis Documentary Film and Reality reads as a manifesto by the young filmmaker.
Highlights
In his master’s thesis, Documentary Film and Reality, Krzysztof Kieślowski dealt with a number of problems that turned out to play a vital role in his future lm career, and its documentary period in particular. is range of topics includes the concept of ‘the dramaturgy of reality’, one of the methods for factual lmmaking he intended to put into practice, and such ideas as the relation between lm and literature, between documentary lm and ethics, and the di erence between reportage and documentary lmmaking. ese concepts had an in uence on his documentary lmmaking and led him to develop other concepts and methods for documentary lmmaking
From the perspective of Kieślowski’s creative oeuvre, the thesis Documentary Film and Reality reads as a manifesto by the young lmmaker
‘In the aforementioned thesis[ ], entitled work Documentary Film and Reality (Film dokumentalny a rzeczywistość)[ ], the young director presented a concept of documentary lm that was supposed to refresh this type of cinema
Summary
In his master’s thesis, Documentary Film and Reality, Krzysztof Kieślowski dealt with a number of problems that turned out to play a vital role in his future lm career, and its documentary period in particular. is range of topics includes the concept of ‘the dramaturgy of reality’, one of the methods for factual lmmaking he intended to put into practice, and such ideas as the relation between lm and literature, between documentary lm and ethics, and the di erence between reportage and documentary lmmaking. ese concepts had an in uence on his documentary lmmaking and led him to develop other concepts and methods for documentary lmmaking. In the text e Documentary Film and Reality, Kieślowski often refers to his lming experiences related to shooting the lm e Photograph.
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