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If you want to find out more about Maria Kornatowska and the book "Soul Seismograph. Cinema according to Maria Kornatowska" come to Iluzjon Cinema in Warsaw on 15 June at 7 p.m.
"Soul Seismograph”, a 555-page-long book on Maria Kornatowska including her film criticism and theory essays as well as students, colleagues and friends’ memories of her, has been already presented at the Lodz Film School and the Lodz Film Museum. The next presentation will take place at the Iluzjon Cinema (Narbutta 50a Street) on 15 June at 7 p.m.
“Soul Seismograph” consists of Maria Kornatowska’s essays, articles, critical film reviews and interviews. The unusual Lodz Film School lecturer Maria Kornatowska is remembered in the book by: Krystyna Serejska-Olszer, Agnieszka Holland, Jolanta Dylewska, Annette Insdorf, Grażyna Torbicka, Małgorzata Kałuża, Elżbieta Wittlin-Lipton, Tadeusz Szczepański, Lech Majewski, Sławomir Grünberg, Andrzej Luter, Tadeusz Sobolewski, Andrzej Kołodyński, Gabriele Iacovone, Filip Bajon, Mariusz Grzegorzek, Mitko Panov, Zbigniew Rybczyński, Grzegorz Królikiewicz, Richard Pena, Mariusz Wilczyński, Zbigniew Wichłacz.
"Maria Kornatowska wrote many books on cinema including an excellent monograph on Felinni (multiple publication). She was an expert on Italian, American and Polish cinema in which she especially valued the films of Wojciech Jerzy Has. Dispersed texts covering all areas of Maria’s film passions and interests have been collected in this book including essays and interviews on cinematography, as well as texts on films which were close to her and her personal preferences. A separate part of the book represent memories of Maria’s Polish, American and Italian friends from Lodz, New York and Warsaw, her former students who nowadays are known film-makers, artists and critics. Each of them has fond memories of Maria's abundant and generous personality, because each encounter with her was an exciting and memorable experience. She wore eccentric clothes, big rings and other accessories which together with her red hair enhanced her own original style. She had a very special tone of voice and the way she spoke which in combination with her outfits made her look and sound like a film character who has just stepped out from a Fellini’s film-set but was about to return shortly to the screen to stay there forever. She was so, as Americans would say, bigger than life" – writes prof. Tadeusz Szczepański in the introduction to the book.
“Soul Seismograph” consists of Maria Kornatowska’s essays, articles, critical film reviews and interviews. The unusual Lodz Film School lecturer Maria Kornatowska is remembered in the book by: Krystyna Serejska-Olszer, Agnieszka Holland, Jolanta Dylewska, Annette Insdorf, Grażyna Torbicka, Małgorzata Kałuża, Elżbieta Wittlin-Lipton, Tadeusz Szczepański, Lech Majewski, Sławomir Grünberg, Andrzej Luter, Tadeusz Sobolewski, Andrzej Kołodyński, Gabriele Iacovone, Filip Bajon, Mariusz Grzegorzek, Mitko Panov, Zbigniew Rybczyński, Grzegorz Królikiewicz, Richard Pena, Mariusz Wilczyński, Zbigniew Wichłacz.
"Maria Kornatowska wrote many books on cinema including an excellent monograph on Felinni (multiple publication). She was an expert on Italian, American and Polish cinema in which she especially valued the films of Wojciech Jerzy Has. Dispersed texts covering all areas of Maria’s film passions and interests have been collected in this book including essays and interviews on cinematography, as well as texts on films which were close to her and her personal preferences. A separate part of the book represent memories of Maria’s Polish, American and Italian friends from Lodz, New York and Warsaw, her former students who nowadays are known film-makers, artists and critics. Each of them has fond memories of Maria's abundant and generous personality, because each encounter with her was an exciting and memorable experience. She wore eccentric clothes, big rings and other accessories which together with her red hair enhanced her own original style. She had a very special tone of voice and the way she spoke which in combination with her outfits made her look and sound like a film character who has just stepped out from a Fellini’s film-set but was about to return shortly to the screen to stay there forever. She was so, as Americans would say, bigger than life" – writes prof. Tadeusz Szczepański in the introduction to the book.