Ewa Mazierska is Professor of Contemporary Cinema, Department of Humanities, University of Central Lancashire. Her publications include Crossing New Europe: The European Road Movie (Wallflower Press, 2006), Dreams and Diaries: The Cinema of Nanni Moretti (Wallflower Press, 2004) and From Moscow to Madrid: Postmodern Cities, European Cinema (I.B. Tauris, 2003), all co-authored with Laura Rascaroli and Women in Polish Cinema (Berghahn Books, 2006), co-authored with Elzbieta Ostrowska.

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Acknowledgements

Introduction: Outsider, Nonconformist, a Man In-between

Chapter 1. From Participant to Observer: Autobiographical Discourse in the Films of Jerzy Skolimowski
Chapter 2. About a Boy: Characters, Narratives and Ideologies in Skolimowski's Films
Chapter 3. Between Realism and Non-realism: The Artistic Context of Skolimowski Films and their Main Visual Motifs
Chapter 4. In the Land of Hamlets and Don Quixotes: Skolimowski's Encounters with Literature
Chapter 5. 'I Don't Like Obvious Film Scores': Music and Other Sounds in Skolimowski's Films

Conclusions

Biographical Note

Filmography

Bibliography

Index