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AnnetteInsdorf
Maria*
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MariaKornatowskahasbeenaninspirationalpresenceinmylife.It
ispartlythankstoherthatIwrotethefirstEnglish-languagebook
aboutPolishfilmmasterWojciechHas.WhenIntimations:TeCinema
ofWojciechHaswaspublishedin2017,Idedicatedthebooktoher
memory(aswellasthatofAnkaPajewska,aHolocaustsurvivorwho
hadbeenaclosefriendofmymother).Maria’ssuperbessayabouthis
work,DśYetWeDoNotKnowWhatWillBecomeofUs’:Onthe
ArtisticOutputofWojciechJerzyHas”,convincedmethatHaswas
amajorfilmmaker.Inameretenpages,shedistilledwhatwasunique
andprovocativeabouthiscinema,andcontextualizeditinapungent
remark:shecalledPoland’sTeatreoftheAbsurdDthemostgenuine
truthabouttheso-calledgreatconstructionsofsocialism”.
IgottoknowMariabecauseshecametoNewYorkevery
SeptemberfortheNewYorkFilmFestival.Weoftenwatchedmovies
togetheratLincolnCenter.AndshevisitedmyclassesatColumbia
University,eagertoheartheperspectiveofAmericanstudentsand
teachersaboutcinema.
Mariawasgenerous;forexample,sherecommendedtoZNAKthat
theypublishaPolisheditionofmybookaboutKieslowskiin1999
(whichZNAKdidpublish).Iadmiredhervibrantstyle,including
flamingredhairaswellascolorfuloutfits.Iknewalmostnothing
aboutherprivatelife,butIsensedthatshewasstillDcoquettish”and
appreciatedthegazeofothers.
IsharedherpassionforFellini,andlovedhere-mailaddress,Maria
Kornatowska<fellinif@filmschool.lodz.pl>.HerEnglishwasflavorful,
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