Krzysztof Kieślowski. About Himself. Autobiography, scripts, articles, interviews

The French daily newspaper Libération, founded by Jean-Paul Sartre, conducts a survey among directors asking why they make films. Krzysztof Kieślowski replies succinctly: "Because I don't know how to do anything else."

In his autobiography, "About Me," the director shares this story about how, while issuing stern commands like "Silence! Action! Start!", he sometimes begins to doubt the seriousness and importance of the work he serves.

"About Myself" is, in general, an incredibly sincere and honest observation of oneself in an attempt to understand when, in the midst of all this seemingly unimportant and frivolousness, real art suddenly arises, for which one can, without hesitation, give one's life.

This autobiography, however, is only one part of the book. The other parts bear the same titles as Kieślowski's legendary films and film series: "Chance," "Endless," "Decalogue," "The Double Life of Veronique," and "Three Colors." Each of these parts includes not only the script of a specific film (or films), but also numerous interviews, articles, diary entries, and even an excerpt from Kieślowski's thesis, written in the directing department of the State Higher School of Television and Film in 1968. Thus, the immersion into the director's creative world is as complete as possible.