The work of Andrzej Wajda, one of the world's most important filmmakers,
shows remarkable cohesion in spite of the wide ranging scope of his
films, as this study of his complete output of feature films shows. Not
only do his films address crucial historical, social and political
issues; the complexity of his work is reinforced by the incorporation of
the elements of major film and art movements. It is the reworking of
these different elements by Wajda, as the author shows, which give his
films their unique visual and aural qualities.