READING FILM WATCHING LITERATURE. PROPOSALS. TOMASZ GRUSZCZYK

Tomasz Gruszczyk's book is a fascinating journey through the world of film and literature, showing their mutual interpenetration and inspirations. The author analyzes selected film works as cultural texts that require reading and interpretation, just like literary works. It is a proposal for all cinema and literature lovers who want to look at these art fields from a new perspective.

• Analysis of films as multimedia and intermedial works of art
• Connection of elements of literature, theater, painting and photography in film
• Interpretation of films as cultural texts that need to be read
• Sketches as teaching aids for teachers and educators
• Reflection on the culture of the 20th and 21st centuries
• Cultural horizon that enables reading and interpreting films

This book is a collection of sketches that do not create a coherent picture of film culture, but rather preliminary recognitions that establish a cultural horizon for reading film. The author assumes that the very concept of text assumes its reading, i.e. the practice of reading as an effort to understand and inscribe into the horizon of cultural experience. In this way, film becomes a multimedia and intermedial work of art, combining elements of literature, theater, painting and photography.

The sketches contained in the book have been conceived and edited in such a way that they can serve as teaching aids for humanities teachers in school classes on the culture of the 20th and 21st centuries and for educators dealing with media culture. Selected films, representative of various trends and tendencies in cinema, are read as works that integrate various arts and properties of different media. The author analyzes both the content and the structure and aesthetics of the films, showing their intermedial character.

Tomasz Gruszczyk, the author of the book, is a well-known researcher of film and literary culture. His works are characterized by in-depth analysis and an interdisciplinary approach. Gruszczyk combines knowledge from the fields of film studies, literary studies and cultural studies, creating unique interpretations of film works. His book is a valuable contribution to research on intermediality and the cultural context of film.

The University of Silesia Publishing House, which published this book, is a renowned scientific center that publishes works from various fields of the humanities. The books published by the University of Silesia are characterized by a high level of content and editing. The publisher ensures that the publications are accessible to a wide audience, both scientists and students and culture lovers.