Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction. Aesthetic Unfinalizability: Narrative Irresolution at a Time of Great Conclusions
Interlude. Wajda’s Secret Box
Chapter 1. Final Cut: Poiesis and Production History
Chapter 2. Life Keeps Ending: Immortality and Resurrections
Interlude. Rebuilding the Capital
Chapter 3. “But It Is Our Country”: Building a Nation
Interlude. A Sweatshop Romance
Chapter 4. It’s about Time: Plots about Aimless Movement
Postlude. After Forever: Polish Cinema after “The End”
Notes
Bibliography
Index