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Critical Influences

Michael Quinn

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Essays and cultural criticism shaped by the writers, artists, places, and ideas that have influenced my thinking. These pieces combine personal encounter with close reading to examine how taste and judgment develop over time.


May 11, 2026

A Trip Around the World with Krzysztof Kieślowski

May 11, 2026/ Michael Quinn
A Trip Around the World with Krzysztof Kieślowski

Watching the films in the Three Colors trilogy one after another on the big screen, I noticed things I’d never seen before.

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May 11, 2026/ Michael Quinn/
critical influences, cultural criticism, film, ethics, New York City
Krzysztof Kieślowski, Three Colors trilogy, Three Colors Blue, Three Colors White, Three Colors Red, Blue film, White film, Red film, Metrograph, Polish cinema, European cinema, art house film, film criticism, cultural criticism, Juliette Binoche, Irène Jacob, Julie Delpy, Zbigniew Preisner, Krzysztof Piesiewicz, The Double Life of Véronique, liberty equality fraternity, 1990s cinema, French cinema, Swiss cinema, Polish film directors, Criterion Collection

Critical Influences photo credit: Michael Quinn

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