Marek Haltof, Polish Cinema. A History, Berghahn, New York–Oxford 2019 Marek Haltof’s book is the only comprehensive study of the history of Polish cinema available to non-Polish… Czytaj więcej »Polish Cinema. A Story of History – A Review of Marek Haltoff’s “Polish Cinema. A History”
The issue of male body has already been touched upon in theoretical analyses of Andrzej Wajda’s films, however, the topic has seldom been explored independently. Although… Czytaj więcej »Cinematic Bodies, Senses and Images: On Wajda’s Three Men
Wojciech Wiszniewski, 1980, fot. Piotr Jaxa, source: Forum Out of all the creative documentary filmmakers, Wojciech Wiszniewski remains the most influential among contemporary documentarians. The impression… Czytaj więcej »Present Moments of the Past – On Contemporary Creative Documentaries in Two Variations
The Polish interwar film industry has not exactly had much international success. This is reason enough to highlight those filmmakers from the period who managed to succeed… Czytaj więcej »Joseph Green – A One-Man Film Industry
The cinema of the Polish People’s Republic era favored expressing the dominant ideology over fulfilling the audiences’ expectations. It is no wonder then that contemporary state… Czytaj więcej »But Indeed, I Will Be Immoral. Stars in Polish Communist Cinema
When Andrzej Wajda made Everything for Sale (Wszystko na sprzedaż) in 1968, he yet again found himself embroiled in a debate about cinema’s transformation and new paths for its development… Czytaj więcej »Mirrors and Networks. Interlacing Narratives and Narrative Planes in “Everything for Sale” and “Sweet Rush” by Andrzej Wajda
Ewa Mazierska, Poland Daily: Economy, Work, Consumption and Social Class in Polish Cinema, Berghahn Books, New York 2017 Ewa Mazierska’s Poland Daily: Economy, Work, Consumption and… Czytaj więcej »An Alternative History of Polish Cinema – A Review of Ewa Mazierska’s “Poland Daily: Economy, Work, Consumption and Social Class in Polish Cinema”
Communion, dir. Anna Zamecka, poster by Jerzy Gruchot, source: Aurora Films The documentary genre defies a clear definition. What does it mean to you? Karolina Bielawska: Regardless of… Czytaj więcej »Ugly fatty in a hoodie. Karolina Bielawska and Anna Zamecka in conversation with Łukasz Maciejewski