Films made in the spirit of the past continued to be made.

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One might have thought that the most significant change in the film industry that would...

One might have thought that the most significant change in the film industry that would...

With it adult political audiences abandoned cinemas. In their place appeared a void. That previous...

With it adult political audiences abandoned cinemas. In their place appeared a void. That previous...

Television theatre, as is implied in its name, should rely on adaptations of scripts written...

Television theatre, as is implied in its name, should rely on adaptations of scripts written...

In Europe, there is no television filmmaking legislation that could assist film production because private...

In Europe, there is no television filmmaking legislation that could assist film production because private...

In the forty years of the people's republic, some of the worst historical traits were...

In the forty years of the people's republic, some of the worst historical traits were...

When a film is created, it is created in a language, which is not only...

When a film is created, it is created in a language, which is not only...

Language also encodes our past. We want to know who we are. To know who...

Language also encodes our past. We want to know who we are. To know who...

The difficulty of writing a good theatre play set in new reality was even greater...

The difficulty of writing a good theatre play set in new reality was even greater...

Cinemas gained new young audiences who wanted films made for them.

Cinemas gained new young audiences who wanted films made for them.

However, that old mode of Polish filmmaking virtually disappeared.

However, that old mode of Polish filmmaking virtually disappeared.

In the first years after the systemic transition, our screens showed American entertainment that had...

In the first years after the systemic transition, our screens showed American entertainment that had...

It was progressively more difficult to find work in the theatre, as well.

It was progressively more difficult to find work in the theatre, as well.

There is no filmmaking legislation because distributors are not interested in sharing their money with...

There is no filmmaking legislation because distributors are not interested in sharing their money with...

Also a great part of Polish industry proved to have existed only to support the...

Also a great part of Polish industry proved to have existed only to support the...

On the one hand, young theatre directors were coming to television theatre, because they wanted...

On the one hand, young theatre directors were coming to television theatre, because they wanted...

At the same time, television theatre became more visibly active.

At the same time, television theatre became more visibly active.

A novelty in Polish filmmaking was that it was possible to find funds for a...

A novelty in Polish filmmaking was that it was possible to find funds for a...

As I said earlier, there are no writers who could create a literary vision of...

As I said earlier, there are no writers who could create a literary vision of...

Even better, there were established two separate committees deciding on state film funding.

Even better, there were established two separate committees deciding on state film funding.

Previously the same Polish audiences would have been pressured into seeing cinema made for adults,...

Previously the same Polish audiences would have been pressured into seeing cinema made for adults,...