Language also encodes our past. We want to know who we are. To know who we are, we have to know who we used to be. Consequently, our literature, written in the past, anchors us in that past.

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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...

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...

However, that old mode of Polish filmmaking virtually disappeared.

However, that old mode of Polish filmmaking virtually disappeared.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

In the first years after 1989, films were partly financed from the state's budget as...

In the first years after 1989, films were partly financed from the state's budget as...

In the same period, Polish literature also underwent some significant changes. From social-political literature, which...

In the same period, Polish literature also underwent some significant changes. From social-political literature, which...

Suddenly, the screens were dominated by American entertainment to the extent of something like 95...

Suddenly, the screens were dominated by American entertainment to the extent of something like 95...

Nevertheless, in the theatre, and in the cinema, the contemporary reality of Poland has been...

Nevertheless, in the theatre, and in the cinema, the contemporary reality of Poland has been...

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...

We expected that people were just waiting for the collapse of the Soviet Union, or...

We expected that people were just waiting for the collapse of the Soviet Union, or...

It turned out that the country was helpless in the face of a new reality.

It turned out that the country was helpless in the face of a new reality.

On the one hand, we had great filmic spectacles that brought in big audiences, adults...

On the one hand, we had great filmic spectacles that brought in big audiences, adults...

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.

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

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