On the one hand, we had great filmic spectacles that brought in big audiences, adults as well as primary and secondary school students. On the other hand, there were attempts to create contemporary Polish film.

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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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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.

However, that old mode of Polish filmmaking virtually disappeared.

However, that old mode of Polish filmmaking virtually disappeared.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.