Previously the same Polish audiences would have been pressured into seeing cinema made for adults, films made by us about those spheres of life that were significant for us and which should be significant for our society.

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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...

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.

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 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...

However, that old mode of Polish filmmaking virtually disappeared.

However, that old mode of Polish filmmaking virtually disappeared.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

The difficulty with the present state of affairs is that there is no legislation on...

The difficulty with the present state of affairs is that there is no legislation on...

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...