POLISH FILM
SLAV-P366
F2012: 2nd 8 weeks
MW 4-6 pm; mandatory film screenings: MW 6-8 pm carries
CASE A&H, CASE GCC
Instructor: Prof. Justyna Beinek
Kieslowski, Polanski, Wajda, Holland - these Polish
directors have achieved worldwide acclaim through their original ways of seeing
the world through the camera lens. But
there is much more to explore in post-war Polish cinema. Films of the "Polish School" often
represented the experience of World War II and Stalinism; the "cinema of
moral unrest" focused on moral choices of an individual; and many superb
comedies were created as a response to the absurdity of everyday life under
communism. After the fall of communism
in 1989, Polish cinema turned toward new topics (homelessness, child abuse,
drug culture) and genres/styles (pop culture action flicks, gangster
movies). Once dominated by a handful of
established directors, Polish cinema today dazzles with many talented
filmmakers such as Kolski, Szumowska, Kedzierzawska, Trzaskalski, Glinski,
Jakimowski, Fabicki, Palkowski, Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze, Dumala,
and Baginski.
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