A 2022 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title Structured according
to key themes, Polish Cinema Today analyzes the remarkable innovations
in Polish cinema emerging a decade after the 1989 dissolution of the
Soviet bloc, once its film industry had evolved from a socialist state
enterprise into a much more accessible system of film production, with
growing expertise in distribution and marketing. By the early 2000s,
an impressive, diverse cohort of filmmakers broke through the gridlock
of a small set of esteemed, aging auteurs as well as the glut of
imported Hollywood blockbusters, empowered by the digital revolution
and domestic audience appetite for independent work. Polish directors
today challenge sacrosanct bromides about national and gender
identity, Poland’s historical martyrdom, the status of the
influential Catholic Church, and the benevolent family, while
investigating the phenomena of migration and sexuality in their full
complexity. Each thematic chapter places these recent films within a
historical/cultural context nationally and transnationally, and
designs its analyses of specific works to engage general audiences of
film scholars, students, and cinephiles.
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ISBN
9781793641663
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Vendor
Lexington Books
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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