History of Polish Film and Television

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In this paper the author starts with the humble beginnings of the Polish film industry in 1902, examining its roots and highlighting how the first movies were made. The paper then examines the cultural aspects of the Polish nation and how they are incorporated into its film and television industries through arts and education.In conclusion the paper identifies how Poland is recovering from the 40 year censorship that was applied to this industry.

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"Polish cinema continued to thrive, with fine works by Roman Polanski and Jerzy Skolimowski, despite the threats of censorship, until the late 1960's, when general turmoil and student revolts prompted a crackdown on filmmakers. These cultural purges caused "many leading figures in the industry (to be) replaced or demoted" (1094). Jewish directors were especially adversely affected by the purges, which smacked of antisemitism. Several of these Jewish directors, including Aleksander Ford, were forced to leave Poland. "

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