Affirmation, Acceptance and Rejection: Polish Contemporary Documentary Filmmakers and their Relation to Poland’s Documentary Film Tradition

This paper attempts to define the complex attitude to the tradition in Poland of fact-driven cinema shared by members of the young generation of Polish documentary filmmakers. The examples of films by Marcin Koszałka and Wojciech Staroń, and Tomasz Wolski’s The Lucky Ones, discussed in greater deta...

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Main Author: Katarzyna Mąka-Malatytńska
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Language:English
Published: Adam Mickiewicz University Press 2014-06-01
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Online Access:https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/i/article/view/1328
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spelling doaj-art-3ddfbe9984b94e2ba2e08b697222d32b2025-08-20T03:09:30ZengAdam Mickiewicz University PressImages1731-450X2720-040X2014-06-01152410.14746/i.2014.24.17Affirmation, Acceptance and Rejection: Polish Contemporary Documentary Filmmakers and their Relation to Poland’s Documentary Film TraditionKatarzyna Mąka-Malatytńska0Department of Film, Television and New Media at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań This paper attempts to define the complex attitude to the tradition in Poland of fact-driven cinema shared by members of the young generation of Polish documentary filmmakers. The examples of films by Marcin Koszałka and Wojciech Staroń, and Tomasz Wolski’s The Lucky Ones, discussed in greater detail, illustrate various shades of this complex attitude, oscillating between affirmation and opposition. The article argues against criticism that demands contemporary cinema take up certain issues and discard others.  https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/i/article/view/1328contemporary Polish documentary filmTomasz WolskiMarcin KoszałkaWojciech StarońKrzysztof Kieślowskidramaturgy
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Affirmation, Acceptance and Rejection: Polish Contemporary Documentary Filmmakers and their Relation to Poland’s Documentary Film Tradition
Images
contemporary Polish documentary film
Tomasz Wolski
Marcin Koszałka
Wojciech Staroń
Krzysztof Kieślowski
dramaturgy
title Affirmation, Acceptance and Rejection: Polish Contemporary Documentary Filmmakers and their Relation to Poland’s Documentary Film Tradition
title_full Affirmation, Acceptance and Rejection: Polish Contemporary Documentary Filmmakers and their Relation to Poland’s Documentary Film Tradition
title_fullStr Affirmation, Acceptance and Rejection: Polish Contemporary Documentary Filmmakers and their Relation to Poland’s Documentary Film Tradition
title_full_unstemmed Affirmation, Acceptance and Rejection: Polish Contemporary Documentary Filmmakers and their Relation to Poland’s Documentary Film Tradition
title_short Affirmation, Acceptance and Rejection: Polish Contemporary Documentary Filmmakers and their Relation to Poland’s Documentary Film Tradition
title_sort affirmation acceptance and rejection polish contemporary documentary filmmakers and their relation to poland s documentary film tradition
topic contemporary Polish documentary film
Tomasz Wolski
Marcin Koszałka
Wojciech Staroń
Krzysztof Kieślowski
dramaturgy
url https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/i/article/view/1328
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