Joanna Preizner History of Polish Cinema. From the beginnings to Polish School 1 Publikacja sfinansowana w ramach realizacji projektu „KA 2.0 - program rozwoju Krakowskiej Akademii im. Andrzeja Frycza Modrzewskiego”, współfinansowanego ze środków Unii Europejskiej w ramach Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego, Program Operacyjny Wiedza Edukacja Rozwój 2014-2020, Oś Priorytetowa III. Szkolnictwo wyższe dla gospodarki i rozwoju, Działanie 3.5 Kompleksowe programy szkół wyższych. Projekt realizowany w ramach konkursu Narodowego Centrum Badań i Rozwoju: POWR.03.05.00-IP.08-00-PZ1/17. Copyright © by Krakowska Akademia im. Andrzeja Frycza Modrzewskiego Kraków 2020 Egzemplarz bezpłatny / Free copy ISBN: 978-83-64423-92-5 DTP, graphic design, printing and binding: Grafpol Agnieszka Blicharz-Krupińska ul. Żmudzka 21, 51-354 Wrocław, tel. 507-096-545 www.argrafpol.pl, mail:
[email protected] 2 Table of Contents Chapter I. The beginnings of cinema on Polish lands. 1895-1918 ........................... 5 Chapter II. The first decade after regaining independence – patriotic cinema. 1919-1929 ...............................................................................................15 Chapter III. Polish version of classic cinema. 1930-1939 ............................................25 Chapter IV. Polish filmmakers during the Second World War...................................43 Chapter V. The first years of Polish cinematography after World War II ................51 Chapter VI. Polish Socialist Realism. 1949-1955 ...........................................................59 Chapter VII. The Polish School. 1956-1961/62 ...............................................................65 3 4 Chapter I. The beginnings of cinema on Polish lands. 1895-1918 The tale of Polish cinema should start from its beginnings. These cannot be discussed without the context in which Poles watched the first films and created them themselves. The second half of the 19th century was a period when many inventions were made.