Historical Dictionary of Polish Cinema (eBook)

Marek Haltof (Autor)

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2015 | 2., Second Edition
384 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-4472-6 (ISBN)

Infos

In 1902, scientist and inventor Kazimierz Proszynski made the first Polish narrative film, The Return of a Merry Fellow. Since then, the Polish film industry has produced a diverse body of work, ranging from patriotic melodramas and epic adaptations of the national literary canon to Yiddish cinema and films portraying the corrupt side of communism. Poland has produced several internationally known films, including Andrzej Wajda's war trilogy, A Generation (1955), Kanal (1957), and Ashes and Diamonds (1958); Roman Polanski's Knife in the Water (1962); and Andrzej Munk's The Passenger (1963). Often performing specific political and cultural duties for their nation, Polish filmmakers were well aware of their role as educators, entertainers, social activists, and political leaders. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Polish Cinema fills the gap in film scholarship, presenting an extensive factual survey of Polish film. Through a chronology; an introductory essay; appendixes, a bibliography; and over 300 cross-referenced dictionary entries on films, directors, actors, producers, and film institutions, a balanced picture of the richness of Polish cinema is presented. Readers with professional interest in cinema will welcome this new work, which will enhance senior undergraduate or postgraduate courses in film studies.

Autor

Marek Haltof is professor at Northern Michigan University in Marquette. He has published several books, among them Polish Film and the Holocaust: Politics and Memory (2012), The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieślowski: Variations on Destiny and Chance (2004) and Polish National Cinema (2002).

Inhalt

Editor’s Foreword, Jon WoronoffPrefaceAcknowledgmentsReader’s NoteChronologyAcronyms and AbbreviationsIntroductionTHE DICTIONARYAppendix A: Twenty-Five Biggest Box-Office Hits on Polish Screens from 1945 to 1989Appendix B: Twenty-Five Biggest Box-Office Hits on Polish Screens from 1989 to 2013Appendix C: Twenty Best Polish Television FilmsBibliographyAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.2.2015
• Reihe/Serie: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts
• Zusatzinfo: 20 Illustrations including: - 20 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-4472-0 / 1442244720
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-4472-6 / 9781442244726