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Essay

A Brief Examination of Some Trends in Polish Comedy Films Since 2005

Vol. 51 (March 2015) by Rohan Crickmar
Rohan Crickmar closely examines recent developments in Poland's comedy landscape, and wonders why they are largely unknown to international audiences.
Essay

Eldar Shengelaia’s Blue Mountains aka An Unbelievable Story (Tsisperi mtebi anu daujerebeli ambavi, 1984)

Vol. 51 (March 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer deliberates comedic elements in this parody of Soviet bureaucracy.
Essay

Eldar Shengelaia’s An Unusual Exhibition (Arachveulebrivi gamofena, 1968)

Vol. 51 (March 2015) by Konstanty Kuzma
Konstanty Kuzma burrows into the hidden and critical messages of Eldar Shengelaia's masterful comedy.
Essay

Paweł Pawlikowski’s Ida (2013)

Vol. 50 (February 2015) by Emilia Sieczka and Radoslaw Szymanski
Emilia Sieczka and Radoslaw Szymanski analyze the political meaning of Pawlikowski's main characters, using hermeneutic methodology to reflect on questions of moral autonomy.
Essay

Wojciech Wiszniewski’s documentaries

Vol. 48 (December 2014) by Konstanty Kuzma
Konstanty Kuzma examines the liberal formalistic elements of Wojciech Wiszniewski’s documentaries.
Essay

Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Documentaries

Vol. 48 (December 2014) by Maxence Voiseux
Maxence Voiseux looks at three of Kieślowski's documentaries, asking what motivated the director to make fiction films.
Essay

Irena Kamieńska’s Hello, Children (Dzień dobry dzieci, 1967) & The Dam (Zapora, 1977)

Vol. 48 (December 2014) by Julia Zelman
Julia Zelman discusses two of Irena Kamieńska's documentaries, revealing a tension between the centralized state and the basic needs of the people.
Essay

Krystyna Gryczełowska’s Documentaries

Vol. 48 (December 2014) by Paulina Duda
Paulina Duda looks at how the director represents the poor under Communism.
Essay

Wojchiech Jerzy Has’ The Saragossa Manuscript (Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie, 1964)

Vol. 47 (November 2014) by Konstanty Kuzma
Konstanty Kuzma discusses whether this Polish classic can be seen as a work of Enlightenment, whether it counts as surrealist and what these two opposing mindsets have in common.
Essay

Wojchiech Jerzy Has’ The Noose (Pętla, 1957)

Vol. 47 (November 2014) by Pau Bosch Santos
Pau Bosch Santos analyzes how Wojciech Jerzy Has portrays aspects of addiction in their relation to time.
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