The A to Z of Polish Cinema

by Marek Haltof

In 1902, scientist and inventor Kazimierz Pr szynski made the first Polish narrative film, The Return of a Merry Fellow (Powr t Birbanta). 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 corrupted side of communism. Poland has produced several internationally known films, including Andrzej...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810876175
• ISBN13: 9780810876170
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"