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This book examines recent innovations in Polish film. The authors analyzes the ways in which Polish directors challenge revered images of national and gender identity, the country's historical martyrdom, the benevolent family, and the status of the influential Catholic Church.
List of contents
Introduction: Why Polish Cinema Today?
Chapter 1: Saints and Sinners: The Polish Catholic Church in Close-up
Chapter 2: Wandering Poles: Lost or Left in Migration
Chapter 3: All in the Family: The Ties that Bind and Blight
Chapter 4: Rescreening Christian-Jewish Relations in Interwar, Wartime, and Postwar Poland
Chapter 5: Crime à la Carte: Death and Double-Dealing
Chapter 6: Cold War Retakes in the 21st Century
Chapter 7: Female Sexuality with and without Apologies
Chapter 8: Male Gays under a Female Gaze
Conclusion: Polish Film Tomorrow?
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By Helena Goscilo and Beth Holmgren
Summary
This book examines recent innovations in Polish film. The authors analyzes the ways in which Polish directors challenge revered images of national and gender identity, the country’s historical martyrdom, the benevolent family, and the status of the influential Catholic Church.
