An Expedition to Socland
Abstract
Marszałek presents Piotr Zwierzchowski’s book A Fractured Monolith [Pękniety monolit] on Socrealism in Polish movies. The multi-faceted examination of the issue is presented not only through cinematic events but also through the primary context of cinematography; not only through fictional narrative patterns but also through propagandist documentary and „documentary” films; and at last through reflections on the shape of post-war pop culture. Readers can also find accounts of the propaganda and organizational projects. The author also describes the role of film criticism of the period. The description is apt because although it discloses the misery of inventory, it takes into account the then reality: it neither spares anybody nor it stigmatizes anybody.
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Piotr Zwierzchowski, socrealism, reviewReferences
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Rafał Marszałekkwartalnik.filmowy@ispan.pl
independent researcher Poland
Krytyk i historyk filmu; wieloletni współpracownik czasopism „Film na Świecie” i „Kino”; autor książek poświęconych krytyce filmowej: Nowy film angielski (1968), Powtórka z życia (1970), Pamflet na kino codzienne (1974), Kamień w wode; (1980) oraz prac o historii filmu: Polska wojna w obcym filmie (1976), Filmowa pop-historia (1984); redaktor naukowy V i VI tomu Historii filmu polskiego (1985, 1994), a w wypadku tomu VI również jego współautor.
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