TRACE OF REALITY. POLISH FEATURE FILM... - ADAM URYNIAK

Discover a fascinating journey through Polish feature film of the 1930s. Adam Uryniak, through the analysis of films, shows the commitment of the then creators to social issues that remain relevant to this day. Get to know the unknown face of the Second Polish Republic and see how cinema reflected difficult, controversial and taboo topics of that time.

• In-depth analysis of films from the 1930s
• Showing the commitment of filmmakers to social issues
• Registration of reality with great accuracy
• Addressing difficult, controversial and taboo topics
• Correction of ideas about the Second Polish Republic
• Conclusions relevant to this day

The book by Adam Uryniak, Doctor of Arts and graduate of Film Studies at the Jagiellonian University, is a valuable source of knowledge about Polish feature film. The author, also known as a film director and exhibition curator, passionately analyzes films from the 1930s, showing their commitment to social issues. His work makes an important contribution to understanding the reality of that time and its reflection in film art.

Reviews by experts, such as Dr. habil. Barbara Lena Gierszewska and Prof. Dr. habil. Maryla Hopfinger, emphasize the value of this publication. Gierszewska notes that the feature film of that decade recorded reality with great accuracy, not omitting difficult and controversial issues that are still relevant. Hopfinger, on the other hand, emphasizes that the image of cinema of the 1930s makes a significant correction to our ideas about the Second Polish Republic, which were incomplete and false both during the communist era and after 1989.

Adam Uryniak, in addition to his scientific activity, is also a film director and exhibition curator. His experience in various fields of art allows him to take a comprehensive look at Polish feature film. This publication is not only an analysis of films, but also an attempt to understand the social and cultural context in which they were created. Thanks to this, the reader can better understand both the films themselves and the reality of that time.

„Trace of reality. Polish feature film…” is a must-read for all lovers of Polish cinema and history. This book allows you to rediscover the films of the 1930s and understand their significance in the context of the reality of that time. Thanks to Adam Uryniak's analysis, we can better understand both the films themselves and the history of Poland.