Pictures from the Peoples' Republic of Poland: Image of the Communist Past in Contemporary Polish Cinema
Abstract
The article identifies main themes in the representations of PRL (People’s Republic of Poland) in contemporary Polish cinema. The study is based on a qualitative analysis of seven movies from 2009 and the first half of 2010. The paper deals with a link between popular culture and social memory of communism in Poland.
Keywords
People's Republic of Poland; collective memory; popular culture; film
University of Warsaw Poland
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