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Ingardenowska koncepcja sztuki filmowe
Ingarden’s Concept of Film Art

Author(s): Stefan Morawski
Subject(s): Aesthetics, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Phenomenology
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Roman Ingarden; history of film theory; phenomenology; aesthetics; film specificity; comparative studies;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses two texts by Roman Ingarden on film: a short excerpt “The Cinematographic Drama (The Film)” from his book The Literary Work of Art (1931) and a longer sketch Kilka uwag o sztuce filmowej [Some Remarks on Film Art], published separately in 1947. In both texts, the film work is described within the whole system of the phenomenological theory of art. It is compared to other works (e.g., theatre or painting), and above all to literature, with which it shares the characteristics of layering and intentionality. Stefan Morawski reconstructs this system and then considers the place of Ingarden’s reflection on film against the background of the world theory of his time. Morawski concludes that while it lacks originality, it has significantly influenced the development of film studies (especially in Poland) and remains inspirational for further research. (Non-reviewed material; originally published in Kwartalnik Filmowy 1958, no. 32, pp. 17-32).

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 126
  • Page Range: 185-204
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish
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