Silent hero. The metaphorical role of the ruins of Warsaw in Polish fiction films from 1949 to 1960
Silent hero. The metaphorical role of the ruins of Warsaw in Polish fiction films from 1949 to 1960
Author(s): Barbara GizaSubject(s): Architecture, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Warsaw; ruins, World War II; architecture;
Summary/Abstract: The article is an analysis of the image of ruins of Warsaw in Polish feature films after World War II. There is a strong tendency to connect this image with the current political (and psychological) situation, from the enthusiasm of rebuilding Warsaw just after the war to the depressive moods of the late fifties and sixties. The ruins of the city are depicted as a symbol of political and social changes in Poland in this article.
Journal: Images. The International Journal of European Film, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Communication
- Issue Year: 22/2017
- Issue No: 31
- Page Range: 55-64
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English