Sankcjonowanie władzy w Matni Romana Polańskiego
The Legitimation of Power in Matnia by Roman Polański

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is a multidimensional analysis of the problem of power inthe film Matnia by Roman Polański. Using the ups and downs of three heroes as a startingpoint of the deliberations, the author proves that the effectiveness of power is not only inphysical strength and the will to dominate but rather in the readiness to be subordinated.This readiness is generated in the heroes by such factors as vast and unprotected space ofthe castle, making of one of the main heroes – George – a female character, the failureof the institution of marriage (evidence of George’s wife’s unfaithfulness appears in thefilm), the powerlessness of language, which makes opposing the oppressor difficult, andfinally omnipotence of the affect understood as a key to the interpretation of postmodernpower structures.

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