„Świat, który przezwyciężamy i pozostawiamy za sobą”. Import, rozpowszechnianie i widownia filmów z krajów kapitalistycznych w Polsce Ludowej w latach 1949-1956 w świetle badań archiwalnych
„The World That We Overcome and Leave Behind”. Import, Distribution and Audience of Films From Capitalist Countries in People's Poland in 1949-1956 in the Light of Archival Research

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the repertoire policy in Poland (import of films and the arrangement of titles in the cinema programme) towards productions originating from capitalist countries during the Stalinist period. The author analyses the decision-making processes taking place at that time in the institutions responsible for film culture, trying to answer four related questions. Firstly, to what extent have films from Western countries been included in film distribution? Secondly, what elements did the process of qualifying foreign films for cinema screens consist of? Thirdly, how did the film distribution system combine political assumptions with economic aspects? Fourthly, how were the audience's preferences and responses monitored? The article is based on an in-depth source query in the documentation of the Polish Film Enterprise, Central Office of Cinematography and the Film Committee of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers’ Party, as well as statistical data on the distribution of foreign films in Poland.

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