Svalbard in the Polish films from 1950s and 1960s. A visual geography perspective Cover Image

Svalbard w filmach polskich z lat 50. i 60. XX w. Perspektywa geografii wizualnej
Svalbard in the Polish films from 1950s and 1960s. A visual geography perspective

Author(s): Andrei Rogatchevski, Jacek Szymala
Subject(s): Environmental Geography, Local History / Microhistory, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Svalbard; visual geography; Polish film;

Summary/Abstract: We propose to look at the 1950s–60s Polish documentaries about Svalbard through the prism of visual geography. We analyse the films by Włodzimierz Puchalski and Jarosław Brzozowski. Svalbard’s landscape appears as a character in these films. The films have not been considered from a geographical viewpoint before, and some of them have not yet been studied at all.

  • Issue Year: 67/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 45-60
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish